Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra on Sunday resigned from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and IT to protest against “disrespectful remarks” about former Odisha...

Kolkata: In a tragic incident, popular Bengali actor Rahul Banerjee passed away on Sunday after falling into the sea while shooting at Talsari beach, in Odisha’s Balasore district. The 42-year-old...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 77 Maoists have surrendered and 27 ultras have been neutralised in Odisha over the last one year, the state’s Director General of Police (DGP) YB Khurania...

Balasore: Anger and frustration over delayed paddy procurement spilled onto the roads in Odisha on Sunday, as farmers staged blockades in Bhadrak and Balasore districts. Traffic was disrupted as farmers...

Bhubaneswar: An undertrial prisoner was found hanging under mysterious circumstances inside a jail in Odisha's Puri district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Dipti Ranjan Swain, a resident of...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Anti-Narcotics Squad (ANS) of the Delhi Police has dismantled a key link in an interstate ganja (cannabis) supply network operating between Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and the Delhi-NCR...

Burla: A first-year postgraduate medical student at Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla, allegedly tried to end her life by consuming 30-32 sleeping pills (phenobarbital)....

Sonepur: A large consignment of ganja concealed inside a specially-crafted secret compartment in a pick-up van, seemingly taking cues from the 2021 superhit Telugu film 'Pushpa', was seized on Sunday...

Dhamra: The Tata Group is exploring the possibility of a long-term logistics strategy with the Dhamra Port in Odisha after the arrival of the poet's first-ever cape-size import iron ore...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha may continue to experience nor'westers spells till April 2 even as a cyclonic circulation persists over north parts of the state. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned...