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Home Guard recruitment turns tragic in Odisha's Gajapati: One dead, 7 hospitalised after physical test

India, May 29 -- A physical examination for Home Guard recruitment in Odisha's Gajapati district turned tragic on Thursday when a candidate died and seven others were hospitalised after collapsing dur... Read More


Depression forms over Bay of Bengal; rainfall likely in these Odisha districts today

India, May 29 -- The well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today. "Yesterday's well-marked low-pressur... Read More


Dharmendra Pradhan meets Union Min Bhupender Yadav, requests upgradation of Sambalpur Zoo

India, May 28 -- Union Education Minister and Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan met Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav to raise key environmental concerns related to Odisha's Sambalpur region. ... Read More


From gathering gunpowder during Diwali to ticketless train travel, here's how Punjilal Meher executed parcel bomb blast

India, May 28 -- Seven years after the sensational parcel bomb blast incident in the Patnagarh area of Odisha's Balangir district, the Patnagarh Additional District Judge (ADJ) Court today convicted p... Read More


Patnagarh parcel bomb blast case accused Punjilal Meher gets life imprisonment

India, May 28 -- The Patnagarh Additional District Judge (ADJ) Court today convicted Punjilal Meher in the sensational parcel bomb blast case of 2018 and sentenced him to life imprisonment. He was fo... Read More


Odisha Crime Branch busts 1.08 crore online betting fraud; two arrested

India, May 28 -- The Odisha Crime Branch has unearthed a major online betting scam and arrested two key accused who allegedly duped a Jajpur-based man of over 1.08 crore over a span of two and a half ... Read More


Stay prepared, Odisha SRC asks Collectors over rainfall, thunderstorm prediction

India, May 27 -- The Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has directed all Collectors to remain prepared ahead of the possible rainfall and thunderstorm due to the forecasted formation of a low-pr... Read More


Notorious Maoist leader Bijaya Punem surrenders in Odisha's Rayagada

India, May 27 -- Maoist leader Bijaya Punem surrendered before the Rayagada SP in Odisha today. Bijaya was a key member of the Bansadhara-Ghumusar-Nagavali (BGN) Division's Ghumsar Area Committee and ... Read More


Low pressure: Heavy rainfall likely in several Odisha districts as IMD issues Orange Warning

India, May 27 -- Several districts of Odisha are likely to receive heavy rainfall under the influence of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said toda... Read More