Odisha

Promise unfulfilled, man walks 1,350 km to remind PM Modi

A man from Odisha is walking all the way to New Delhi to meet PM Modi after his unfulfilled promise of better infrastructure for his village.

Jun 16, 2018

Bhubaneswar: Auto, taxi drivers on 12-hour strike; commuters suffer

The members of the Auto Chalaka Mahasangha staged a demonstration at different places of the state. The 12-hour strike created difficulty for the commuters across the state of Odisha.

Jun 8, 2018

Auto driver allegedly rapes minor, enraged locals protest

"The girl was raped when she was returning with her family from a religious festival", said the police.

Apr 20, 2018

Woman tied to electric pole, thrashed by locals

The woman used to help solve issues of distressed women in the area and such interventions had developed many rivals.

Apr 19, 2018

Tribe in Odisha celebrates festival by piercing iron hook to their skin

The tribe believes Goddess Basuli listens to their prayers after they practice these rituals.

Apr 16, 2018

Train moves 10 km without engine: How often does it happen?

The railway officials had failed to apply the skid-brakes at Titlagarh station in Odisha, and the Ahmedabad-Puri Express moved due to a downward slope.

Apr 8, 2018

Odisha: Kashmiri student of AIIMS missing since leaving a note 2 weeks ago

Suhail Aijaz Kataria, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, is a second-year MBBS student.

Feb 26, 2018

Wedding shocker: Groom and his grandmother killed as gift explodes after 5 days

A man and his grandmother were killed, and his wife was severely injured when they opened their wedding gift in Odisha's Balangir district.

Feb 24, 2018

India test-fires Agni-V missile from Abdul Kalam island in Odisha

India test-fired the nuclear-capable inter-continental ballistic missile, Agni-V, on Thursday, January 18

Jan 18, 2018

Tribal man, who carried wife's body on shoulders, now owns a house, a bike, his daughters study in a school in Bhubaneswar

Dana Majhi now has a comfortable life and has even remarried.

Dec 7, 2017

Did West Bengal really win the Rasgulla origin debate with Odisha? Here's the truth

West Bengal on Tuesday won the Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the Rasgulla. Read to know more.

Nov 14, 2017

Sweet tussle turns bitter! West Bengal to move court against Odisha claim on Rasgulla origin

The West Bengal government is reportedly eyeing the legal route to lay claim to the origin of the Rasgulla. Read to know more.

Nov 10, 2017

Ranji Trophy: 17-year-old Prithvi Shaw hits ton to emulate Sunil Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid

Prithvi Shaw is making headlines with his batting. Today (November 1) he struck his fourth first-class century. He was trending on Twitter on Wednesday.

Nov 1, 2017

Talwinder Singh, India, Pakistan, hockey, World League Semifinal

Hockey World League final 2017 Odisha: India face Australia in opener

India are grouped alongside Australia, England and Germany in the tournament, which starts in December in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Sep 7, 2017

Odisha hotelier's house catches fire; four of family, maid suffocate to death

The exact cause of the fire accident is yet to be ascertained. Officials said the false ceilings and wooden planks might have worsened the fire.

Aug 3, 2017

Asian Athletics: Manpreet Kaur wins gold in shot put, Dutee Chand bosses 100m race

Vikas Gowda, meanwhile, won a bronze medal in the men's Discus Throw event on Thursday July 6.

Jul 6, 2017

Rainfall warning for Odisha, North-East as Cyclone Mora intensified in Bay of Bengal

Cyclone Mora, the first storm of its kind of the season, may bring a lot of rain in Odisha and the North-Eastern states over the next two days. Read to know what weather warnings have been issued regarding it.

May 29, 2017

Indian sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik creates Guinness World Record with world's largest sand castle

Guinness Woirld Records has recognised the creation by Sudarshan Pattnaik on the beaches of Puri in Odisha as the largest sand castle in the world.

Feb 11, 2017

Odisha Accident: At least 40 injured after tourist bus from Bengal overturns in Dhauli, Bhubaneswar

The bus was carrying 65 passengers, including four children, when it overturned in Dhauli.

Jan 24, 2017

India news live updates: Two terrorists killed in Ganderbal encounter, Pak national apprehended near International border

An infiltration bid was also foiled by the security forces in the Sunderbani area of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.