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Odisha installs solar-powered sirens to warn villagers of elephant movement

Bhubaneswar, July 3 -- In an effort to reduce human elephant conflict in Odisha's Kandhamal district, the Forest Department has installed solar powered siren systems in elephant corridors to alert vil... Read More


Lalji Desai begins Odisha Congress innings with first PAC meeting

Bhubaneswar, July 3 -- OdishaCongress held a crucial structural meeting in Bhubaneswar on Friday to review organisational coordination and plan its upcoming political strategy. The session of the part... Read More


Balianta Soumya murder case: Odisha Crime Branch conducts lie detection test on Soumya's friend Om Prakash

Bhubaneswar, July 3 -- The Odisha Crime Branch on Friday conducted a lie detection test on Om Prakash, the friend of Soumya Ranjan Swain who was with the deceased GRP constable at the time of mob atta... Read More


Coastal erosion along Ganjam coast threatens 17 villages; Odisha CM urged to intervene

Bhubaneswar, July 3 -- Rapid coastal erosion due to the advancing sea along the Ganjam coast is threatening 17 low-lying villages across two gram panchayats. The severe degradation along with destruct... Read More


Odisha busts Maoist dump with firearms, bombs, IEDs; finance, arms network under scanner

Bhubaneswar, July 3 -- Security forces have recovered another Maoist dump on Friday from the Tentuligumma forest under Boipariguda police limits in Odisha's Koraput district, seizing a cache of firear... Read More


Odisha Fire Services on high alert as low-pressure system triggers incessant rainfall

Bhubaneswar, July 3 -- The Odisha Fire and Emergency Services Department is on high alert due to the continuous rainfall triggered by the low-pressure system. Sudhanshu Sarangi, Director General of t... Read More


Vande Bharat trains in Odisha: New routes, timings and weekly schedule to know before booking ticket

Bhubaneswar, July 3 -- Odisha is connected by multiple Vande Bharat Express trains, providing faster and more comfortable rail connectivity to key destinations within the state as well as nearby state... Read More


Court summons former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, ex-IAS VK Pandian over helicopter expenses row

Bhubaneswar, July 3 -- Legal proceedings have moved forward in a case alleging misuse of public funds on helicopter travel by former IAS officer V.K Pandian during the previous BJD government. A court... Read More


Justice after 23 years: 14 convicted in 2003 case over parading couple naked in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, July 3 -- A local court in Jharsuguda district convicted 14 individuals concluding a 23-year-old legal battle. The convictions were made in connection with a sensational case involving il... Read More


Odisha makes CoR mandatory for opening private primary, upper primary schools; check rules

Bhubaneswar, July 3 -- Odisha School and Mass Education Department issued a new framework for establishing private primary and upper primary schools across the state. The revised guidelines make it st... Read More