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3 dead, 50 injured in pre-dawn stampede at temple in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, June 30 -- At least three people were killed and 50 others were injured in a stampede that broke out at the Gundicha temple in Puri district of Odisha in the early hours of Sunday during ... Read More


3 killed, 50 injured in Puri Rath Yatra; Odisha CM orders probe

Bhubaneswar, June 30 -- At least three people were killed and 50 others were injured in a stampede that broke out at the Gundicha temple in Puri district of Odisha on Sunday morning during the ongoing... Read More


Cuttack court acquits Dhala Samanta brothers, eight others in 2013 double murder case

India, June 27 -- Twelve years after the abduction and murder of two sharpshooters, a sessions court in Cuttack on Thursday acquitted the prime accused, history-sheeter siblings Dhala Samanta brothers... Read More


Annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath begins in Odisha's Puri

India, June 27 -- The annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, began in Odisha's temple town of Puri on Friday morning with the three deities embarking ... Read More


Orissa HC imposes rRs.r82 lakh penalty on govt for demolition despite stay order

India, June 25 -- The Orissa high court has ordered the recovery of Rs.82 lakh, including a personal deduction of Rs.2 lakh from a Tahasildar's salary, for carrying out a demolition in violation of co... Read More


11 assault, tonsure 2 Dalit men; nine held

Bhubaneswar, June 25 -- Two Dalit men were tonsured, assaulted, forced to crawl on their knees and consume grass and water from a drain, on suspicion of cow smuggling in Ganjam district of Odisha, pol... Read More


11 assault, tonsure 2 Dalit men; nine held

Bhubaneswar, June 25 -- Two Dalit men were tonsured, assaulted, forced to crawl on their knees and consume grass and water from a drain, on suspicion of cow smuggling in Ganjam district of Odisha, pol... Read More


Odisha: 8 arrested for assault of 2 Dalit men over suspicion of cow smuggling

India, June 24 -- The Odisha police arrested eight people on Tuesday in connection with the brutal attack on two Dalit men, accusing them of cattle smuggling, two days ago. The two Dalit men were all... Read More


Odisha: 8 arrested for assaulting 2 Dalit men over suspicion of cow smuggling

India, June 24 -- The Odisha police arrested eight people on Tuesday in connection with the brutal attack on two Dalit men, accusing them of cattle smuggling, two days ago. The two Dalit men were all... Read More


Afghan national with LOC from Kolkata held at Bhubaneswar airport with fake passport

India, June 22 -- A 54-year-old Afghan national, against whom a look out circular (LOC) had been issued by Kolkata airport authorities, was arrested on Sunday at Odisha's Biju Patnaik International Ai... Read More