A 19-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by five persons at a secluded house in the Odisha capital, police said on Friday. The incident took place on Wednesday night when the girl was returning home in the city after a dance session at a hotel. A part-time dancer, the girl earns her livelihood by singing and dancing in parties, they said. ...
09:59 PM, Dec 21, 2012
A 24-year-old woman was allegedly gangraped and her gold ornaments looted by three youths after they forcibly took her to a forest in Keonjhar district of Odisha, police said on Friday. The three were arrested on Thursday from their villages in Keonjhar district in connection with the incident that took place on Tuesday. ...
07:05 PM, Dec 21, 2012
India is likely to carry out a test of its home-developed, nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile from a military base in Odisha on Wednesday, defence sources have said. The intermediate-range ballistic missile, which can strike a target 700 km away, is likely to be tested from a facility on Wheeler Island near Dhamra in Bhadrak district, sources said. ...
08:36 PM, Dec 11, 2012
Baroda thrashed Odisha by 10 wickets with a day to spare, as they bagged seven points. ...
07:40 PM, Dec 10, 2012
Haryana bowlers' pegged back Delhi as UP took lead. Openers put Odisha in driver's seat as TN surged to a big score ...
07:49 PM, Dec 02, 2012
Odisha claimed an edge over Maharashtra in Sambalpur, while Haryana put up a stubborn fight against Delhi in Lahli. ...
06:43 PM, Dec 01, 2012
A Class 10 student in Odisha allegedly killed himself by consuming poison because his parents couldn't pay the Rs 250 fine imposed by the school for attendance shortage and he was subsequently refused permission to sit for a test, police said on Thursday. ...
10:24 AM, Nov 29, 2012
Social activist Anna Hazare will visit Odisha for three days, beginning Thursday, and attend several programmes in the state, an India Against Corruption (IAC) member said in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. ...
01:25 AM, Nov 29, 2012
Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare will be visiting Odisha on Thursday for the first time. "The three-day visit is significant as Anna Hazare is coming to Odisha for the first time. It will strengthen the anti-corruption movement in the state," said Akshyay Kumar, member of the National Coordination Committee of India Against Corruption (IAC). ...
08:37 PM, Nov 28, 2012
Posco India, a subsidiary of South Korean steel major Posco on Tuesday said it is committed to its steel project in Odisha despite all the obstacles and delay. ...
03:21 AM, Nov 28, 2012
Donning the role of moral police, Maoists stopped a 'vulgar' dance performance and assaulted the organisers of the show in Odisha's tribal-dominated Malkangiri district. The police said dancers from Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh were dancing 'semi-nude' at "Jagadhatri Puja" celebrations at MPV-12 village last night when about 20 armed Maoists stormed the show and assaulted 15 persons including the organisers who were Bangladeshi settlers. ...
09:55 PM, Nov 26, 2012
Headmaster of a tribal residential school was arrested for allegedly raping a 10th class girl student in Odisha's Kalahandi district, police said on Monday. The accused headmaster, Nakul Sabar, of Ampani Sevashram was also placed under suspension after obtaining permission from higher authorities, District Welfare Officer (DWO) SK Mohammed said. ...
08:30 PM, Nov 26, 2012
At Bangalore, Karnataka need 245 runs to earn an outright victory against Odisha. ...
07:02 PM, Nov 26, 2012
Two men set themselves afire in Odisha in a bid to prevent policemen from entering their house as they investigated a crime, a family member said on Monday. Sheikh Sadique, 25 and his elder brother Sabir, 35 were upset that a police team was in their house in the district headquarters town of Balasore, about 200 km from Bhubaneswar, to arrest them on Sunday in connection with an attack on...
09:49 AM, Nov 26, 2012
In other matches, Vidarbha and Baroda wrest back momentum against Maharashtra and Haryana respectively. ...
08:32 PM, Nov 25, 2012
Stepping up his attack on the Naveen Patnaik government, expelled BJD leader Pyari Mohan Mohapatra on Saturday threatened to expose corruption in Odisha's coal sector. "There are documents - a 'brahmastra' relating to corruption in the coal sector, involving Sainik firm. The weapon will expose and unmask those responsible for irregularities," Mohapatra said at the sideline of a rally at Koraput. ...
02:22 AM, Nov 25, 2012
SL Akshay and Karnataka captain Vinay Kumar chalked up four and three wickets respectively to dismiss Odisha for 202. ...
06:29 PM, Nov 24, 2012
The Odisha skipper has set high standards and wants his team to break into the knockout stage of the Ranji Trophy this season. ...
09:10 AM, Nov 24, 2012
A preview of the Group B matches in round four of the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy season that starts November 24. ...
04:43 PM, Nov 23, 2012
Odisha ended a four-year winless streak by beating Haryana and would now look to shift gears in their next matches. ...
08:45 PM, Nov 22, 2012
