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'Arrest the accused': Tribal protesters block NH-520 over attack on youth in Odisha's Sundargarh

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 2 -- Tribal protesters blocked National Highway-520 on the Koida-Rajamunda stretch in Sundargarh on Monday demanding the arrest of those involved in an attack on a tribal youth two d... Read More


Public darshan at Puri Srimandir to remain suspended for three hours today

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 2 -- Public darshan at Puri Srimandir will remain suspended for three hours today, on Monday, from 4 pm to 7 pm. The darshan will be halted due to the observance of the Diba Pahuda r... Read More


Odia man Santosh Sahu enters US political arena, contests for Mayor in California's Milpitas

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 2 -- An Odia-origin IT professional has stepped into the political arena in the United States. Santosh Sahu is contesting the mayoral election in Milpitas, a prominent Silicon Valley... Read More


ACF Soumya Ranjan Death case: Wife Bidyabharati Panda surrenders before court

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 2 -- Bidyabharati Panda surrendered before the SDJM court in Paralakhemundi on Monday in connection with the 2021 death of Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Soumya Ranjan Mahapa... Read More


Flood damages Janibili Anicut dam; farmers fear water shortage in Ganjam

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 2 -- The Janibili anicut dam in Ganjam district of Odisha has suffered damage during the recent floods. Several iron shutter plates have been damaged and water is flowing out through... Read More


Flood-hit Ganjam school struggles to recover as classrooms remain filled with mud

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 2 -- Rushikulya High School in Barapalli village under Ganjam block was left covered in thick mud after floodwater from the Rushikulya river inundated the premises for three to four ... Read More


Puri Jagannath Temple gets back 28.84 acre of disputed land in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 2 -- The Shree Jagannath Temple administration has secured the restoration of 28.84 acre of valuable land in Puri after the Consolidation Commissioner set aside a disputed land recor... Read More


A mother's difficult choice! Poverty forces Odisha parents to give away newborn daughter

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 2 -- A newborn baby girl was rescued by the Bargarh District Child Protection Unit on Saturday after officials received information that she was allegedly sold to another couple. A ... Read More


Woman 'raped' on pretext of donation collection in Dhenkanal, accused arrested

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 1 -- A woman was allegedly raped at a private plotting office in Mahavir Bazaar under Dhenkanal Town police station limits in Odisha after a man approached her seeking a donation. T... Read More


Odisha Prisons DG Sushant Kumar Nath accused of sexual harassment, former jailer alleges threats

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 1 -- Odisha Prisons Director General (DG) Sushant Kumar Nath has been accused of sexual harassment, criminal intimidation and misuse of official position by Santoshini Dash, a former... Read More