A natural compound found in long pepper can be an effective and cost-efficient agent against colon cancer cells, said researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela on Tuesday.

A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and later gang-raped by her friend and his four associates while she was on her way to college in Odisha, officials said.

The driver of a bus of the Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) died on Thursday after suffering a heart attack while driving on the Koraput-Sunabeda stretch, police said.

A four-year-old boy died after allegedly swallowing a miniature toy from a chips packet in Odisha's Kandhamal district, police said Wednesday.

A doctor died of cardiac arrest while on duty at Nilgiri sub-divisional government hospital in Odisha, police said.

BSE Odisha Special OTET 2025 Results: Qualified candidates can download their digital certificates from the board's website until January 15, 2026 (midnight) after paying the required fee.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the people for voting the BJP to power in Jammu and Kashmir's Nagrota and Odisha's Nuapada.

BJP candidate Jay Dholakia won the Nuapada assembly bypoll in Odisha by 83,748 votes on Friday, election officials said.

The result of the Assembly by-elections 2025 gave a mixed outcome, with both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress winning two seats each.

The counting of votes for the recent Assembly by-elections reveals a mixed outcome, with both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress marking notable victories and leads. 

Two people fell unconscious at a concert of singer Shreya Ghoshal in Odisha's Cuttack when a stampede-like situation began to develop, the police said.

At least eight people remained stranded for nearly two hours in a swing that suddenly malfunctioned while in motion at a height of about 30 feet above the ground at Bali Jatra here, police said on Wednesday night.

Odisha OTET 2025 Registration: The last date to fill the application form and pay the fees is November 26, 2025 (11:45 pm). The admit card will be released on December 10, 2025.

An X user from Odisha, Manas Muduli, went viral after revealing that a Bhubaneswar-Ayodhya flight cost almost the same as a Bhubaneswar-Guangzhou (China) trip.

If you think you have seen all of India, think again. These offbeat corners show a quieter, lesser-known side of the country that few travellers ever reach.

Left-arm spinner Parth Rekhade returned with a five-wicket haul as Vidarbha registered a 100-run win over Odisha to move to the top of Group A in the Ranji Trophy.

OPSC OCS Prelims 2024: Of the total number of candidates who appeared on October 12, 2025 for the prelims, 2405 candidates including 781 women have qualified for the OCS mains exam 2024

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.