Odisha

Baripada, Mayurbhanj: A shocking and highly sensitive incident has reportedly occurred at the hostel of SVM International School, a private school in Baripada town. The parents of a Class VII girl student have alleged that an attempt was made to kill their daughter by mixing poisonous mosquito-repellent liquid, reportedly All-Out, into her drinking water bottle….

Bhubaneswar, 18 September 2026: The State Pollution Control Board, Odisha celebrated its 43rd Foundation Day today at Krushi Siksha Sadan, OUAT, Bhubaneswar. Honourable Minister for Forest, Environment and Climate Change and Labour and Employees’ State Insurance, Shri Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia, attended the event as the chief guest.   In his address, the Honourable Minister said,…

Koraput: A youth died after a Scorpio allegedly lost control and hit his motorcycle near Timajhola village, prompting locals to block NH-326.A young man was killed in a road accident near Timajhola village close to Laxmipur in Koraput district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Majhi Hikaka, a resident of Timajhola.According to preliminary reports,…

Odisha government issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on Thursday for timely payment of maintenance allowances and alimony awarded by competent courts, including a provision to deduct the ordered amount directly from the salaries of government employees.The move follows the government receiving information that certain employees were not paying court-ordered maintenance and alimony on time….

Odisha’s weather could see a significant shift over the coming days as a cyclonic circulation over north Thailand is likely to move into the North Andaman Sea, according to the latest update from the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The upper-air cyclonic circulation, which persisted over north Thailand at 5:30 am IST on September 18, 2026, extends…

  Bhubaneswar: The health condition of five orangutan babies rescued from Bhogarai in Baleshwar district is normal, according to the health bulletin issued by the Nandankanan Zoological Park authorities on September 17, 2026.   The infants, currently under specialised care at the zoo, were found to be in apparently stable condition during their clinical assessment….

Kendrapara: Miscreants allegedly stole Rs 1 lakh from the storage compartment of a scooter parked in front of Jagannath Jewellery at Korua Market under Kudanagari police limits.According to reports, a retired bank employee, Durgacharan Sahu of Korua village, had withdrawn ₹1 lakh from the local SBI branch and kept the cash inside his scooter’s storage…

Bhubaneswar: A woman has gone missing after being swept away in the Ib River in Sundaragada district on Thursday. The mishap has been reported from Kanhakonda tourist spot, also known as the Grand Canyon Of Odisha, under Talsara police station limits.Search operations by ODRAF and the Fire Department entered the second day on Friday, but…

New Delhi: The Odisha government has rejected the remission plea of Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons, the state told the Supreme Court on Thursday.A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Vijay Bishnoi took note…

Police have cracked a brutal murder case triggered by suspicions of sorcery, arresting 12 villagers in connection with the crime.The victim, Matia Patika of Kakitara village under Gothalpadar panchayat, went missing on the evening of September 2. The next morning, his blood-stained body was discovered alongside his motorcycle near Banguru Canal.Following a complaint by his…