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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said he was observing a subdued Durga Puja to express his solidarity with farmers who faced crop loss due to heavy rain this year. "Expressing solidarity with the rain-affected situation in various regions of the state and...

Bhadrak: Two persons, including a patient, were killed when an ambulance carrying them collided with an SUV and then crashed into a divider on National Highway 16 in Odisha's Bhadrak district Monday, police said. The deceased were identified as Malati Dandapath (65) and her granddaughter,...

Bhadrak: Two persons, including a patient, were killed when an ambulance carrying them collided with an SUV and then crashed into a divider on National Highway 16 in Odisha's Bhadrak district Monday, police said. The deceased were identified as Malati Dandapath (65) and her granddaughter,...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition (LoP) and BJD president Naveen Patnaik Monday wrote to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, expressing "grave concern" over Andhra Pradesh's announcement of elections in Kotia, which he described as an integral part of Odisha. In his letter, Patnaik said that during...

Bhubaneswar: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhubaneswar Zonal Office, has filed a prosecution complaint against a Bhubaneswar-based miner in connection with an illegal mining, theft, dacoity and explosives supply case, the central agency said Monday. According to the official statement by the ED, the prosecution...

New Delhi: Former India off-spinner Ramesh Powar has been added to the senior men's selection committee, with ex-left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha taking over as chief selector. The BCCI said Monday that Ojha has been elevated to the chairman of the selection panel on the basis...

Toyota: Indian shooters Mona Agarwal and Avani Lekhara clinched gold and silver medals in the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 event at the Aichi Pref. General Shooting Gallery Monday. Mona shot an Asian Para Games record score of 250 to bag the gold, while...

Bhubaneswar/Jharsuguda: A man wanted in 17 criminal cases was injured in an exchange of fire with police in Odisha's Jharsuguda district Monday morning, officials said. The encounter took place around 6 am when a special team of Orient police station launched a search and combing...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal president and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Saturday claimed that the party’s student wing, Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD), won in more than 60 per cent of colleges and 50 per cent of universities in the recently concluded students’ union elections...

Bhubaneswar: A man allegedly planned to kill his son because he was unhappy with his activities and stabbed him while he was sleeping in Kedarpalli slum under the Capital police station limits, police said. The son, Nihar Nayak, survived the attack but sustained serious injuries...