odisha news

Puri: Another pigeon with suspicious tags on its legs was caught at Nanpur under Puri’s Astaranga Police limits on Wednesday. According to reports, the matter came to the fore after some locals spotted tags suspicious tags on the pigeon's…

Bhubaneswar: Auto-rickshaws in Bhubaneswar will stay off the roads today. Around 10,000 auto-rickshaws and taxi drivers will participate in the strike called by Smart City Online Auto Association. This decision reportedly was made…

Keonjhar: The body of a newly-married youth was found hanging in a forest about 1 km from his village in Keonjhar on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Nirmal Sahu, son of Laxman Sahu of Kalimati village in Harichandanpur…

Nuapada: A leopard triggered panic in some parts of Odisha’s Nuapada district after preying at least two cows and two calves in five villages of the district in the last few days. According to reports, the villagers spotted the leopard…

Kendrapara: A man allegedly thrashed his wife to death at Madhusudanpur village under Patkura police limits in Kendrapara district. The deceased has been identified as Kamala Ojha. According to reports, an altercation ensued between…

Jajpur: A woman allegedly branded her three-year-old child with a hot iron rod in the Chattia area of Jajpur district. According to reports, the matter came to the fore after the local people protested relating to this matter and…

Baripada: A massive fire that reportedly broke out at Similipal Reserve Forest is yet to be doused completely even after almost two months in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. According to sources, the forest fire in the Reserve was first…

Cuttack: Police recovered the body of a lawyer, who was missing since Thursday last, from a well at Nuasahi under Bidanasi police limits in Cuttack city on Monday. The deceased was identified as Arya Choudhury, a resident of Telenga…

Koraput: A joint team of Machkund police and Lamtaput police on Tuesday seized around 160 kg of ganja in the Nilgiri forest of Koraput district of Odisha. The estimated value of the contraband is around 16 lakhs, officials informed.…

Bhubaneswar: Police have arrested a man for allegedly duping hundreds of Plus 2 students in Balasore and Bhadrak districts on the pretext of helping them pass the annual examination. Reportedly, the matter came to the fore the students…