In an exemplary quick delivery of justice, Sambalpur sessions judge on Monday awarded death penalty to a 30-year-old man on the charges of raping and murdering a seven-year-old girl.

The Orissa government which faces the allegation of large-scale irregularities in mining operations, has sparked off yet another controversy by bringing out an “ambiguous” resolution to regulate the s

Suryanarayan Das, the 30-year-old youth who on Friday tried to commit suicide by jumping into the lion safari at Nandankanan zoo here, on Saturday said he took the unpleasant step because of family fe

Suryanarayan Das, the 30-year-old youth who on Friday tried to commit suicide by jumping into the lion safari at Nandankanan zoo here, on Saturday said he took the extreme step because of a family feu

Four members of the six-member team of the Justice M.B. Shah Commission arrived here on Wednesday to probe into the mega mining scam in the state. The team led by U.B.

The ruling Biju Janata Dal on Wednesday suspended the party’s general secretary and spokesperson Jajneswar Babu from the party on charges “acting against the interest of the party.”

In a path-breaking judgment that could help maintain greater transparency in Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), the Orissa Information Commission has directed the state women and child develo

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has ruled out the possibility of his party, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), lending support to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the Cent

India on Friday successfully test-fired indigenously developed surface-to-surface, nuclear capable Agni-III ballistic missile from the Wheeler Island off Orissa coast, nearly 200 km from here.

The Centre on Thursday tried to turn the coal heat on the Orissa government by questioning chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s intention in recommending a particular coal block to a private company.