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200 Odia workers from one Odisha village stranded in war-torn Middle East regions

Bhubaneswar, March 22 -- Anxious families in Odisha's Ganjam district are living in fear as around 200 villagers from Manikpur village remain stranded across conflict-hit regions of the Middle East am... Read More


West Bengal tourist swept away by rip current at Odisha beach, rescued

Bhubaneswar, March 22 -- A tourist was swept into the sea while taking a bath at Puri Beach, triggering panic among fellow visitors and locals on Sunday. The incident took place near Hotel Subha Palac... Read More


Suspended BJD MLA Souvic Biswal slams Naveen Patnaik, cites father's insult

Bhubaneswar, March 22 -- Suspended BJD MLA Souvic Biswal on Sunday launched a direct attack on party supremo Naveen Patnaik, expressing deep resentment over the alleged humiliation of his father, seni... Read More


Robbers loot gold ornaments worth Rs 20 lakh in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, March 22 -- In a late-night robbery incident in Bhubaneswar on Saturday night, unidentified burglars broke into a house in Jamukoli village and stole gold ornaments worth over Rs 20 lakh ... Read More


Political tension in Cuttack as Devi Tripathy's supporters protest over his suspension from BJD

Bhubaneswar, March 22 -- Supporters of suspended BJD leader Devi Ranjan Tripathy staged protests in Cuttack opposing his suspension on Sunday, with demonstrations intensifying at Biju Patnaik Chhak an... Read More


Major bust in Sonepur: 1,500 cough syrup bottles seized, three arrested; probe underway

Bhubaneswar, March 22 -- In a major seizure, police recovered 1,500 bottles of cough syrup from a private bus in Sonepur district and took three accused into custody on Sunday. The operation was carri... Read More


Cuttack Mayor slams cross-voting in Rajya Sabha polls, targets three MLAs

Bhubaneswar, March 22 -- Cuttack Mayor Subhash Singh on Sunday strongly criticised cross-voting in the recent Rajya Sabha elections, accusing three MLAs from the district of betraying public trust and... Read More


Baliguda MLA Chakramani Kanhar rejects suspension, defends vote in Rajya Sabha Polls

Bhubaneswar, March 22 -- Baliguda's BJD MLA Chakramani Kanhar has rejected his suspension, defending his voting decision in the recent Rajya Sabha elections and asserting that it was made independentl... Read More


Villagers stage unique protest with DJ against alleged illegal waste dumping in Odisha's Bargarh

Bhubaneswar, March 22 -- In a unique form of protest, villagers in Katapali under Odisha's Bargarh district on Saturday used music and a procession-style demonstration to oppose the alleged illegal du... Read More


Odisha Police seize nearly 3 tonnes of cannabis in massive anti-drug crackdown

Bhubaneswar, March 21 -- Odisha Police have intensified their statewide crackdown on illegal cannabis cultivation, seizing nearly three tonnes of ganja in a series of coordinated operations across mul... Read More