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Union Minister Amit Shah's Odisha visit cancelled, confirms Bargarh MP

Bhubaneswar, July 2 -- The scheduled official visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Odisha has been cancelled. The development was confirmed on Thursday by Bargarh Member of Parliament (MP) Pradee... Read More


Odisha to publish draft electoral roll on July 5; claims, objections open till August 4

Bhubaneswar, July 2 -- The draft electoral roll for Odisha is scheduled to be published on July 5, following a comprehensive review of preparatory arrangements by state election authorities. In antici... Read More


Low-pressure alert: IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rainfall in Odisha for next four days

Bhubaneswar, July 2 -- Odisha is likely to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall for the next four days starting Thursday. The regions likely to experience heavy rainfall span across northern, southern... Read More


Vessel survives gunfire near Strait of Hormuz, reaches Odisha's Paradip with 2 million barrels of crude oil

Bhubaneswar, July 2 -- An oil tanker carrying a massive cargo of crude oil arrived at the Paradip Port on Wednesday. The ship reached Odisha after surviving gunfire near Iranian waters. Amid escalati... Read More


Odisha jail chief warder seen partying with former prisoners in Sambalpur, video triggers controversy

Bhubaneswar, July 2 -- A senior prison official was reportedly seen roaming around and socialising publicly with suspected criminals in the Rairakhol region in Sambalpur district. The Chief Warder of ... Read More


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


Thieves lock husband, thrash wife and loot gold worth over Rs 5L in Kendrapara

Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- Two thieves reportedly broke into a house, confined the homeowner, physically assaulted his wife, and escaped with cash and gold ornaments valued at over Rs 5 lakh late on Tuesd... Read More


Indian Railways police personnel killed by mob: Odisha Crime Branch gets remand of 3 key accused

Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- OdishaCrime Branch took three principal accused individuals on a two-day remand starting Wednesday to interrogate them regarding the murder of Government Railway Police (GRP) co... Read More