Nabarangpur: In yet another horrifying incident, a 17-year-old tribal girl from Umerkote in Nabarangpur was purportedly raped, impregnated by a youth, and later tortured by his family members. The victim is a student at Bijaraguda Ashram…

New Delhi: With an aim to boost the coverage of SAARC nations (namely India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan , Sri Lanka and the Maldives) in the global media, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia in collaboration…

Puri: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will launch a slew of projects and address at two public meetings during his one-day visit to Puri district on Wednesday. According to CMO sources, the Chief Minister will land by a helicopter…

Bhubaneswar: After a day-long operation, the Forest officials successfully captured the leopard near the cargo gate of the Biju Patnaik International Airport here in Odisha in the wee hours on Wednesday. Sources said, the leopard was…

Rourkela: The State Police Hockey Championship-2019 began at Biju Patnaik Stadium here today. Western Range DIG Kabita Jalan inaugurated the 74th edition of the tournament, which is being organized under the aegis of Rourkela Police.…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today unveiled KALIA Scholarship (KALIA Chhatra Brutti) at the Secretariat here for the children of the KALIA Scheme beneficiaries, who are studying and aspiring for technical and professional…

Currency notes amounting to Rs 10 crore have been seized from a Toyota car at Mahasamund in Odisha-Chhatishgarh boarder. Several wads of currency notes, all in Rs 500s, were recovered from the vehicle which was coming from Cuttack and…

Phulbani: Three persons, a mother, and her two minor daughters were charred to death today morning. The fateful incident took place at Magarpada village under G Udayagiri block in Kandhamal district. As per reports, the victim woman…

Puri: The first rake of 18425/26 PUI-DURG-PUI Express consisting of 18 coaches has been upgraded to Utkrisht Category coaches and is ready to run on trial basis from Puri at 18:30 hrs today. Ministry of Railways has taken steps to…

Bhubaneswar: The Air Intelligence Wing of Customs at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) seized 959 grams of gold from a lady passenger yesterday. The market price of the seized gold is said to be worth Rs 33 lakh. Acting on a…