The Odisha government on Monday extended the suspension of internet services in Cuttack till 7 PM of October 7, as tension prevails in the city following back to back violent incidents during the Durga idol immersion last week.

The voting for assembly bypolls in eight constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Punjab, Telangana and Rajasthan will be held on November 11, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced on Monday.

Eight people were arrested on Monday in connection with the violence in Odisha's Cuttack, where a 12-hour bandh was underway amid heavy security deployment with prohibitory orders in place, officials said.

Odisha's Cuttack, the thousand-year-old city long celebrated for its communal harmony, remained on edge on Sunday after fresh incidents of violence erupted following clashes during Durga Puja idol immersion two days earlier.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has expressed profound sorrow over the tragic incident and announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each for the families of the victims.

A mentally challenged woman was kidnapped by a truck driver from a building near a highway in Odisha.

A former National Security Guard (NSG) commando has been found involved in a drug smuggling network. Bajrang Singh had participated in the 26/11 anti-terror operation in Mumbai.

Delhi Police on Wednesday recovered three fake photographs from self-styled godman 'Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati', aka Parthasarathy from Odisha, aka 'Delhi Baba', who has been accused of sexually harassing at least 17 women at a city ashram.

The complainant, 22-year-old Priyanka Bibar from Rayagada district in Odisha, had started working as a domestic help on September 22

A young man in Odisha's Dhenkanal district has died of electrocution while trying to sneak into his girlfriend's house.

Odisha Police SI Exam 2025: Candidates are advised to regularly visit the official Odisha Police website, odishapolice.gov.in, for updates regarding the revised exam schedule.

Zoho has dismissed misconceptions about its data hosting, development practices and global operations.

A 32-year-old visually impaired teacher from Jajpur district cleared the prestigious Odisha Civil Services (OCS) examination, securing the 300th rank in his third attempt.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone and inaugurated development projects worth over Rs 50,000 crore across telecommunications, railways, higher education, healthcare, skill development and rural housing sectors.

Durga Puja festivities may get somewhat dampened as a new low pressure area likely to form over the Bay of Bengal on October 1 would bring rain in many areas during next seven days with downpour at isolated places in some districts of south Bengal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the BSNL’s indigenous Swadeshi 4G network stack in Jharsuguda, Odisha. PM Modi also commissioned over 97,000 towers across the nation. The new towers will service over 20 lakh new subscribers across different states, including Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Assam, Gujarat and Bihar.

In a major boost to tele-communication infrastructure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated BSNL's 'Swadeshi' 4G stack, marking India's entry into a coveted league of nations that manufacture telecom equipment.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha on Saturday to lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth over Rs 60,000 crore in Jharsuguda, an official statement mentioned on Friday.

"Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati' - a self-styled 'godman' born in Odisha as Partha Sarathy - has been accused of sexually harassing over a dozen women at an ashram in Delhi's posh Vasant Kunj area.

He travelled nearly 175 km to amend things with his estranged wife, but ended up slitting her throat in public. This gruesome incident happened in Odisha's Balasore, with the woman's condition critical.

A high-drama protest unfolded outside the Odisha Legislative Assembly on Friday when a woman from Jajpur attempted to storm the premises with a set of demands.

Indian photographer Prasenjeet Yadav's image of a black tiger from Odisha's Similipal National Park has featured on the cover of National Geographic magazine's upcoming October 2025 edition.

A 25-year-old traffic police constable from Odisha's Bhubaneswar, who went missing early this month, has been found dead. The police have recovered her body from a jungle in Keonjhar district.

The opposition Congress on Wednesday announced to bring No Confidence Motion against the BJP-led state government during the upcoming monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly, scheduled to begin from Thursday.