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Rs 8Cr LED streetlight scam: Demand grows to probe officials, politicians involved in awarding contracts

Bhubaneswar, June 28 -- The arrest of Dharanidhar Sahu, owner of Biraja Electricals, in connection with the alleged LED street lighting scam in Jajpur district has triggered widespread public debate, ... Read More


Poor maintenance plagues Rs 150 crore super speciality block of Berhampur MKCG Hospital

Bhubaneswar, June 28 -- Patients and attendants at the Super Speciality Block of Berhampur MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Ganjam district have raised serious concerns over poor maintenance, alle... Read More


Multi-lakh vending zones lie unused despite completion in Odisha's Cuttack

Bhubaneswar, June 28 -- Vending zones constructed at a cost of lakhs of rupees across Cuttack City remain non-functional even after their inauguration, triggering concerns over planning lapses and del... Read More


Security forces recover huge cache of Maoist weapons, explosives in Odisha's Malkangiri forests

Bhubaneswar, June 28 -- Security forces recovered a large cache of weapons, explosives and ammunition on Sunday, allegedly hidden by Maoists in the forests under Kalimela police limits of Malkangiri d... Read More


Bhubaneswar horror! Vendors attacked, fast-food stalls reduced to rubble by armed gang near Sriya Square

Bhubaneswar, June 24 -- Panic gripped the busy stretch near Sriya Square and 'S Complex' in Bhubaneswar late Tuesday night after a group of miscreants allegedly went on a vandalism spree, police sourc... Read More


Sujata Karthikeyan likely to join BJD; major announcement expected at Sankha Bhawan in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, June 24 -- Political circles in Odisha are abuzz with speculation that Sujata Karthikeyan may formally join the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) tomorrow (June 25). The buzz intensified after BJD pr... Read More


Elderly man dies while trying to save 3-year-old grandson from electrocution in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, June 23 -- A disturbing accident in Odisha's Sundargarh district claimed the life of an elderly man who rushed to save his three-year-old grandson from electrocution. The fatal incident o... Read More


Paddy procurement: Bargarh farmers gherao Collector's office over 'token shortage'

Bhubaneswar, June 23 -- Hundreds of farmers from different blocks of Odisha's Bargarh district staged a protest on Tuesday outside the District Collector's office over alleged shortage of procurement ... Read More


9 arrested over alleged assault death at de-addiction centre in Odisha's Jajpur

Bhubaneswar, June 23 -- Police arrested nine persons, including the owner of a de-addiction centre in Odisha's Jajpur district, in connection with the alleged assault and death of a man at the facilit... Read More


Odisha migrant worker dies in Goa after falling from rooftop; family demands compensation

Bhubaneswar, June 23 -- Tragedy struck a family in Odisha's Gajapati district after a migrant worker allegedly died after falling from a rooftop while working in Goa, sources said on Tuesday. The dec... Read More