Odisha

Kandhamal: Security forces have intensified counter-insurgency operations in the forested areas of Kandhamal, focusing on apprehending Sukru, Odisha's top Maoist leader and a key impediment to eradicating Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)...

Bhubaneswar: The death of a farmer in Odisha's Kendrapada district has ignited a fierce political controversy, with opposition parties accusing the BJP-led state government of systemic failures in the paddy...

Keonjhar: A one-year-old elephant calf died after accidentally tumbling into an uncovered well in Odisha's Keonjhar district in the early hours of Friday. The mishap occurred around 3 am at...

Malkangiri: Residents of several remote villagers in Odisha’s Malkangiri district, earlier considered a Maoist stronghold, have dismantled 20 ‘Naxal Smaraks’, memorial structures set up by cadres of the banned CPI...

Bhubaneswar: The Central government has approved the development of a dedicated jetty with allied facilities for handling green hydrogen, ammonia and other liquid cargo at Paradip Port in Odisha at...

Jharsuguda: A ten-member team of Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) arrived on a five-day visit to Odisha on Thursday, marking a major step in the process of adjudication of the...

Phulbani: The Kandhamal administration has issued a show-cause notice to the headmaster of a high school in Nuagaon over the tractor ride by a group of Class X students to...

Angul: Jindal Foundation, the CSR arm of Jindal Steel, has launched a mushroom cultivation training programme in Dhauragoth village to support families voluntarily relocated from forest areas surrounding Satkosia Tiger...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has directed the state's DGP and the Principal Secretary of Home Department to personally ensure comprehensive training for police officers on the mandatory requirement to...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is set to launch a free statewide immunisation programme on February 28, aimed at protecting adolescent girls from cervical cancer through the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine....