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Odisha youth drowns during Kartika Purnima rituals; family donates his eyes

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 5 -- A tragic incident occurred on Wednesday during Kartika Purnima in Kumunde village under Tarabha police limits of Subarnapur district, where a 20-year-old youth drowned to death ... Read More


Pitabas Panda murder case: Crime scene recreated with key accused Kurupati Bhuyan

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 5 -- Berhampur police conducted a crime scene reconstruction on Wednesday in the high-profile murder case of senior lawyer and BJP leader Pitabas Panda. The exercise took place at th... Read More


Odisha woman gets trapped in narrow cave during Kartika Purnima, rescued

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 5 -- A dramatic rescue operation had to be undertaken in Bhandarimal Hill under Jujumura block of Sambalpur district, after a woman got trapped inside a narrow cave on Wednesday duri... Read More


'Sexual harassment' rock private hospital in Bhubaneswar; police begin probe

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 5 -- A private hospital in Bhubaneswar has come under scrutiny after a young woman employee filed serious allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct against a lab technician and... Read More


Outside owners registering buses in Odisha: Transport Commissioner directed to submit report by November 15

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 4 -- In the wake of recent tragic bus accident in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, the Odisha Transport Department has expressed serious concern over the issue of vehicles registered in the ... Read More


Odisha villagers oppose irrigation project, demand cancellation

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 4 -- Residents of Chakadar panchayat staged a protest on Tuesday against a proposed irrigation project on the Samakoi River in Telkoi block of Keonjhar district. Locals fear that the... Read More


'Tiger' pugmark spotted in Odisha's Keonjhar protected forest

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 3 -- Forest officials in Keonjhar district confirmed on Monday the presence of tiger footprints in the Machhagada area, falling under the Patana range and Karanjia boundaries. A patr... Read More


Over 50 passengers stranded after boat gets stuck midway in Odisha's Chilika

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 3 -- In yet another alarming incident on Chilika Lake, a passenger boat carrying more than 50 tourists from Satapada to Janhikuda got stranded on Monday in the middle of the lake due... Read More


Leopard skin trading racket busted in Bhubaneswar; 3 arrested

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 3 -- In a major crackdown on wildlife body part trafficking, the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch arrested three traders yesterday for their alleged involvement in an ... Read More


Cyclone 'Montha' aftermath: Rushikulya River 'swallows 50 acres of farmland'

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 2 -- Panic has gripped the residents of Palakatu village under Sorada block in Ganjam district as the Rushikulya River continues to erode its banks and inch every day dangerously clo... Read More