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Odisha medicos wear black badges on National Doctors' Day as OMSA protest continues

Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- Junior doctors at the SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack are wearing black badges while performing their duties on Wednesday in support of the Odisha Medical S... Read More


Bhubaneswar temple priest gets life term for sexual exploitation and murder of woman

Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- The Khurda District and Sessions Court awarded life imprisonment to a temple priest on Tuesday for the sexual exploitation and murder of a woman in a case dating back to May 13,... Read More


Landmark ruling: Odisha POCSO court awards death penalty in child murder case

Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- Berhampur Additional District Judge (Ad hoc) Fast Track POCSO Court on Tuesday awarded death sentence to a man for the murder of his minor niece. The convict has been identified... Read More


What happens when Lord Jagannath goes into 15-day quarantine before Rath Yatra in Puri Srimandir

Bhubaneswar, June 29 -- Following the grand ceremonial bath on Debasnana Purnima, the Sibling Deities, Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra, and Lord Jagannath, will enter their annual 15-day period of stri... Read More


Ahead of Rath Yatra, Odisha Crime Branch blocks 50 fake hotel booking websites

Bhubaneswar, June 29 -- OdishaCrime Branch blocked 50 fraudulent hotel booking websites over the past week. This crackdown follows complaints received via the 1930 helpline. Hoteliers, government depa... Read More


OTV impact: Streetlights installed on Shree Setu in Puri ahead of Rath Yatra

Bhubaneswar, June 29 -- Puri district administration on Sunday restored street lighting along the crucial road linking Bata Gaon to the Jagannath Ballav parking terminal via Shree Setu. The administra... Read More


Snana Yatra: Traffic surges at Pipili Toll Gate as lakhs head to Puri Srimandir

Bhubaneswar, June 29 -- Vehicle movement intensified significantly at the Pipili Toll Gate in Puri on Monday as lakhs of devotees began travelling towards Puri to witness the Debasnana Purnima rituals... Read More


Women-led enterprises surge to 53% in Odisha; CM Majhi launches dedicated platform

Bhubaneswar, June 28 -- OdishaChief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) under the state government's flagship Udyami Odisha MSME programme at Lok Seva Bhavan... Read More


Tamil Nadu gas tragedy death toll rises to 13; tribal labour trafficking from Odisha under scanner

Bhubaneswar, June 28 -- The death toll in the Tamil Nadu ammonia gas leak incident rose to 13 following the death of another tribal woman from Odisha during treatment on Sunday. The deceased has been ... Read More


Moving bus catches fire in Odisha's Angul; 40 passengers escape unhurt

Bhubaneswar, June 28 -- Around 40 passengers escaped unhurt late on Saturday night after a passenger bus caught fire and was entirely destroyed on National Highway 149 in Odisha. The vehicle was trave... Read More