Bhubaneswar: The Infocity police have arrested a 21-year-old man for allegedly selling country-made liquor and seized 400 pouches of illicit liquor from his possession near Jalimundasahi here Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Chandan Munda, 21, a native of Kendujhar district who was residing...
Rayagada: A court in Odisha's Rayagada district Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his younger brother in 2022. Rayagada District and Sessions Judge Damodar Rath convicted accused Dambu Huika in the murder case and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him,...
Bhubaneswar: Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari virtually flagged off the third pilgrim age train under the Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra Yojana (BNTYY) for FY 2026–27 from Lok Seva Bhavan Tuesday. The pilgrimage train, which commenced its journey from Sambalpur Railway Station, is carrying...
Bhubaneswar: Odia film Lahari, directed by Amartya Bhattacharyya and produced by Jhilik Bhattacharjee, received the national award for ‘Best Odia Film’ at the 72nd National Film Awards ceremony held at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat Tuesday. President Droupadi Murmu presented the prestigious honour to Jhilik and...
Bhubaneswar: Failure to file annual property statements online within the stipulated deadline cannot come in the way of school teachers being considered for promotion, the Orissa High Court has held, directing the state to accept their returns manually. The HC asked the state government to...
Baragada: Vigilance sleuths Tuesday conducted simultaneous searches at the residence and office of Kartikeshwar Behera, Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) of Katabahal panchayat under Gaisilet block in Baragada district, acting on allegations of possessing disproportionate assets. The raids uncovered massive holdings, including 35 plots of land,...
Bhubaneswar: Activists of the opposition BJD and Navnirman Yuva Chhatra Sangathan (NYCS) demonstrated near the Odisha assembly Tuesday, demanding the resignation of Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over alleged large-scale errors in school textbooks. Though both groups raised the same issue, they...
Thuamul Rampur: Acting on reports of illegal transportation of migrant workers, a joint team of the Kalahandi district labour department, Regional Transport Office (RTO) and Thuamul Rampur police intercepted a bus headed to Keralam and imposed fines of about Rs 17,000 to Rs 20,000 for...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly conducted only 13 minutes of business on the opening day of its Monsoon Session Tuesday as repeated disruptions by Opposition members led to multiple adjournments. The House functioned for two minutes before lunch and 11 minutes after 4 pm. Proceedings were...
Bhubaneswar: As many as 256 wild elephants died in Odisha between 2023-24 and 2025-26, including 13 killed by poachers, Forest Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia informed the Assembly Tuesday. Replying to a written question from BJP MLA Durga Prasan Nayak, the minister said 32 persons had...
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