Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorm coupled with heavy rain is likely in several parts of Odisha till July 1, the IMD said Saturday. For June 28-29, an orange warning of thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (40-50 kmph) was issued by the IMD for places including Baleshwar,...
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court (HC) has granted the state government three months to take a policy decision on a monthly pension scheme for journalists aged 60 years and above, observing that the matter is under active consideration, sources said Saturday. Justice SK Panigrahi passed...
Sundaragada: A 26-year-old man was brutally hacked to death allegedly for trying to intervene in a domestic dispute between a couple in Sundaragada district, police said Saturday. The incident occurred at Dehuripada in Mayabahal village under Jamuna panchayat of Talsara police limits. The victim was...
Bhubaneswar: Keralam’s Asian Games medallist Ancy Sojan obliterated the women’s long jump record that has stood for more than two decades, with a brilliant performance at the 65th National Inter-State Athletics Championships at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar Saturday evening. The 25-year-old international long jumper entered...
Hatadihi: Keonjhar police have arrested a man from Jharkhand in connection with the alleged murder of a woman from West Bengal, whose body was recovered from a paddy field in Keonjhar district earlier this week. The accused was apprehended in Jharkhand and produced before a...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday launched the Odisha chapter of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP), an initiative supported by NITI Aayog to promote women-led entrepreneurship in the state. Launching the platform at the 'Udyami Odisha MSME Programme' organised on the occasion of International...
Baripada: A woman and her minor daughter were found dead under mysterious circumstances in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said Saturday. The incident took place at Muktajhari village of Taramara panchayat under Mahuldiha police station in Mayurbhanj district. The deceased were identified as Sitamani Tudu (36),...
Baripada: At least three labourers died when their motorcycle fell into a ravine in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said Saturday. The incident took place Friday night when they were returning from work along a stretch of a hilly forest road at Goradapani village. The two-wheeler...
Raurkela: A woman sustained severe burn injury after her jilted lover allegedly sprayed petrol in the room where she was sleeping and ignited a fire in Odisha's Sundargarh district, police said Saturday. The incident took place at Santoshpur village under Bisra police limits in Raurkela...
Baleshwar: At least four persons were injured in a clash between 'Akhada' groups taking part in a Muharram procession in Odisha's Baleshwar town over which group would perform first, police said Saturday. The clash took place at Dargha Maidan in Baleshwar town in the early...
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