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Man takes wife to forest, brutally kills her over 'family dispute'; arrested

Bhubaneswar, May 30 -- In a shocking incident from Dhenkanal's Kankadahad area, a man allegedly lured his wife into a nearby forest and brutally murdered her on Saturday. The matter came to the fore a... Read More


On way to tuition, minor girl student missing for 18 days, family alleges relative's involvement in abduction

Bhubaneswar, May 30 -- In a concerning development from Odisha, a 9th-grade minor girl student from Banki in Cuttack district has been missing for the last 18 days, sparking fears of abduction. On the... Read More


Engineering student mowed down by Thar in Bhubaneswar over love triangle, 5 detained

Bhubaneswar, May 30 -- In a shocking twist to what initially appeared to be a fatal road accident, Commissionerate Police have revealed that the death of an engineering student in Bhubaneswar's Chandr... Read More


Social security pension delays leave beneficiaries in distress in Odisha, Minister assures early redressal

Bhubaneswar, May 30 -- Delay in the disbursement of social security pensions has triggered widespread resentment among beneficiaries across several districts of Odisha, with elderly persons, widows an... Read More


Kalbaisakhi storm leaves Bonai in darkness for four days, disrupts power and water supply

Bhubaneswar, May 30 -- Life in Bonai town of Sundargarh district remains severely disrupted as residents continue to face a four-day-long power outage following the Kalbaisakhi storm that struck the r... Read More


SIR drive in Odisha from May 30; over 45,000 BLOs to conduct door-to-door verification

Bhubaneswar, May 29 -- The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process for correction and updating of electoral rolls in Odisha will begin from Saturday, Chief Electoral Officer R.S. Gopalan informed tod... Read More


SUV overturns near Pipili; 10 family members injured on way to Puri Jagannath Dham

Bhubaneswar, May 29 -- At least ten members of a family were injured when a Bolero vehicle overturned near Pipili on the Nirakarpur-Puri New Jagannath Road on Friday while they were on their way to Lo... Read More


Family dispute turns violent in Pipili as house set on fire, four held

Bhubaneswar, May 29 -- Tension gripped Kuanraswara village near Satashankha under Pipili block in Puri district after a house was allegedly set on fire following a dispute between two families late Th... Read More


NEET success overturned: Orissa High Court strips candidate of MBBS seat over 'dual privilege' quota claim

Bhubaneswar, May 29 -- Orissa High Court has dismissed a petition from a NEET-UG candidate seeking an MBBS seat under the State Government School (SGS) category, ruling that applicants cannot simultan... Read More


Odisha on high alert over possible Bangladeshi infiltration amid crackdown in West Bengal

Bhubaneswar, May 29 -- Amid an intensified crackdown on illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in different parts of the country, Odisha has gone on high alert over fears of possible infiltration through the ... Read More