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Odisha teenager dies days after setting herself afire over stalker's harassment

India, Dec. 8 -- A teenager, who set herself on fire in Odisha's Sundargarh district over alleged harassment from a 24-year-old stalker and suffered 92% burn injuries on late Friday, succumbed to her ... Read More


Odisha: Internet shutdown in Malkangiri after clashes over woman's murder

India, Dec. 8 -- The Malkangiri administration in Odisha has imposed internet shutdown for the next 24 hours across the district and prohibited congregation of more than 5 people in two villages follo... Read More


Group clash in Malkangiri: Prohibitory order imposed in two villages

India, Dec. 8 -- Prohibitory orders were clamped in two villages in Odisha's Malkangiri district following a clash between two groups over the alleged killing of a tribal woman whose headless body had... Read More


Odisha teen attempts suicide; one arrested

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 7 -- A 17-year-old girl student allegedly attempted suicide in Odisha's Sundergarh district, police said on Saturday, adding that they have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly h... Read More


Odisha teen attempts suicide; one arrested

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 7 -- A 17-year-old girl student allegedly attempted suicide in Odisha's Sundergarh district, police said on Saturday, adding that they have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly h... Read More


Odisha teen critical with 90% burns after self-immolation; 25-year-old man held

India, Dec. 7 -- A 25-year-old man was arrested on Saturday, a day after an 18-year-old college student set herself on fire in Odisha's Sundargarh district. The girl, an undergraduate student of a lo... Read More


No reservation required for super-speciality faculty posts: Orissa HC

India, Dec. 3 -- The Orissa High Court has ruled that reservation provisions need not apply to recruitment for positions in super speciality medical disciplines, upholding a 2021 advertisement by the ... Read More


Odisha lost 141 km of coastline to erosion in 3 decades: NCCR data

India, Dec. 2 -- Over a quarter of Odisha's coastline has been lost to erosion between 1990 and 2018, with approximately 140.72 km out of the state's total 549.5 km shoreline succumbing to the sea, ac... Read More


Bhubaneswar: Engineering student found dead in college hostel; suicide suspected

India, Dec. 1 -- A first-year computer science and engineering student at Bhubaneswar's KIIT University was found dead in his hostel room late Sunday night. According to a press release issued by Bhu... Read More


Murmu addresses Odisha House: It's like homecoming for me

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 28 -- "This House taught me many things. I have reached the highest constitutional post in India due to the teachings of this House and the blessings of the people of Odisha," a nost... Read More