Minati Munda, a labourer, sat on the premises of sub-divisional hospital in Pattamundai town since Tuesday afternoon after her request for a hearse was turned down by hospital authorities. read more

Hoardings and posters have been put up all over the city, creating a buzz among the residents here that their city will stage the World Cup in a fortnight. read more

Suresh Raina had less than a second to react but ended up taking a sensational catch to see Lenka off on 46 off 98 deliveries during the Ranji Trophy 2018 match between Uttar Pradesh and Odisha. read more

The Cyclone storm ‘Gaja’ over the Bay of Bengal, which is expected to intensify in the next 24 hours, is moving towards coastal Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. It is likely to make a landfall between Nagapattinam and Chennai on November 15. read more

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday wrote to union culture minister Mahesh Sharma complaining about the poor quality of restoration work done by the Archaeological Survey of India on the 13th century Konark Sun Temple.  read more

Baliyatra literally means ‘A voyage to Bali.’ This festival takes place in Cuttack, Odisha, to celebrate the maritime history of Odisha and its ancient trading links in Bali, Indonesia. read more

A married woman allegedly chopped off the genital of a man with whom she had an extra-marital affair at a village in Odisha’s Keonjhar district, the police said. read more

According to data from the Union environment ministry, more than 1,608 humans were killed in human-wildlife conflict cases involving tigers, leopards, bears and elephants between 2013 and 2017. read more

Lucknow is hosting an international cricket match after 24 long years with the newly-built Ekana Stadium making its debut. But going by a local curator, anything above 130 would be a winning score for the team batting first. read more

Five Maoists, including a woman, were gunned down on Monday by police in a forested area of Odisha’s Malkangiri district bordering Andhra Pradesh, officials said, in one of the heaviest casualty tolls suffered by the insurgents this year. read more

Following the arrest of a gang of poachers a day earlier, Odisha forest officials confirmed on Sunday that the animal carcass they discovered from a pit near the Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary is that of a Royal Bengal tiger. read more

Nabin Swain who had offered Amit Shah lunch joined the Biju Janata Dal. Shah was in Odisha’s Ganjam district last year while he was starting the ‘Mission 120 programme’. read more

Temple priest Narasingha Pujapanda said the court and the government were trying to stop their only source of income. read more

73 Indian students are set to fly abroad this semester under grants from the Erasmus Mundus programme. A look at its growing reach and popularity. read more

A minor Dalit girl in Koraput district was allegedly gangraped by paramilitary forces of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) in October last year in a forest, following which she committed suicide in January this year. read more