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Odisha: Irregularities mar pension scheme in Keonjhar; over 200 bogus beneficiaries found in a single panchayat!

India, Feb. 8 -- Allegations of massive corruption in the implementation of Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY) of the Odisha government in villages under Ghasipura block of Keonjhar district have come t... Read More


Odisha: Choudwar jail Superintendent in soup over 'unauthorised' possession of woman inmate's ornaments

India, Feb. 8 -- A police complaint has been lodged against the Superintendent of Choudwar Circle Jailin Odisha's Cuttack district for alleged unauthorized possession of the gold ornaments of a woman ... Read More


Niranjan Rout, wife among 15 hardcore Maoists surrender before Odisha Police

India, Feb. 7 -- Altogether 15 hardcore Maoists, including top Maoist couple Niranjan Rout alias Nikhil and his wife Rashmita Lenka alias Indu, surrendered before the Odisha Police today. The Maoists... Read More


IRCTC launches new tourism circuit covering Odisha, 3 other states; know details

India, Feb. 7 -- The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) has introduced a new tourism circuit titled 'Divine East Temple Tour' on its Bharat Gaurav Deluxe Tourist Train. The 1... Read More


Shopping mall employee killed as bus rams bike in Bhubaneswar

India, Feb. 7 -- A 21-year-old youth was killed after a bus rammed his motorcycle on the National Highway (NH)-16 in the Odisha capital today. The mishap took place in Patrapada area of the city in t... Read More


Odisha CM describes Union Budget 2026 as forward-looking, inclusive

India, Feb. 1 -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today praised the Union Budget 2026-27 by describing it as forward-looking and inclusive. According to the Chief Minister the Union Budget 20... Read More


Odisha: Former Mayurbhanj MP Sushila Tiriya passes away

India, Feb. 1 -- Senior Congress leader and former Mayurbhanj MP Sushila Tiriya breathed her last today. Tiriya (70) was suffering from some health complications for last several days and undergoing ... Read More


Odisha likely to advance panchayat elections in view of population census

India, Jan. 24 -- The three-tier panchayat elections in Odisha are likely to be conducted ahead of the schedule. Manmohan Samal, the Odisha unit president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), t... Read More


Odisha woman stabbed to death by lover; accused held

India, Jan. 10 -- A woman was allegedly stabbed to death by her lover in Odisha's Sundargarh district today. The incident took place at Gobira village under Kuanramunda police outpost limit in Sundar... Read More


Odisha: Former minister's kin shot at in Sundargarh

India, Jan. 10 -- A businessman sustained grievous injuries after miscreants opened fire on him in Odisha's Sundargarh district today. The incident took place at Karamdihi under Subdega block in Sund... Read More