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Cyclone Arnab: Heavy rain damages ripe paddy crops, cow shed and car in Jharsuguda

India, Oct. 29 -- Continuous rainfall triggered by Cyclone Arnab over the past two days has caused damage to ripe paddy crops and property in Laikera block of Odisha's Jharsuguda district, raising con... Read More


Odisha Vigilance nabs Phulnakhara Deputy Ranger while accepting Rs 1 lakh bribe

India, Oct. 29 -- Odisha Vigilance on Thursday apprehended Mousumi Behera, Deputy Ranger of Phulnakhara Range under the City Forest Division, Bhubaneswar, while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lak... Read More


Cyclone Arnab: 7 sheep, goat electrocuted after power pole collapses in Ganjam

India, Oct. 29 -- Seven livestock animals, including six sheep and a goat, died of electrocution after an electricity pole collapsed and a low-tension (LT) power line snapped amid strong winds and hea... Read More


Cyclone threat: Odisha puts all 30 districts on alert, special focus on 16

India, Oct. 23 -- The Odisha government has stepped up preparations to deal with a possible cyclone, placing all 30 districts on alert and keeping a special watch on 16 districts likely to be more vul... Read More


Kataka deploys 60 platoons of police for Durga Puja immersion processions, traffic curbs in place

India, Oct. 22 -- The Commissionerate Police has deployed 60 platoons of police personnel in Kataka (formerly known as Cuttack) to ensure the peaceful and orderly conduct of Durga Puja immersion proce... Read More


PM Narendra Modi to visit Odisha on October 25 to inaugurate RBI data centre in Jatani

India, Oct. 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Odisha on October 25 to inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) data centre at Jatani near Bhubaneswar. The facility, built at... Read More


Dussehra: CM Mohan Charan Majhi extends greetings on Vijaya Dashami

India, Oct. 20 -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday extended heartfelt greetings to the people on the occasion of Dussehra, also known as Vijaya Dashami, which symbolises the triumph... Read More


DRI seizes marijuana worth Rs 3 crore at Bhubaneswar airport; three passengers held

India, Oct. 20 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has reportedly seized marijuana worth around Rs 3 crore at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar and detained three p... Read More


Hydroponic cannabis worth Rs 1.85 crore seized at Bhubaneswar airport

India, Oct. 17 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Customs officials have seized 5.291 kg of hydroponic cannabis, estimated to be worth around Rs 1.85 crore in the international marke... Read More


President, Prime Minister to visit Odisha this month; know schedules

India, Oct. 17 -- Odisha is set to host two of the country's highest constitutional dignitaries this month, with President Droupadi Murmu scheduled to visit Mayurbhanj district on October 28 and 29, w... Read More