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Paralakhemundi: A 24-year-old woman was found dead in her house in Khanjasahi Nuabasti area of Paralakhemundi town Saturday, with police suspecting self-immolation. The deceased has been identified as Subhra Samal, daughter of Bishnucharan Samal. According to reports, smoke was seen emanating from an upper-floor room...

Bonai: A 46-year-old woman died allegedly after being assaulted by her husband following a domestic dispute in Sundargarh district, police said Saturday. The incident occurred Friday evening in Sasyakala village under Lahunipara police limits. According to reports, an argument broke out between Sarafi na Minj...

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Directorate of Education (RDE) has directed all government and non-government aided, unaided and professional colleges under RDE, Bhubaneswar, to constitute an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) and submit a compliance report within seven days. In an official communication issued by RDE Saroj Laxmi...

Bhubaneswar: FICCI FLO Bhubaneswar Chapter has announced Biyot Projna Tripathy as its Chairperson for 2026–27. The formal Change of Guard ceremony was held at the national platform in Delhi. Subsequently, the Bhubaneswar Chapter celebrated the occasion Saturday at Hotel Ginger, Bhubaneswar, in the presence of...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said that around 20,000 teachers have been recruited in the last one and a half years, and the process to recruit another 45,000 is currently underway. He made the statement while attending the centenary celebrations of Chandrashekhar Government...

Bhubaneswar/Rayagada: BJD Saturday strongly condemned the Odisha government's alleged brutality towards tribals protesting bauxite mining at Sijimali area in Rayagada district and sought President Droupadi Murmu's intervention into the matter. The Congress and Left parties Saturday also condemned the Odisha government for alleged brutality towards...

Puri: Campaign posters written in Bengali and appealing to voters of West Bengal have appeared across this seaside pilgrim town of Odisha, drawing criticism over the alleged politicisation of the sacred place. The posters, put up by the ruling BJP and bearing the party's 'lotus'...

Mullanpur: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh and skipper Shreyas Iyer slammed fine fifties as Punjab Kings defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets in their IPL match here Saturday. A rollicking 74 off 28 balls by Abhishek Sharma carried SRH to 219 for six but it wasn't...

Cuttack: A day after taking charge as the new Vice-Chancellor of Madhusudan Law University in Cuttack, Prof Sibaram Tripathy Saturday laid out an ambitious roadmap to reshape legal education in Odisha, placing quality teaching, administrative reform and student employability at the centre of his vision....

Baripada: Acting on a tip-off, forest officials of Podadiha and Kaptipada police arrested five poachers who had entered the forest for hunting. The incident took place in the Podadiha range of the Similipal core area, where the group was caught on an AI camera while...