Odisha

The police in Jeypore, Odisha on Thursday seized over a ton of cannabis (ganja) and arrested 12 drug peddlers including a woman. the excise officials with the assistance of the district police seized the dry cannabis worth around Rs 2.5…

Odisha News Insight: Ahead of the Lok Shaba election, Congress President Rahul Gandhi has promised to visit Odisha on the 15th of March. Gandhi is scheduled to address a public meeting at Bargarh district, the rice bowl of Odisha. …

Odisha based boys Sachin Behera and Aman Chhatria scored the Guinness book of world records in knee strike and hip hop dance respectively. While Bibhu Prasad Sahu, founder of the Youth for Social Development (YSD), has been chosen for the…

Last night, three members of a highway robbery gang were arrested near Palasuni in the city late last night. The Mancheswar police apprehended the accused members of the gang while they were planning to execute a robbery in the area. …

Alok Bhanja, a 20 year old youth from Odisha’s Balasore district has won accolades for the state by securing the top spot among 7 lakhs aspirants of research scientists in ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation). Chief Minister Naveen…

Last night, high tension surfaced in Patrapali area under Deogarh municipality in Sambalpur district when four persons were injured during a clash between members of a wedding party and the locals. According to sources, when a marriage…

Carcasses of two female elephants were found by forest officials at Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary in Balasore district. The cause of the death is suspected to be due to anthrax. Regional Chief Conservator of Forest (RCCF) and Assistant…

On Tuesday around 68 students of science stream of Deogarh College walked out of the examination hall after denying them for malpractice. As per information, 44boys and 24 girls refused to appear the examination inside the hall which is…

The India Meteorological Department has issued thunderstorm, lightning and heavy rainfall warning for nine districts of Odisha till 10.45pm today. Bhubaneswar MeT said in a release that moderate thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and…

A woman's body was discovered hanging from a tree beside the road at Mirzapur village under Koksara police limits in Kalahandi district. Locals informed the police after spotting the body hanging from the tree. After being informed,…