Odisha

Malkangiri: A 22-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after being humiliated at a village meeting over his love marriage in Odisha’s Malkangiri district. The deceased has been identified as Sagar Sarkar of MV-92 village.According to reports, Sagar had fallen in love with a 26-year-old woman and married her before bringing her to the village. Following…

Jajpur: In an inhumane incident, a son-in-law was forced to wear a shoe garland around his neck and face was smeared with paint and was paraded in the market at Kalyanpur under Binjharpur police limits of Jajpur over family dispute.A video of the incident has gone viral on social media, following which the Binjharpur police…

Bhubaneswar: A Baleshwar resident was among seven people arrested by the West Bengal Police for allegedly operating a major cyber fraud racket from Ranibandh in Bankura district of West Bengal, with investigators estimating the total amount involved in the crime at around Rs 72 crore.Bankura district police superintendent V G Satish said on Monday that…

RAYAGADA, AUGUST 29, 2026 — For nearly two years, a woman in a remote Rayagada village lived confined to a single room after the death of her husband. This week, a coordinated intervention by the district administration and healthcare professionals gave her a chance to begin life anew.A resident of Jugapadar village under Bishamkatak block,…

Panic gripped parts of the Sunabeda forest area in Nuapada district after a youth from Gadabhata Pada was critically injured in a wild bear attack while grazing cattle.The victim, identified as Harendra Majhi, was attacked suddenly by a bear, sustaining deep injuries to his head and eyes. Locals rushed him to the Sunabeda health centre, where he…

Sambalpur/Kendujhar: Two persons, including a two-year-old boy, were killed in separate wall-collapse incidents as heavy rain lashed several parts of Odisha over the past 24 hours, with four places recording more than 100 mm of rainfall, officials said.The rain was triggered by a well-marked low-pressure area over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining areas of north…

Bhubaneswar is about to sit closer to Hyderabad on the aviation map. Star Air, the aviation arm of the Sanjay Ghodawat Group, will introduce 24 new weekly flights to Odisha from 4 September 2026, including a direct Hyderabad–Bhubaneswar service and the return of flights between Bhubaneswar and Jharsuguda.The expansion is aimed at travellers who have…

Baripada (Mayurbhanj): After days of anxiety and uncertainty, 20-year-old Kulsum Nigar of Baripada returned home safely from Nepal on Monday (August 31), bringing immense relief to her family. Kulsum had lost contact with her family for nearly two days while travelling in Nepal, amid network disruptions and the flash flood situation in parts of the…