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Odisha to halt rice distribution for ration card holders without e-KYC

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 14 -- Ration card holders in Odisha who have not completed their e-KYC verification will not receive rice from next month, informed Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushn... Read More


Nuapada bypoll: Manoj Mishra likely to be BJD's candidate after Jay Dholakia joins BJP

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 14 -- The Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is likely to field senior party leader Manoj Mishra as its candidate for the upcoming Nuapada by-election, sources said on Tuesday.... Read More


Firecracker blast leaves two critically injured in Cuttack's Tigiria; 4 detained

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 14 -- Tension gripped Puruna Tigiria village under Tigiria police limits in Cuttack district after an incident of firecracker blast in which two youths were critically injured on Tue... Read More


Bat-hunting racket busted in Athagarh, 11 from Bhubaneswar arrested

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 14 -- In a major breakthrough, the Khuntuni forest range officials have apprehended 11 people for hunting hundreds of bats on Monday. According to sources, the accused were hunting ... Read More


Nuapada bypolls: Security tightened along Odisha-Chhattisgarh border

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 14 -- Tight security arrangements have been put in place in Nuapada as the nomination process for the by-election began on Monday. The district administration has intensified vigilan... Read More


Accused from WB fakes illness, escapes Bhubaneswar police station in major security lapse

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 14 -- A mobile theft accused from West Bengal managed to escape from Chandaka Police Station in Bhubaneswar after allegedly pushing aside two constables on duty, raising serious ques... Read More


Odia MBBS student gangrape in Durgapur: Victim's boyfriend arrested

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 14 -- In a major development on the alleged gang-rape of the second-year medical student from Odisha near a private medical college in Durgapurin Paschim Bardhaman district of West B... Read More


Prez Trump praises 'good friend' PM Modi in Egypt with Shehbaz Sharif behind him

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 14 -- At the Gaza Peace Summit in Egypt, US President Donald Trump praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, even though PM Modi did not attend the summit. Trump said, "India is a... Read More


Rajat Bedi reacts to daughter Vera Bedi being compared to Kareena Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai, 'Meri bachhi hai.'

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 14 -- Actor Rajat Bedi recently made a thunderous comeback to the spotlight as Jaraj Saxena in The Ba***ds Of Bollywood, the much-talked-about debut web series of Aryan Khan. His per... Read More


Odisha CM Mohan Majhi speaks to Durgapur rape survivor, assures full support and swift justice

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 14 -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday personally spoke to the Odia medical student who was allegedly gang-raped in West Bengal's Durgapur, assuring her and her fam... Read More