Top Stories

Rasulpur: Acting on a tip-off, a special task force raided an illegal coal briquette factory in Baransha village under Rasulpur block in Jajpur district and rescued more than 50 children. The operation, ordered by the Jajpur ADM, was conducted Monday jointly by district labour officials,...

Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a joint committee to investigate allegations of illegal and unscientific management of overburden dumps by Sukarangi Chromite Mines and South Kaliapani Chromite Mines, operated by Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) in Jajpur district, official sources said Monday. While...

Chhatrapur: The Ganjam district administration has expedited preparations for the Chhatrapur Mahotsav, scheduled from June 1 to 5, during a meeting chaired Monday by Collector V Keerthi Vasan with department heads and officials in Chhatrapur. The cultural extravaganza will add colourful fervour to the ongoing...

Bhubaneswar/Padampur: In a significant judgment in an anti-corruption case, the Special Judge, Vigilance Court, Bhubaneswar convicted former Padampur tehsildar Khirabdi Behera, now retired, for possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The court Monday found Behera guilty in a Vigilance case registered under...

Paralakhemundi: A court in Gajapati district has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his wife and carrying her severed head in a bag in a case that had shocked the state in 2023. District and Sessions Judge Jagadish Prasad Mohanty Monday convicted Chandrasekhar...

Mahanga: A woman was brutally murdered allegedly by her kin and neighbours over a long-standing land dispute and past enmity at Akarapada village under Mahanga police limits in Cuttack district Monday morning. The victim was identified as Swarnalata Sahu, wife of Ranjan Sahu, a paralytic...

Puri: The authorities of the Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri Monday opposed the decision of an organisation in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh to hold two major rituals, including the Rath Yatra, untimely. IAS officer Arabinda Padhee, the chief administrator of the Shree Jagannath Temple...

Keonjhar: In a crackdown against illegal sand mining in Odisha's Keonjhar district, police conducted raids at 12 places and detained 10 people involved in the illegal mining and transportation. The police have launched "Operation Baitarani" against the organised sand mafia network operating in the district...

Chennai: Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and opted to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League match Monday. CSK made one change from their previous match, with Akeal Hosein coming in for Gurjapneet Singh. Asked if MS Dhoni is...

Keonjhar: Three masked miscreants allegedly looted over Rs 8 lakh from two government officials "at gun point" in Odisha's Keonjhar district Monday, police said. The incident took place near Mukuna Bazaar under Keonjhar Sadar police limits around 10 am when Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) of...