Top Stories

Bhubaneswar:  Odisha Assembly proceedings were washed out Saturday, the third day of the monsoon session, amid opposition BJD's protest over the fertiliser crisis during the ongoing kharif season in the state. BJD MLAs created ruckus in the assembly over alleged fertiliser scarcity across the state,...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said the proposed National Shipbuilding Cluster at Kendrapara and the deep-water port at Bahuda in Ganjam district will position Odisha as a hub of industrial and maritime excellence. The Paradip Port Authority (PPA), Odisha Maritime Board (OMB) and...

Kendrapara: A 17-year-old college girl consumed poisonous substance after she was allegedly raped by a youth in Odisha's Kendrapara district, police said Saturday. The crime was committed September 10. However, it came to light after the traumatised victim -- who had allegedly attempted to commit...

Bhubaneswar: BJD leader Dillip Kumar Nayak was arrested in Odisha's Cuttack for allegedly duping a realtor of Rs 12.42 crore, police said Saturday. Nayak, the BJD candidate in the Nimapara seat against Deputy CM Pravati Parida in the 2024 polls, was arrested by the Economic...

Bhubaneswar: Four people were injured in a head-on collision between two cars on the Bomikhal flyover in Bhubaneswar Saturday, a source said. The cars, a Hyundai i20  and a Skoda, were damaged in the crash and later seized by Saheed Nagar police. The injured were...

Baripada: Train services were affected in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Saturday as members of the Kurmi community blocked railway tracks, demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. Hundreds of men, women and children under the banner of the Odisha Kurmi Sena blocked the railway tracks at Bhanjapur railway...

OSSC has postponed the preliminary examination of the CGLRE Specialist-2024, which was scheduled to be held September 21.

Bhubaneswar: BJD MLAs created ruckus in the Odisha Assembly for the third consecutive day Saturday over alleged fertiliser scarcity across the state, prompting the Speaker to adjourn the proceedings till 4 pm. The party MLAs, holding placards and banners highlighting the fertiliser crisis and farmers'...

Bhubaneswar: Noted trade union leader and former Odisha MLA George Tirkey died early Saturday, his family said. He was 67. Tirkey, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital here for the last three months due to several health issues, died around 1 am. His last...

Bantala/Chhendipada: In a shocking incident, a man allegedly poisoned his two minor sons while pretending to take them to school in Angul district Friday afternoon. Both children are in critical condition and have been shifted to Cuttack for treatment. According to sources, Kalicharan Pradhan of...