Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorm coupled with lightning is likely to hit at least six districts of Odisha on Saturday afternoon, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a nowcast warning. Issuing a...

Bhubaneswar: Is Naxalism raising its ugly head once again in Odisha? The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is apprehensive. Addressing a press meet on Saturday, senior BJD leader Pritiranjan Gharai urged...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Saturday arrested Pabitra Mohan Panigrahi, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) at Chitrakonda Block in Malkangiri district, after seizure of over Rs 18 lakh unaccounted cash from him....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is planning to install 21,300 new tube wells across the state as part of steps to tackle the water crisis during summer. Sharing this information, Panchayati...

Jharsuguda: Two persons allegedly involved in the rape of a minor girl in Belpahar area of Odisha’s Jharsuguda district were injured after being shot by police while attempting to escape....

Koraput: Amid growing concern over Odisha’s highest peak Deomali being littered with various waste materials, the administration in Koraput has banned use of single waste plastic and regulated movement of...

Koraput: In a major success against drug smuggling, police seized a huge quantity of cannabis being illegally transported from Buding forest in Odisha’s Koraput district to Rajasthan. Swiftly acting on...

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission has initiated the process for by-election to 1,134 vacant posts in three-tier Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in Odisha. The by-elections will be held for five...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha athletes performed creditably in the Indian Open Athletics Meet at Ranchi. Amiya Kumar Mallick emerged fastest in men’s 100m, clocking 10.66 seconds in Race A, ahead of another Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Friday seized over Rs 15 lakh unaccounted cash from Pabitra Mohan Panigrahi, Assistant Executive Engineer of Chitrakonda block in Malkangiri district, after intercepting him when he...