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Three held for threatening minor girls with acid attack in Odisha

India, Aug. 23 -- On charges of misbehaving with minor girls and threatening them with an acid attack, the police today detained three youth in Paradeep. According to the complaint filed by one of th... Read More


Odisha: Six arrested for beating villager to death on sorcery suspicion

India, Aug. 23 -- Police on Saturday arrested six persons for allegedly killing a villager on suspicion of practicing sorcery in Manasiguru village under Seshakhala police limits of Rayagada district.... Read More


Odisha: City Hospital staff arrested in DA case after Vigilance raid

India, Aug. 23 -- Odisha Vigilance on Saturday arrested Kishore Kumar Sahani, Senior Assistant at City Hospital, Cuttack, in connection with a disproportionate assets (DA) case. He will be produced ... Read More


Cannabis worth Rs 4 Crore seized at Bhubaneswar airport; Punjab couple detained

India, Aug. 23 -- Customs officials at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) on Saturday seized cannabis valued at over Rs 4 crore from a couple arriving from Bangkok. The couple, identified as r... Read More


Odisha: 7 persons critical after van overturns in Koraput

India, Aug. 23 -- In a major mishap, seven persons sustained critical injuries after a pick up van they were travelling in, overturned in Boipariguda in Odisha's Koraput district. The identities of ... Read More


Puri Jagannath Temple to introduce breastfeeding room for women devotees

India, Aug. 23 -- In a thoughtful move for women devotees visiting the Jagannath Temple with infants in Puri, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has decided to establish a dedicated brea... Read More


Odisha CM meets LoP Naveen Patnaik days after hospitalisation

India, Aug. 23 -- Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday met Leader of Opposition (LoP) and former CM Naveen Patnaik at his residence to enquire about his health, days after the BJD Supremo was... Read More


IMD predicts fresh LoPAR over BoB; rain may dampen Ganesh Puja, Nuakhai celebrations in Odisha

India, Aug. 23 -- Rain may dampen the upcoming Ganesh Puja and Nuakhai celebrations in Odisha as a fresh low pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal around August 25. The people across... Read More


Engineer among two drown in pond in Jajpur

India, Aug. 23 -- In a tragic incident, two persons, including an engineer, drowned in a pond in the Sukinda area of Jajpur district today afternoon. The pond had been formed within a grove of hills n... Read More


Bhubaneswar hit-and-run: Banker among 2 nabbed from Delhi

India, Aug. 23 -- The Commissionerate Police has arrested two persons in connection with the hit-and-run case in the Odisha capital here on August 9. A woman and her minor daughter were killed in the... Read More