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Passengers onboard the Jammu-Delhi Duronto robbed off their valuables at knifepoint when the train was halted for further signal in Outer Delhi.

Cyclone Fani: 89 trains cancelled, 3 specials put in service to...

Local transporters are to be contracted for hiring of road vehicles for meeting exigencies as and where necessary.

2 May 2019 3:56 PM IST

Rath servitors keep themselves pure from the time they involve in the holy preparations every year. During the whole procedure, they only consume vegetarian food and keep their body clean and pure. (Photo: ANI)

Odisha's Puri gears up for Rath Yatra

Puri in Odisha is getting ready for the biggest festival of the year.

30 Jun 2019 12:53 PM IST

The nurses are seen singing, dancing and frolicking inside the SNCU in the video in their official uniforms. The hospital beds and patients were seen in the video. Even a child is seen in the video. (Photo: Twitter | @anwar0262)

Watch: Nurses record TikTok videos in Odisha hospital with new born

The nurses were sent a show-cause notice by the chief district medical officer (CDMO).

27 Jun 2019 1:44 PM IST

Locals allegedly broke into the womans house where the couple was present and dragged them out to assault them and then shaved their head. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Locals assault, shave heads of couple in Odisha after learning about...

Couple reached out to Karanjia Police Station to file complaint following which the police immediately arrested 3...

25 Jun 2019 4:30 PM IST

Encephalitis is a viral disease, which causes mild flu-like symptoms such as high fever, convulsions and headache. (Photo: Pixabay)

Odisha orders testing of litchi fruit after encephalitis deaths in...

The Department of Health and Family Welfare asked the Food Commissioner to collect and test the sample of Litchi being...

19 Jun 2019 10:18 AM IST

The festival, which started as a tribal practice is based on the belief that Mother Earth menstruates for those three days and she is given a ceremonial bath on the fourth day. (Photo: ANI)

Odisha's monsoon festival commences

Three-day 'Raja Parba' celebrations begin in Odisha.

15 Jun 2019 10:47 AM IST

Superintendent of Police (SP) Sambalpur, Sanjiv Arora. (Photo: ANI)

55-year-old man found beheaded outside his home in Odisha's village

A police team is formed to search for the missing head, said police.

11 Jun 2019 12:56 PM IST

Stray dogs were spotted eating an infants body in Odishas Balasore. (Photo: ANI)

Stray dogs feed on infant's corpse in Odisha's Balasore

The incident came to light after locals saw that the dogs have eaten one of the legs of the baby in front of Soro...

7 Jun 2019 1:41 PM IST

The carcass of the tusker, aged around 40 years, was spotted on Wednesday inside the prohibited area of the reserve forest during patrolling by forest guards, officials said. (Photo: Pixabay | Representational)

Carcass of elephant with tusks missing found in Odisha

Decomposed body of the elephant was lying in Sajnagad under Nilagiri forest division and is suspected to have been...

6 Jun 2019 1:17 PM IST

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today reshuffled his cabinet by inducting 10 fresh faces and elevating two ministers of state to cabinet rank. (Photo: PTI)

CM tells ministers to submit report cards of their depts every month

Patnaik had also informed ministers that state government would have to apprise people on implementation of promises...

5 Jun 2019 2:37 PM IST

Last year in November, the Odisha government had declared drought of moderate and severe nature in 19 districts of the state. The calamity covers a total crop area of 2.33 lakh hectares covering 5,533 villages of 66 blocks in nine districts namely - Nabarangpur, Bargarh, Balangir, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Nuapara, Sambalpur and Sundergarh. (Photo: ANI)

Mayurbhanj faces scarcity of clean drinking water

One villager said, Sometimes we see insects in the water we collect. We want govt to give us tubewells so that we get...

2 Jun 2019 1:11 PM IST

The issue was raised in zero-hour discussion by a member in the House. We will do all the paperwork and other formalities required in this regard. Chenna Poda is a traditional delicacy and is used in all functions, including marriages and other celebrations. It is also associated with the Jagannath temple and is offered to the Lord Jagannath, said Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister of State, Dibya Shankar Mishra. (Photo: File I Representataional)

After Rasagola, Odisha demands GI tag for Chhena Poda and Arisa

Odisha received the official recognition for its 'Odisha's Rasagola' from Geographical Indication (GI) of India on July...

31 July 2019 1:58 PM IST