Baleshwar: More than 20 people were injured after clashes broke out between two groups during a religious procession near Dargah Maidan in Odisha's Baleshwar late Friday night. Both groups allegedly hurled stones at each other during the procession, leaving over 20 people injured. The injured...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha cricketer Sambit Baral has earned a place in Team A for the prestigious BCCI Emerging Men’s Tournament 2026, scheduled to be held at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru from July 6 to 24. Baral’s selection was made by the All...
Badamba/Maniabandha: Three unidentified assailants opened fire at a sarpanch’s husband and left him severely wounded under Badamba block in Cuttack district Friday, police said. The attackers arrived on a motorcycle and fired four rounds at Srikant Jena alias Kalia, husband of sarpanch Mita Jena of...
Belpahad: Sonia Behera, a talented actor from western Odisha’s Mirror Theatre, has become the first woman from the state to secure admission to the three-year Diploma in Dramatic Arts programme at the National School of Drama (NSD) main campus in New Delhi. According to NSD...
Balangir/Bhawanipatna: Two government school teachers were among three arrested by Excise officials on charge of ganja smuggling at Bargaon Square on Belgaon–Saintala State Highway-26 in Balangir district Friday, sources said. Excise officials arrested three persons, including two government school teachers, on charges of ganja smuggling...
Balangir: A fire broke out at a market complex in Balangir district Friday, causing damage to several shops, including an electric two-wheeler showroom, police said Friday. Upon receiving information, fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and launched an operation to douse the blaze, a...
Bhubaneswar: Dubai-based Non-Resident Odia (NRO) and noted scuba diver Priyadarshee Panigrahi has added another milestone to his international underwater explorations by successfully diving the submerged Lockheed L-1011 TriStar passenger aircraft in Jordan’s Red Sea, one of the world’s most unusual underwater aircraft wrecks. Panigrahi undertook...
Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch Friday claimed to have busted an inter-state cannabis smuggling syndicate with the arrest of four persons, including its alleged kingpin, in Nayagada district following a month-long intelligence-driven operation. The accused were identified as Durbasa Sahu,...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has successfully completed the first phase of the Census exercise, the House Listing Operation and Housing Census, with the process being carried out smoothly across the state. The progress of the ongoing Census activities was reviewed Thursday by Revenue and Disaster Management Department...
Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager Parmeshwar Funkwal conducted a comprehensive inspection of the Titlagarh-Muniguda Section Friday, focused on reviewing the safety measures, traffic facilities, passenger amenities and the ongoing infrastructure works across several stations in the section. During the inspection, Funkwal thoroughly reviewed...
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