Three persons died of suspected asphyxiation after entering a septic tank for cleaning in Odisha's Rayagada district on Wednesday, police reported. The incident occurred in Tarpaguda village within the Padmapur police station, they said. The deceased have been identified as...
The Odisha government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 14 new projects entailing a cumulative investment of approximately Rs 2.10 lakh crore on the first day of its investor outreach program in the UAE on Wednesday, officials said. Chief...
Five baby orangutans rescued from Odisha’s Balasore district are displaying a range of human-like emotions - from momentary mood swings and playful actions to anxiously clinging to one another - at the Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar. On Thursday, zoo...
A fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal on Thursday. Under the influence of the system, heavy rainfall is expected in several parts of Odisha over the next three days, according to the India Meteorological...
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), an IT services, consulting, and business solutions company, has won a bid worth Rs 122.6 crore to implement the next phase of the Odisha State Workflow Automation System (OSWAS 3.0). With this, the IT major has...
Five young orangutans were found early Tuesday morning near Badapali village in the Bhograi Block of Odisha's Balasore Division, prompting local forest authorities to launch investigation into how the non-native primates ended up in the region. Balasore Divisional Forest Officer...
The Odisha government on Tuesday announced a Rs 2 per litre increase in the milk procurement price paid to dairy farmers. The revision comes into effect from September 11. The move is aimed at providing additional income support to milk...
In a top level bureaucratic reshuffle, the Odisha government reassigned senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, assigning top posts to Suresh Kumar Vashishth, Sudhanshu Mohan Samal, and Dr Brunda D. According to a notification issued by the General Administration and...
Intensifying its agitation against the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026, Odisha's opposition party, the BJD, on Monday announced that it will organise a 'mass dharna' in front of the Lok Bhavan in Bhubaneswar on September 9...
Three people were taken into custody in Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar for allegedly defrauding a private company of Rs 5 lakh, a police officer said on Monday. The arrested suspects have been identified as Jitendra Kumar Khuntia (33), Rajesh Kumar...
