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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's India call-up debate intensifies after stellar IPL campaign

Bhubaneswar, June 1 -- The clamour for teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's inclusion in the Indian team has reached new heights following his extraordinary IPL season. The 15-year-old batting pro... Read More


Man 'kills' elephant for straying into his mango orchard, buries it inside his farmhouse in Odisha; 3 detained

Bhubaneswar, June 1 -- A disturbing case of alleged wildlife crime has emerged from Kandarasuni area under Hindol block in Odisha's Dhenkanal district, where the carcass of an elephant was exhumed on ... Read More


CBSE Class 12 re-evaluation portal, scheduled to go live on June 1, still remains inaccessible

Bhubaneswar, June 1 -- Confusion continues to grow over the CBSE Class 12 post-result verification and re-evaluation process, as the Board's re-evaluation portal is yet to become fully functional desp... Read More


CBSE likely to take action against Hyderabad-based OSM vendor for lapses

Bhubaneswar, June 1 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is likely to take action against its on-screen marking (OSM) service provider, Hyderabad-based Coempt Edu Teck, for lapses in the... Read More


'Custodial torture' at Barang Police Station: Rakesh Behera's health shows improvement

Bhubaneswar, June 1 -- The health condition of Rakesh Behera, the youth who allegedly suffered police torture while in custody at Barang Police Station in Cuttack district, showed slight improvement o... Read More


Deprived of pension for 2-3 months, elderly beneficiaries resort to protest in Balasore

Bhubaneswar, June 1 -- More than 100 beneficiaries staged a protest in front of the Madhusudanpur Gram Panchayat office under the Soro block of Odisha's Balasore district on Monday, alleging prolonged... Read More


Differently-abled man dies following 'third degree torture' by police, HRPC to investigate case

Bhubaneswar, June 1 -- A major controversy erupted in Odisha's Ganjam district after the family of a differently-abled man alleged that he died due to police assault while in custody at Kabisuryanagar... Read More


Balianta Soumya Ranjan murder case: NHRC team begins probe; former IIC appears before human rights panel

Bhubaneswar, June 1 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday intensified its investigation into the alleged 'mob violence' case that led to the death of GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Swa... Read More


Odisha opens bidding for 11 mineral blocks, Karlapat bauxite mine returns to auction list

Bhubaneswar, June 1 -- In a major push to attract fresh investments in the mining and metals sector, the Odisha government has initiated the auction process for 11 mineral blocks comprising bauxite, i... Read More


BJP strengthens Khordha base as former BJD leader Rudra Samantaray joins party

Bhubaneswar, June 1 -- Former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Rudra Narayan Samantaray on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with several supporters at the party's state headquarters in... Read More