Miscreants attack guest house staff in Bhubaneswar, 3 held

India, Feb. 6 -- Panic gripped the Khandagiri area of Bhubaneswar late last night after a group of youths allegedly stormed into a guest house, assaulted the staff and looted cash. The incident took ... Read More

Odisha: Vikram Dev University student foils abduction bid, escapes with injuries

India, Feb. 6 -- In a disturbing incident, miscreants attempted to kidnap a university student in Jeypore in Odisha's Koraput district on Thursday afternoon. The victims, identified as Moukit Acharya,... Read More

Odisha courts receive bomb threats again, trigger security alert in Cuttack, Puri and Phulbani

India, Feb. 6 -- Tension gripped court premises in Odisha on Friday after bomb threats were sent to three district courts through anonymous emails, triggering a major security alert and raising concer... Read More

Odisha to rent out unutilised govt buildings to urban migrants

India, Feb. 6 -- The Odisha government has asked all concerned departments to identify vacant and unutilised government buildings in urban areas so that they can be converted into affordable rental ho... Read More

Odisha village bans DJ music to protect elderly, children; residents win praise

India, Feb. 6 -- In a move reflecting growing social awareness in rural areas, villagers of Bidapada under Barapada Gram Panchayat in Binjharpur block of Odisha's Jajpur district have decided to compl... Read More

Koraput MP seeks GI tag for Odisha's iconic foods including Dahibara Aloodum and Pakhala Bhata

India, Feb. 6 -- Koraput MP Saptagiri Ulaka today raised a Matter under Rule 377 in the Lok Sabha, seeking a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for several of Odisha's well-known culinary and tribal pro... Read More

Odisha: Class 10 Girl found critical in forest dies during treatment in Sundargarh

India, Feb. 6 -- A day after a Class 10 girl student was found in a critical condition in a forest in Bisra in Odisha's Sundargarh district, she succumbed during treatment today. The exact cause of de... Read More

Odisha: Four Maoists surrender before Kandhamal SP; large cache of arms and Maoist materials seized

India, Feb. 6 -- In a major boost to anti-Maoist operations in southern Odisha, four active Maoists surrendered before the Kandhamal Superintendent of Police on Friday, along with their weapons and eq... Read More

Bhubaneswar: This year's Toshali Mela to boast 840 stalls

India, Feb. 6 -- The 20th Toshali Swadeshi Mela, organised by the Handlooms, Textiles and Handicrafts Department of the state government, is scheduled to begin in the Odisha capital on February 14. T... Read More

Khurda to be written as 'Khoradha' as Odisha proposes spelling change in names of 24 places

India, Feb. 5 -- The Odisha government has proposed changes in the English spelling of names of 24 places across the state, including the district name Khurda, which may be written as 'Khoradha' if th... Read More

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