Odisha proposes holding road builders liable for pedestrian deaths from faulty works

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 25 -- Road contractors, government engineers and construction firms in Odisha could face criminal prosecution and financial penalties if faulty road design, poor construction or ina... Read More

Odisha textbook errors: Same experts wrote, reviewed, cleared books, probe finds

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 23 -- The official inquiry committee that investigated 1,731 errors in Odisha school textbooks for Classes 1 to 8 found that the same resource persons were repeatedly assigned as wr... Read More

Odisha surrenders rRs.r76 crore as SC-mandated CCTV system falters, 823 cameras go offline

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 20 -- The Odisha government has surrendered Rs.76 crore allocated for police station CCTV surveillance, even as 823 cameras across the state remain non-functional despite Supreme Co... Read More

Odisha: Utkal University files FIR, orders probe into alleged question paper leak

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 18 -- Utkal University authorities have formally filed a complaint with the cyber police and formed a special committee to investigate after question papers were allegedly available... Read More

Odisha: Three rescued orangutans anaemic; DNA tests planned to trace their origin

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 16 -- Blood tests have found severe anaemia in one and mild anaemia in two of five rescued baby orangutans at Odisha's Nandankanan Zoological Park, as officials conducted health tes... Read More

HC orders reinstatement of Odisha judge who resigned over autistic son's care

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 16 -- The Orissa high court has ordered the immediate reinstatement of a woman judicial officer whose resignation was accepted by the Odisha government after her requests for a tran... Read More

Odisha STF detains three in Bengal's Digha over recovery of 5 orangutans

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 11 -- Odisha Crime Branch's Special Task Force (STF) has detained three persons from a hotel in West Bengal's Digha in connection with the recovery of five orangutans in Balasore di... Read More

Five Orangutans rescued in Odisha get music therapy to ease stress

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 10 -- Wildlife experts are closely monitoring the stress and health levels of the five orangutans rescued from a casuarina forest in Odisha's Balasore district, playing them soft an... Read More

3 die while cleaning septic tank in Odisha' Tarapaguda village: Police

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 9 -- Three workers died on Wednesday inside a septic tank while cleaning it in Odisha's Rayagada district, police said. The incident took place at Tarapaguda village under Padmapur... Read More

31-year-old undertrial dies in Odisha jail, family demands probe into death

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 6 -- A 31-year-old undertrial prisoner accused in a Pocso case died in a jail in Odisha's Gajapati district on Saturday night with his family demanding an investigation into the une... Read More

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