4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (297+ words) Dubai/Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who is on an official tour to Dubai, expressed deep concern over the rescue of five baby orangutans in Odisha. He also directed the concerned authorities to conduct a detailed investigation into the…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (425+ words) Odisha is set to intensify its campaign against illegal cannabis cultivation, combining tougher enforcement with technology-based surveillance and livelihood support in six districts identified as major cultivation hotspots. The decision followed a high-level review by the Special Task Force (STF)…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (254+ words) Rayagada: Another alleged ragging incident has been reported from a school hostel in Rayagada district of Odisha, with a senior student accused of physically assaulting a junior. The incident reportedly took place at Penta PM SHRI Government High School in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (493+ words) A large number of buildings across Odisha have come under the fire department’s scrutiny for failing to meet mandatory safety certification requirements, prompting the state to prepare a month-long enforcement campaign from September 15. As reported by the Times of India,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (121+ words) Mayurbhanj: A married woman was found hanging near Matha Chhak under Jharapokharia police limits in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district. The deceased has been identified as Lijarani Patra. The woman is suspected to have been murdered by her husband. The woman seems…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (418+ words) Bhubaneswar: Law and order, crime control, cybercrime, Maoist activities and police modernisation were among the key issues discussed at the state-level DGP-IGP Conference held at Police Bhawan in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who attended the conference…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (227+ words) Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Thursday has granted conditional bail to Bhimsen Prasad Tudu, the former OT&AS trainee arrested in connection with the death of medical student Chandrika Hembram. The court granted him bail against two sureties of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (579+ words) The Odisha government has stepped up enforcement against irregularities in fertiliser distribution, with authorities carrying out inspections at 11,684 shops across the state during the current financial year as the Kharif 2026-27 season gets underway. The campaign has resulted in action against…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (181+ words) Jharsuguda: The ranking is done on the basis of the overall contribution of police inanti-Naxal ops, crime fighting, law and order situation, modernisation of policing, people engagement among other criteria. Ragavendra is an Odisha cadre IPS of 2019 batch. He served…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (305+ words) Sambalpur/Kendujhar: Incessant rain has turned fatal in Odisha, claiming the lives of a three-year-old boy and a woman in two separate wall collapse incidents in Sambalpur and Kendujhar districts of Odisha. In Sambalpur, a three-year-old was tragically crushed after…...