After Odisha's Excise Minister quit over the hooch tragedy that claimed 33 lives, state Health Minister Prasanna Acharya on Friday made it clear that he would not follow suit even as he steered clear

The death toll due to alleged consumption of spurious liquor has risen to 30 in Odisha, but the authorities have held two medicines responsible for the tragedy.

The victims, mostly poor men from Cutt

Odisha Excise Minister A. U. Singhdeo on Thursday resigned following the hooch tragedy in Cuttack and Khurda districts, which has claimed 30 lives so far.

Singhdeo sent his resignation on moral groun

Thirteen people died and at least 25 were battling for life after consuming spurious liquor in Odisha's Cuttack district, police said on Wednesday.

The victims fell ill after consuming moonshine they

With 14 more persons succumbing to illness caused by spurious liquor, the death toll in Odisha hooch tragedy mounted to 19 on Wednesday prompting the state government to order a judicial probe into

A Maoist couple was gunned down by police in Odisha's Koraput district, an official said on Friday.

Chitrakam Reddy alias Sitru, 30, and his wife were killed in a forested area near Badamathur villag

Police on Tuesday arrested one of Odisha's top Maoist leaders in the state's Bargarh district, a senior state police official told IANS.

Mahru Mahato alias Girish was arrested by a team of police per

Under attack for allegedly shielding accused persons in Pipili gangrape case, Odisha's Agriculture Minister Pradip Maharathy on Thursday resigned on 'moral ground' and in the 'interest' of ruling BJD

Under attack for allegedly shielding accused persons in Pipili gangrape case, Odisha's Agriculture Minister Pradip Maharathy on Thursday resigned on 'moral ground' and in the 'interest' of ruling BJD

After completion of the process in Khurda district, culling of poultry birds started on Wednesday in the tribal-dominated Mayurbhanj, the second district in Odisha where bird flu has been detected.