Odisha

Bhubaneswar/Raipur: Seven hardcore Maoists, including commander Ramana Irpa alias Bikesh, who had been actively operating in Odisha, have surrendered before security forces in Chhattisgarh. Bikesh, who was the commander of...

Phulbani: Amid rising incidents of sexual exploitation of women, two minor girls — both students of Class 10 and residents of state-run hostels in Odisha’s Kandhamal district — were found...

Bhubaneswar: The Depression over north Chhattisgarh and adjoining Jharkhand may gradually weaken by Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Saturday. "The Depression over Jharkhand and neighbourhood moved nearly...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant welfare measure, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced that all sanitation workers in the state will be brought under a state-sponsored life insurance policy....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance on Saturday arrested Rama Chandra Nepak, deputy ranger and in-charge range officer of Jeypore forest range under Jeypore forest division in Koraput district, after a massive...

Bhubaneswar: There was no discussion on cabinet expansion in Odisha, BJP state president Manmohan Samal told the media on Saturday after returning from Delhi. “There was no discussion about cabinet...

Rourkela: A 38-year-old bank employee died while his wife and their 8-year-old son sustained critical injuries when their car fell 25 feet off a bridge in Odisha's Sundargarh district. The...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rainfall in the Mahanadi basin has led to a significant surge in water levels in Odisha's Hirakud Dam, prompting the authorities to open 20 sluice gates for floodwater...

Bhubaneswar: Thundershower coupled with lightning and gusty wind is likely to lash 22 districts of Odisha on Friday night, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a nowcast warning. In...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, the statement of the minor girl who had been set ablaze in Balanga area of Odisha’s Puri district, was recorded at All India Institute of...