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Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday inaugurated Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana here on Sunday.

Dharmendra Pradhan lays foundation stone for NSTI in Odisha

The institute shall be equipped with state of the art facility to impart skill development courses.

18 July 2018 1:17 PM IST

Nabin Nanda was reportedly arrested on Saturday from a spa where a sex racket for being run in the citys Park Street area was busted on Saturday and 18 people were arrested. (Photo: Facebook | Nabin Nanda)

BJD ex-MLA suspended after arrest from spa running sex racket in...

The arrested people included nine sex workers, three customers and the manager of the brothel, a police officer said.

2 July 2018 8:54 PM IST

The teacher, garlanded with shoes, is tied to a tree.

Odisha teacher beaten up for asking salary dues

On June 5, Tapan called the teacher to a secluded place, tied him to a tree and assaulted him.

1 July 2018 2:38 AM IST

The man had raped his wife after bringing her home when she was found slumped on a park bench (Photo: AFP)

Mumbai priest rapes mentally challenged woman in Odisha, impregnates...

The accused allegedly raped the woman several times during his visits to the village during last six months, police...

30 Jun 2018 2:46 PM IST

A section of the media had reported that the Rashtrapati Bhavan wrote to the temple administration, alleging inappropriate behaviour by servitors outside the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. (Photo: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn)

Security cordon breached during President's visit to Jagannath temple:...

Puri SP's statement comes day after Odisha govt denied receiving any letter from Rashtrapati Bhavan regarding alleged...

29 Jun 2018 5:21 PM IST

Pallavi Durua was crowned as the winner of the Kalinga Tribal Queen Contest. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

In first-of-its kind event, India crowns 'tribal queen'

Pallavi Durua was crowned winner of Tribal Queen Contest. Panchami Majhi and Rashmirekha Hasdah were the runners-up.

26 Jun 2018 5:04 PM IST

Also, the glorification of suicide cases leads to their propagation causing Werther effect or what is called as copycat suicide mostly in depressed or distressed people.

After son's death, man ends life in Odisha's Ganjam district

He ended his life by hanging himself from a jackfruit tree in the nearby bamboo jungle.

24 Jun 2018 5:56 AM IST

A section of the Hennur-Nagawara road (Image: DC)

Odisha's canal man carves 8 km long road through mountains

Officials of the district administration, after being intimated about the news, offered to help in the maintenance of...

21 Jun 2018 1:54 AM IST

Patnaik then urged the Prime Minister to recognise hockey as the national game which will eventually serve as a tribute to the great hockey players who have made the nation proud. (Photo: PTI)

Notify hockey as national game: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik requests...

Patnaik said that he was shocked to learn that hockey - which is considered as our national game -- has never been...

20 Jun 2018 6:35 PM IST

Meanwhile, a case was on Tuesday registered against the parents of the toddler.

6-month-old boy branded with hot iron bangles by family in Odisha

The infant was admitted to the Nabarangpur District Headquarters Hospital with severe injuries on his abdomen, thighs...

20 Jun 2018 4:51 AM IST

They were herding nearly 500 cattle without giving them any food and water. When we asked why they were being so inhuman, they started beating us. They also molested three of our women companions , one of the injured K.V. Kanna said. (Representational image)

Odisha: 5 men held for molesting minor, uploading video on social...

The men had molested the girl on June 14 while she was on a trip at Pentha sea beach that falls under the Rajnagar...

19 Jun 2018 12:37 PM IST

Mr Raghava Reddy in his petition stated when the woman was raped and murdered, he came forward as the witness and gave a statement against the accused. (Representational Image)

Odisha man arrested on charges of raping, intimidating friend's wife

The accused was arrested on Friday night after the 24-year-old woman, along with her husband, filed a police complaint...

18 Jun 2018 2:45 PM IST