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Tirtol: Two siblings were arrested here for their alleged involvement in multiple cyber fraud cases linked to a Common Service Centre (CSC) at Krishnanandapur market in Jagatsinghpur district. They were arrested in Kataka Saturday and produced in court. Another accused remains absconding. The accused, Sheikh...

Nuapada: Five labour agents from Nuapada district and neighbouring Chhattisgarh were arrested for alleged illegal trafficking of migrant workers, assault, torture, exploitation and intimidation. They were produced in court Saturday, police said. The accused have been identified as Nil Kamal Chandrakar, 38, and Mulachan Sabar,...

Bengaluru: India and the West Indies fittingly shared a closely-fought T20 series 2-2 after the rain-marred fifth and final match was called off 7.4 overs into the hosts' innings in Bengaluru Saturday. But before the match was called off at 10.18 pm due to rain,...

Pune: Thoi Singh scored a late equaliser as Inter Kashi fought back to secure a 1-1 draw against Odisha FC in the Indian Super League at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune Saturday. Odisha took the lead in the 56th minute through an...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi felicitated the Indian men's and women's hockey teams for their historic gold medal triumph at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan and announced a combined cash reward of Rs 5.61 crore for the players and support staff. The...

Bhubaneswar: Puri district's Satyabadi block chairperson Sunil Kumar Panda's office was vandalised allegedly by BJP workers Wednesday over his reported remarks “equating ruling party members with dogs”, prompting the Opposition BJD in Odisha to claim that "anarchy has crossed all limits". The incident occurred on...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has ruled that a person recognised as Scheduled Caste in Jharkhand cannot claim the same status in Odisha merely because he belongs to the same caste, which is classified as Scheduled Tribe in the state. Justice Sashikanta Mishra quashed an...

Kataka: Odisha Police have deployed 130 platoons of force, two companies of paramilitary personnel and more than 500 officers in Kataka to maintain security during Durga Puja celebrations, Director General of Police Vinaytosh Mishra said. The DGP reviewed the security arrangements in the city, visiting...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Saturday claimed that the student union poll candidates of its student wing, Biju Chhatra Janata Dal, secured victories in 50 per cent of seats in universities and 60 per cent in colleges in the October 15 elections. The five-time former...