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Man gets death for throwing acid on family

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 14 -- A special court in Balasore on Friday sentenced a man to death for a throwing acid on a family that left his wife dead and three others including two children with grievous bur... Read More


Odisha logs highest elephant-related human deaths in India

India, Feb. 13 -- Odisha has emerged as the deadliest state in India for human-elephant conflict, recording 171 deaths in 2024-25 - the highest in the country. The crisis hit a grim milestone on Febru... Read More


Clerk drew more pay than cabinet secy, held

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 13 -- A junior assistant in Odisha's health department was arrested for drawing a monthly salary exceeding that of even India's Cabinet Secretary - the country's top bureaucrat - thr... Read More


Odisha junior assistant held for rRs.r2.38-cr salary fraud; vigilance launches probe

India, Feb. 12 -- A junior assistant in Odisha's health department was arrested on Thursday for allegedly misappropriating Rs.2.38 crore by fraudulently drawing a monthly salary far higher than that o... Read More


Odisha junior assistant in health dept held for rRs.r2.38-cr salary fraud

India, Feb. 12 -- A junior assistant in Odisha's health department was arrested on Thursday for allegedly misappropriating Rs.2.38 crore by fraudulently drawing a monthly salary far higher than that o... Read More


Odisha: Junior assistant in health dept held for rRs.r2.38-cr salary fraud

India, Feb. 12 -- A junior assistant in Odisha's health department was arrested on Thursday for allegedly misappropriating Rs.2.38 crore by fraudulently drawing a monthly salary far higher than that o... Read More


Odisha officials give 3-day deadline as Anganwadi stays shut over Dalit helper

India, Feb. 11 -- Odisha's Kendrapara district official on Wednesday visited an Anganwadi centre that has remained non-functional for nearly three months after villagers objected to the appointment of... Read More


Odisha revises Maoist surrender scheme, introduces stringent eligibility criteria

India, Feb. 11 -- The Odisha government has revised its surrender and rehabilitation scheme for Maoists, introducing stringent eligibility criteria in a departure from the broad welfare approach annou... Read More


Odisha: Kendrapara anganwadi shut for 3 months after Dalit helper's appointment

India, Feb. 10 -- An anganwadi centre in Odisha's coastal Kendrapara district has remained non-functional for nearly three months (80 days) after villagers objected to the appointment of a Dalit woman... Read More


Odisha CM inaugurates Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip economic corridor

India, Feb. 7 -- Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday inaugurated the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip Economic Regions (BCPPER) corridor, an initiative that is part of the broader Odi... Read More