Top Stories

Bhubaneswar: A high-level secretaries’ meeting, chaired by Chief Secretary Anu Garg, was held at Kharavela Bhawan Saturday to review key administrative, financial and development issues, with departments directed to ensure timely action and better coordination. Development Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary Deoranjan Kumar Singh, along...

Cuttack: The ‘Cuttack Sahitya Sarobar’ book fair, inaugurated Friday after several years, has drawn an overwhelming response, with large crowds thronging the Bali Yatra Ground Saturday. The 10-day fair is jointly organised by the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), Cuttack Development Authority (CDA) and the state...

Baripada/Karanjia: In a shocking incident, the body of a 15-year-old girl, who had been missing since Friday evening, was found stuffed in a sack near a bamboo thicket under Karanjia police limits in Mayurbhanj district, Saturday. According to sources, the girl, a Class VIII student...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Saturday suspended six of its MLAs for cross-voting during the recent election to four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha. The suspended legislators are Chakramani Kanhar (Baliguda), Naba Kishor Mallick (Jayadev), Souvic Biswal (Choudwar-Cuttack), Subasini Jena (Basta), Ramakanta Bhoi (Tirtol) and Devi Ranjan...

Bhubaneswar: Asserting that Odisha has emerged as a leading state in forest protection and expansion of green cover, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said 558 square kilometres of forest and tree cover have been added in the last two years. Majhi made the remarks...

Bhubaneswar: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Saturday sought Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's intervention to restore law and order following an attack on the residence of a senior BJD leader and former minister, police said. According to a complaint lodged at the Capital Police Station,...

Bhubaneswar: One person was critically injured in an explosion at Kalinganagar under Bharatpur police limits Saturday. According to reports, a powerful blast occurred at an illegal gas depot, blowing off the roof of the structure and completely gutting four motorcycles. The injured youth was admitted...

Bengaluru: As Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) get ready to defend their Indian Premier League (IPL) title, their former captain and star batter Virat Kohli has warned the side of the challenging times ahead for them in the 19th edition of the competition, which will start...

Cuttack: A fire broke out again at SCB Medical College and Hospital late Friday evening. This time, the blaze was spotted in a garbage dump behind the ENT outdoor unit, officials said. After being alerted, firefighters reached the spot and brought the fire under control...

Malkangiri: As many as 37 passengers, including Odisha's Congress MLA Mangu Khila, had a narrow escape when the bus in which they were travelling from Bhubaneswar to Nabarangpur caught fire after a rear tyre burst early Saturday, police said. The incident took place near Ramabhadrapuram...