State

Bhadrak: A 25-year-old man allegedly hacked his mother to death with an axe in Odisha's Bhadrak district, suspecting her of practising black magic, police said Sunday. The incident took place at Jirina village under the Bant police station limits Sunday. The deceased has been identified...

Balasore: The driver of a tourist bus died, and at least 20 people were injured when the vehicle hit a road divider on National Highway-16 at Soro in Odisha's Balasore district Sunday, police said. The bus carrying about 45 passengers was returning to Andhra Pradesh's...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu led Odisha in extending greetings to its people Sunday on the occasion of Raja, an agrarian festival celebrating womanhood. Besides Murmu, Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi wished people well on the occasion, highlighting that the...

Bhubaneswar: According to the Regional Centre of Indian Meteorological Department, rainfall is likely in more parts of the state over the next two to three days as the monsoon progresses. Rain activity is expected to continue across Odisha till June 18. While hot and humid...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP As Odisha is celebrating Raja, the beloved three-day festival that heralds the monsoon and celebrates womanhood, a familiar nostalgia returns. The sight of decorated swings, the aroma of freshly baked 'poda pitha', the excitement of new clothes, and the laughter of...

Balasore/Bhadrak/Baripada: Police launched a coordinated crackdown on an alleged cattle-smuggling network across Balasore, Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj districts, conducting simultaneous raids at 20 locations and arresting four suspects with seizure of cash, vehicles, jewellery and property documents. The overnight operation was carried out on the directions...

Kutra: A second-year electrical department student of Hrudananda Dani ITI at Biringatoli under this block in Sundargarh district died after jumping from the rooftop of a three-storied hostel building on the institute premises, police said. The deceased was identified as Sonu Abhishek Tanti of Tangargaon...

Bhadrak: At a time when women continue to spearhead anti-liquor campaigns across the state, liquor shop licences have been allotted in the names of 11 women in Bhadrak district, triggering debate and drawing widespread public attention. The district administration recently conducted a lottery for liquor...

Paradip: Even as the annual fishing ban along the Odisha coast is scheduled to end June 14, marine fishermen under the banner of the Odisha Marine Fish Producers Association (OMFPA) have decided to continue an indefinite boycott of fishing operations, citing mounting financial distress and...

Kendrapara: Odisha Police Saturday arrested a woman sarpanch for allegedly verbally abusing a block development officer (BDO) and obstructing him from discharging his official duties, officials said. Chameli Ojha (33), the sarpanch of Tikhiri gram panchayat in Mahakalapada block of Kendrapara district, along with her...