Odisha to restore Tagore’s Puri house as museum: Minister

Bhubaneswar According to a minister, the Odisha government resolved on Wednesday to rehabilitate and turn Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s Puri home into a museum. A high-level review meeting chaired by…

Senior lawyer fatally shot in Berhampur, Odisha

According to authorities, unidentified individuals shot and killed senior counsel and BJP politician Pitabash Panda on Monday night, October 6, 2025, close to his home in Berhampur, Odisha. The incident…

While staff and inmates were celebrating Dussehra, two detainees broke out of the Odisha jail.

Cuttack According to officials on Friday, two undertrial detainees scaled the boundary wall to escape from the high-security Choudwar Circle jail in the Cuttack district of Odisha as the staff…

IMD Red Alert: Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: A “Red Warning” has been issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) due to thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 40–50 kmph, as well as scattered heavy to…

Odisha Cabinet sets a 48-hour weekly work cap, overtime pay, and approves three key reforms in new labour law amendments.

Four significant recommendations from three departments were approved by the Odisha state cabinet on Monday. These included a comprehensive temple construction plan at Ghatagaon Tarini in Keonjhar district, changes to…

Odisha Reverses Decision to De-Empanel Axis, HDFC, and ICICI Banks

Three private commercial banks—Axis, HDFC, and ICICI—were removed off the list of banks authorized to handle the deposits and business of government agencies and departments, but the Odisha government on…

5th Rape in 10 Days in Odisha: Woman Gang‑Raped While Returning from Temple

Over the course of ten days, five distinct rape instances have been reported throughout Odisha. The most recent incidence happened in the Mayurbhanj district’s Karanjai region. Police claim that on…