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Minor girl raped in Odisha's Kandhamal; accused absconds

Kandhamal, Oct. 20 -- A shocking incident of sexual assault has been reported from the Daringibadi area of Kandhamal district, where a 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a village man under the p... Read More


Odisha Govt implements 'No Gift Policy' during festivals

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 18 -- The Odisha Government has decided to enforce a 'No Gift Policy' across all state government offices and public sector undertakings during festive occasions, following an Office... Read More


Similipal Tiger Reserve reopens for tourists in Odisha

Baripada, Oct. 18 -- The famous Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district reopened for tourists from October 18, marking the start of a new tourist season after its annual monsoon ... Read More


Odisha Govt declares October 20 as Diwali holiday

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 18 -- The Odisha Government on Saturday announced October 20 as an additional public holiday for the Diwali festival. Earlier, October 21 had been declared a holiday for the festival... Read More


BJD releases list of star campaigners for Nuapada bypoll in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 17 -- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday released a list of 40-star campaigners for the upcoming by-election to the Nuapada Assembly Constituency in Odisha. The list includes BJD p... Read More


Odisha CM Mohan Majhi greets Naveen Patnaik on his 80th birthday

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 16 -- Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday extended warm birthday wishes to Leader of Opposition and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik, wishing him a long and h... Read More


Odisha Govt hikes DA for employees, pensioners by 3% ahead of Diwali

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 16 -- Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday announced a 3% hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for state government employees ahead of the Diwali festival. With this increase, t... Read More


Odisha: PEO jumps into nullah to save panchayat pension money; daring farmer drives away robbers

Dhenkanal, Oct. 16 -- A daring robbery attempt targeting Panchayat pension money was foiled on Wednesday near a nullah under Bhuban police limits in Dhenkanal district after the Panchayat Executive Of... Read More


Vaccination, sterilisation of stray dogs to be prioritised: BMC

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 14 -- The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has prepared an action plan focusing on vaccination and sterilisation to control the growing population of stray dogs in the state c... Read More


Jay Dholakia to be BJP candidate for Nuapada bypoll, announcement soon: Sujeet Kumar

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 14 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to announce Jay Dholakia, son of late BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia, as its candidate for the upcoming Nuapada Assembly by-election, informe... Read More