Youth gets life imprisonment for killing father

A youth was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a local court for killing his father in Cuttack city of Odisha.

Vedanta may reopen Lanjigarh refinery by June-end

Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) on Friday said it is hopeful of reopening its 1-mtpa refinery plant at Lanjigarh, Orissa by June end.

Maoist leader surrenders in Odisha

An area deputy commander of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist has surrendered in Odisha`s Sambalpur district, police said on Friday.

2 key operators in fake job racket held in Odisha

Two key operators of a fake job racket were on Thursday arrested, three days after police took into custody three persons in this connection.

Minor blind girl raped, killed in Puri

A visually challenged minor girl was allegedly raped and killed by miscreants who forcibly took her to forest at Beladala village in the district, police said on Thursday.

Four killed in stone quarry blast in Odisha

Four persons were killed when an explosion occurred at a stone quarry in Odisha`s Bolangir district, police said on Thursday.

Odisha cop suspended for assaulting govt staff

Officer In-Charge (OIC) of a police station in Puri district of Odisha was suspended on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting three staff of a government inspection bungalow, police said.

Man arrested for raping 12-year-old girl in Odisha

A 42-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl at a village in Odisha`s Ganjam district, police said on Wednesday.

Judicial probe into chit fund scam ploy to buy time: BJP

BJP on Tuesday slammed the ruling BJD in Odisha, saying the judicial probe ordered by it into the chit fund scam was a ploy to buy time.

Odisha govt orders probe into functioning of 15 co-op bodies

The Odisha government today ordered a probe into the functioning of 15 multi-state cooperative organisations allegedly running illegal money circulation and other business in different states, official sources said.