A group of unidentified criminals allegedly looted Rs 10 lakh from a businessman on a bridge in Odisha's Koraput district. The incident took place on the Kotpad-Kundura road, police said.

The police in Odisha's Malkangiri district achieved a significant breakthrough on Sunday by busting a gang involved in the illegal smuggling of Hashish oil, a top police official said.

A 72-year-old man was allegedly killed by two miscreants on the suspicion that he practiced witchcraft, in Chandaka area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, police said on Saturday.

Cyclone Montha has led to school closures in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, and West Bengal, affecting millions and causing significant damage.

Bhubaneswar is set to host the 12th Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) from January 8 to 11, 2026, at Mayfair Lagoon. The event, produced by the Odisha Diary Foundation, is widely recognised as a major global gathering for writers and thinkers.

Dhananjoy Gope (alias Sudhir), a former Maoist from Odisha's Malkangiri district, traded his gun for a uniform six years back.

Public transport services like buses, trains and flights in Odisha may be temporarily suspended in anticipation of Cyclone Montha's impact.

Severe Cyclonic storm Montha on Tuesday crossed the coast off Andhra Pradesh, causing disruptions in the southern state, while the impact was also felt in neighbouring Odisha

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red and orange alerts for several southern Odisha districts as Cyclone Montha intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal

Schoolse Closed Tomorrow: To take precautions, hostel students have been sent home and special officiers have been appointed for 19 districts.

The weather department has warned that low pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal, and the depression is likely to gain strength over the next few days.

The Odisha government has started evacuating people from vulnerable places and deployed 128 disaster response teams in eight southern districts of the state as the deep depression in the Bay of Bengal on Monday intensified into a cyclonic storm named

Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Sunday reviewed the state's preparedness in districts likely to be affected by the possible cyclonic system Montha' during a high-level meeting.

A 23-year-old miniature artist from Odisha's Ganjam district has set a new Guinness World Record for crafting the smallest wooden spoon.

The Odisha government on Sunday put all 30 districts on alert as the depression in the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a deep depression and is slowly moving towards the east coast, officials said.

The father of a NEET-UG exam aspirant from Odisha who was found dead in his hostel room in Kota said that his son would never die by suicide.

Tribal villagers in Kadamaha village in Odisha's Kandhamal district risk their lives every day to cross a river due to the lack of a bridge and proper connectivity.

A 24-year-old NEET aspirant from Odisha was found dead in his hostel room in Rajiv Gandhi Nagar on Saturday, police said.

Two tribal girls were allegedly gang-raped by five men in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district when they were returning home along with their friends, police said on Saturday.

A luxury intercity bus travelling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru caught fire in the early hours of Friday near Ullindakonda in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district, killing 19 people and injuring several others.

His artwork beat the previous record of 1.4 mm, set by fellow Indian Dr Manoj M last year.

A 15-year-old boy, filming a reel on a railway track in Odisha's Puri, was killed after being hit by a train. The incident occurred at the Janakdevpur railway station on Tuesday.

An investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl in Odisha's Bhubaneswar has led to the uncovering of a sex racket in the state capital.

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