Maoists hired to kill Laxmananda: Orissa police

In a major breakthrough the Orissa police on Thursday claimed that the mastermind behind Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Laxamananda Saraswati's killing had been identified as a group had hired the......

Fresh violence in Orissa, police station torched

Despite heavy deployment of security personnel, fresh violence and arson broke out on Wednesday in riot-hit Kandhamal district as a police station was torched and 10 houses were attacked that left......

Biranchi case: Orissa cops take custody of accused

A day after his arrest in Panaji, the Orissa police on Tuesday took into custody Raja Acharya, the prime accused in the murder of Biranchi Das, the coach of child marathon runner Budhia. Inspector......

Arrest warrant against Orissa DGP

A local court has issued a non-bailable warrant against rape convict Biti Hotra Mohanty and arrest warrant against his father Orissa DGP Bidya Bhushan Mohanty, who had given surety for his son for......

Orissa pays the price for progress

The Kalinga Nagar tribal-police clash has highlighted the need for a comprehensive resettlement and rehabilitation policy, particularly for tribal pockets in Orissa and elsewhere, to avoid such......

Reliance Retail resumes rollout in Orissa

Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Retail on Tuesday resumed its retail rollout in Orissa amid protests by local traders. The company opened a new store at the Gopabandhu square in the morning, then......

Orissa steel hub pauses over tribal violence

The smoke billowing from the chimneys of Nilachal Ispat Nigam belies the tension in Kalinga Nagar, an industrial complex in Jajpur district of Orissa, the scene of a bloody clash between tribals......

Shadow actor Naseer Khan arrested in Orissa

Naseer Khan, the blind actor and co-producer of the film Shadow, has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a multi-crore chit fund scam in Balasore district, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa. "We......

Chappell slapped by cricket fan

India coach Greg Chappell was slapped by a cricket supporter, named Biranchi Maharana, at the Bhubaneswar airport on Monday. The man who belongs to the Kalinga Sena, a local political outfit in......