Odisha

Bhubaneswar: A former VLW-cum-PEO of Rajkanika block in Kendrapada district was convicted by Special Judge (Vigilance) on Wednesday and sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment. The ex-VLW-cum-PEO Sudhakar Pradhan was...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to receive new guests for the Satkosia Tiger Reserve (STR) in Angul district with the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) approving an inter-state translocation programme. Sources...

Bhubaneswar: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved three railway projects worth Rs 6,456 crore in Odisha and three other states. The CCEA in its meeting chaired...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will soon roll out the CM Kisan Yojana replacing the existing KALIA scheme with an aim to effectively empower the farmers, the state Assembly was informed...

Baripada: The police on Wednesday arrested five people from Baripada Sadar area on charges of poaching. The accused had been spotted by forest personnel on camera traps while they were...

Bhubaneswar: A Revenue Inspector was apprehended by Odisha Vigilance in Jagatsinghpur district on Wednesday for allegedly accepting Rs 5,000 bribe for submitting enquiry report for issuance of land pattas. The...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy on Wednesday imposed restriction on the use of mobile phones and carrying of water bottles in the House. The Speaker directed the MLAs not...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain is set to pummel several parts of Odisha over the next four days as a fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over east-central and adjoining north...

Jharsuguda: Four people were arrested by police on Wednesday for the alleged murder of a poultry farm owner in Odisha's Jharsuguda. The accused were identified as Imran, Shahbaz Khan, Ijaz...

Bhubaneswar: Rain accompanied by thunderstorm and lightning is likely to lash at least 16 districts of Odisha on Wednesday afternoon, the India Meteorological department (IMD) said in a nowcast warning....