State

Bhubaneswar: In a significant decision aimed at ensuring hassle-free procurement of paddy from farmers, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday approved a two-fold increase in rice milling charges across the state. According to the Chief Minister’s Office, the revised milling rates are expected to address...

Bhubaneswar: Parts of Odisha sizzled in extreme heat Friday, with eight places, including Bhubaneswar, registering day temperatures above 41 degrees Celsius, with the weather department predicting thunderstorm and rain for the next four days. Boudh town in western Odisha was the hottest place in the...

Kendrapara: A man died by a reported suic*de inside the Kendrapara Collectorate premises Friday afternoon, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances leading to the incident. The deceased was identified as Srichandan Das, alias Kalia, of Rayatundi village under Nikirai police station limits of Derabish...

Kendrapara: A 74-year-old woman suffered serious injuries after an explosion ripped through a suspected illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in Odisha's Kendrapara district, police said Friday. The incident occurred Thursday night at Ostarahat village under the jurisdiction of Marshaghai police station. The injured woman, identified as...

Kendrapara: The decomposed body of a 23-year-old Dalit man, who had been missing for over a week, was recovered from a bush in Odisha's Kendrapara district Friday, a day after a person was arrested on suspicion of murd*r, police said. Gouranga Sethi of Mahadeipatana village...

Bhubaneswar: One person was killed and 16 others sustained injuries in two separate road accidents reported from Angul and Mayurbhanj districts of Odisha Friday. In the first incident, a helper of a private bus was killed and ten passengers were injured after the bus collided...

Angul/Baripada: An elephant, which remained confined inside a transport truck for nearly 36 hours after being tranquilised, will finally be shifted to the Kanchinda Wildlife Rescue Centre near Bangiriposi in Mayurbhanj district, forest officials said Friday. The prolonged delay in relocating the rogue elephant has...

Rayagada: Villagers staged a blockade on National Highway-326 near Kumbhikota village under Rayagada Sadar block Friday, protesting a reported prolonged drinking water shortage that disrupted daily life. The agitation began around 7 am, bringing traffic on the Rayagada-Koraput highway to a standstill. Men and women...

Bhadrak: Odisha Vigilance Thursday apprehended a junior assistant posted in the office of the District Education Officer (DEO) in Bhadrak while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a representative of a private school. The accused has been identified as Srikanta Kumar...

Baripada: Authorities of Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) Friday shared a rare photograph of a melanistic tigress with her cubs. Sharing the picture on X, STR said, "Rare capture of melanistic tigress with her 3 melanistic cubs." According to STR officials, the cubs have adapted...