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Expired liquor seized from Bolangir bar, Excise Department files irregularity report

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 14 -- The Odisha Excise Department on Friday conducted a raid at the bar of Hotel Indraprastha following allegations of sale of expired liquor. The establishment is located on Railwa... Read More


Odisha Revenue Inspector attacked by sand mafia during raid in Balasore

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 14 -- A Revenue Inspector (RI) was allegedly attacked by sand mafia while conducting a raid against illegal sand extraction unit in Odisha's Balasore on Friday. The incident occurre... Read More


Nine-member theft gang busted in Odisha's Bolangir; trader among 10 arrested

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 13 -- Bolangir Police have busted a nine-member interstate theft gang that allegedly travelled from Odisha's Nayagarh to carry out a series of thefts in the district. A trader accuse... Read More


Former Union Minister Kanhu Charan Lenka passes away in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 13 -- Former Union Minister Kanhu Charan Lenka passed away at the age of 86 on Friday. He breathed his last at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Lenka had served as an MLA ... Read More


Devotees throng Puri for 'Pankodhar Ekadashi' at Lokanath Temple

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 13 -- Thousands of devotees assembled in Odisha's Puri on Friday to observe 'Pankodhar Ekadashi' at the Lokanath Temple. The annual ritual, associated with Lord Lokanath, was conduct... Read More


Odisha additional tehsildar nabbed by Vigilance for accepting Rs 10,000 bribe to release sand-laden tractor

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 13 -- OdishaVigilance on Thursday apprehended Kabiraj Sethi, Additional Tehsildar, Belaguntha in Ganjam district, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe to release a sand-lade... Read More


Goods train halted as elephants cross railway track in Odisha's Keonjhar

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 13 -- A goods train was temporarily halted on Thursday after a herd of elephants was spotted crossing the railway track at Nambira under the South Eastern Railway route in Odisha. Th... Read More


Driver killed; 14 critical as Andhra-bound pilgrim bus meets witch accident in Odisha's Balasore

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 13 -- A pilgrim bus travelling from West Bengal to Andhra Pradesh met with an accident on Friday morning after ramming into a divider on the Bahanaga bridge under Khantapada police s... Read More


Farmers dump paddy at Bhadrak collector's office over 'procurement irregularities'

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 13 -- Farmers staged a protest at the Bhadrak Collector's office on Friday, alleging large-scale irregularities in paddy procurement by millers in the district. In a dramatic demons... Read More


Odisha youth abducted, beaten up for standing up against eve-teasing on college girls

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 13 -- A youth was allegedly abducted and assaulted in Odisha's Bhadrak after he protested against a group of individuals accused of passing comments near a college in Jagannathpur on... Read More