Bhubaneswar, Nov 8(ANI): Fire fighters of Bhubaneswar in Orissa are all set to undergo an extensive training for catching snakes in the wake of a rise in the population of reptiles. The ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 8 (IANS) In a bizarre incident, a 25-year-old gardener in Orissa, furious after being bitten by a snake, grabbed the reptile, tore it apart and chewed bits of its flesh. ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 8 (IANS) A woman has been arrested for killing a 24-day old baby in Orissa's Puri district, police said Sunday. Mamata Samantray, 28, confessed that she killed the son of her ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 7 (IANS) Hundreds of villagers in Orissa's Kendrapada district have been worshipping a rare turtle since Thursday as it has eyes similar to that of a Hindu deity, a forest ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Friday alleged that some top leaders of the ruling Biju Janata Dal are involved in the mining scam in Orissa. After visiting the ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 4(IANS) Maoists blew up a guest house of a private company during a two-day strike at Chitrakonda of Malkangiri district in Orissa, police said Wednesday. Maoists have called a two-day strike ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 3 (IANS) A search continued for the second day Tuesday to trace five pilgrims who went missing after a boat capsized in Mahanadi river of Orissa Monday, police said. The boat ...

Kolkata, Nov 1(ANI): Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday retorted to various allegations by West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacherjee and accused him of having links with the Maoists. Addressing ...

Bhubaneswar, Oct 31 (IANS) Orissa Saturday launched a programme to bring legal services and awareness to rural areas of the state with Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan flagging off a "legal ...

Bhubaneswar, Oct 30 (IANS) Three Maoist rebels were arrested Friday during a combing operation in Orissa's Rayagada district, police said. "We have arrested three Maoists from Gudari area of the district. They were ...

New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said the central government needs "active cooperation" of the state governments to enforce law and order in various parts of the ...

Bhubaneswar, Oct 29 (IANS) Natural disasters kill about 1,300 people every year in Orissa, said a report released here Thursday on the 10th anniversary of the super cyclone in which over 8,000 ...

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram described as "baseless" the charges levelled by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury that Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee had prior ...

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Alleging a conspiracy behind the train hold-up in West Midnapore, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to probe the "support" ...

Jhargram (West Bengal), Oct 28 (IANS) Security forces Wednesday began combing the jungles near Jhargram in West Midnapore district to hunt down the Maoist-backed rebels who held the Bhubaneswar-Delhi Rajdhani Express and ...

Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Oct 28 (ANI): Passengers, who were travelling by the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, voiced their apprehensions over the lack of security measures on passenger trains. They said that people travel ...

Midnapore, Oct 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) “All the train passengers and the drivers of the New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express are fully in control of the Central government, Home Secretary G K Pillai ...

Bhubaneswar, Oct 26 (IANS) Discovery Channel will air a special programme Saturday showcasing the natural beauty, heritage and culture of Orissa, the channel said Monday. Hosted by television personality Kim Jagtiani, the programme ...

Bhubaneswar, Oct 25 (IANS) Work on a Rs.100 crore Konark Knowledge Park has begun in Orissa with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Sunday laying the foundation stone for the project, officials said. The park ...

Bhubaneswar, Oct 25 (IANS) Two Maoist guerrillas were arrested early Sunday during a combing operation in Rayagada district of Orissa, police said. "Two Maoist rebels were arrested from the forested area of Gudari ...

Bhubaneswar, Oct 24 (IANS) The death of an engineering student in an accident involving a police vehicle triggered violent protests in Orissa's Bolangir town Saturday, police said. Rampaging students of the Sushree ...

Bhubaneswar, Oct 24 (IANS) Five people have been arrested here for lynching a youth on suspicion of theft, police said Saturday. Manoj Prusty, 27, was caught by the residents of Turiput slum in ...

Bhubaneswar, Oct 23 (IANS) Three suspected Maoists were arrested Friday from Rayagada district in Orissa, police said. "We arrested three Maoists in an early (Friday) morning operation. The three were named in ...

Bhubaneswar, Oct 23 (IANS) A Hindu cleric in Orissa Friday said he received a letter from Maoist guerrillas, threatening to kill him like they killed Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Laxmanananda ...

Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (IANS) Six Sri Lankan fishermen were taken into custody by marine police in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district Thursday for fishing in the Indian waters, police said. The men were fishing in ...

Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (IANS) The Aditya Birla group, which has diversified business interests, Thursday signed an agreement with Orissa to develop a sea port in Bhadrak district on an investment of Rs.1,500 ...

Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (IANS) The Orissa government will not hold talks with the Maoists until they leave the path of violence, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said Thursday. "As you know in the ...

Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (IANS) A swine flu patient who was shifted from Orissa to the Apollo Hospital in New Delhi earlier this week died Thursday, a state health official said here. A.K. Banwar ...

Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (IANS) Confined in a dark room by his family, a 37-year-old man in Orissa has been living in the nude since for nine long years. According to his wife Laxmipriya, ...

Bhubaneswar, Oct 21 (IANS) Two Maoist guerrillas were Wednesday arrested in Orissa's Rayagada district, police said. Narasimha Mambalik alias Shyam and Suresh Mambalik alias Subhas were arrested from Gudari village in Rayagada, about ...