Cyclone Phailin: 3 killed, 18 fishermen stranded off Odisha coast

At least three persons died on Saturday after uprooted trees fells on them in Odisha ahead of Cyclone Phailin's landfall at Gopalpur. While a 35-year-old man of Garama village in Jagatsinghpur......

Odisha: Girl, set on fire after resisting rape attempt, dies

A Dalit girl, who was set ablaze after an attempted rape, died after struggling for survival for twelve days at a hospital in Bhubaneswar, triggering public protests and demands for the resignation......

US devotee manhandled while seeking 'darshan' in Puri

An American national was on Thursday allegedly beaten up in Puri by security personnel when he along with his Indian wife attempted to climb the chariot of Lord Jagannath seeking a 'darshan'.......

Controversy over 'darshan' in Sri Jagannath temple

Top government officials on Saturday visited the Sri Jagannath temple in Odisha following a controversy between the temple administration and servitors of the shrine over 'darshan' of the deities.......

TCS plans to engage 4,000 IT professionals in Orissa

Tata Consultancy Services on Friday assured the Odisha government about its plan to engage about 4,000 information technology professionals in the state with completion of its first expansion in......

Top firms offer jobs to tribal students

Over 8,000 candidates, mostly tribals from south Orissa's Koraput, Nabarangapur and Malkanagiri districts have received job offers from various private companies, mostly from outside the state, in......