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  NHRC demands police's report in 2012 lathicharge incident

  India | February 18, 2014 8:36 IST

  Cuttack: National Human Rights Commission has asked the Cuttack-Bhubaneswar police commissioner to file a status report within six weeks detailing the action it had taken over all the FIRs filed in connection with the police

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  Herculean efforts on to dry Barabati outfield

  Cricket | October 25, 2013 12:14 IST

  Bhubaneswar: If ground staff fails to dry Barabati stadium in Cuttack which is flooded with heavy rains, Odisha Cricket Association (OCA)  will use a chopper to make 5th ODI between India And Australia possible on

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  Deep depression turns into cyclone Phailin

  India | October 10, 2013 7:30 IST

  Bhubaneswar: After crossing North Andaman Islands, the deep depression over east central Bay of Bengal Wednesday night intensified into cyclonic storm Phailin, while remaining practically stationary at about 950 km from Paradip, the IMD said

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  Minor girl gang-raped in Odisha

  India | September 12, 2013 15:08 IST

  Bhubaneswar: A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped by six persons, including her lover, for four days in Odisha's Cuttack district, police said yesterday.     The incident came to light yesterday when the girl reported

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  Uliburu mines leaseholder B K Mohanty gets bail from HC

  India | August 28, 2013 6:57 IST

  Cuttack: The Odisha High Court yesterday granted conditional bail to the arrested leaseholder of Keonjhar-based Uliburu iron ore mines B K Mohanty who was arrested by the state vigilance sleuths last month.     Justice Chittaranjan Dash

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  Girl dies after falling in hot mid-day meal curry cauldron

  India | August 26, 2013 8:11 IST

  Sambalpur (Odisha): An eight-year-old girl student of a tribal residential school here died of burn injuries yesterday after she fell into a hot curry cauldron.Banita Kahnhar, a Class III student of Sevashram School run by

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  HC put on hold Odisha govt's notification on PG guidelines

  India | July 25, 2013 9:52 IST

  Cuttack, July 25: The Orissa High Court on Wednesday put on hold the state government's attempt to reduce the service period of MBBS doctors for consideration as in-service candidates for medical PG admissions.In May, the

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  2,500 devotees stay put inside temple in Cuttack to protest demolition drive

  India | May 23, 2013 10:01 IST

  Cuttack, May 23: For the second consecutive day on Wednesday, the Cuttack district administration held back its illegal temple demolition drive in Cuttack city. The drive was stalled as the administration feared a major law

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  Women's World Cup: Anti-Pak protest in Odisha loses steam

  Cricket | January 27, 2013 7:21 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Jan 27: In a major turn of events, a leading protesting group in Odisha on Saturday gave up its stir against participation of Pakistani players in the ICC Women's World Cup matches at Cuttack."We

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  Silver city Cuttack goes for gold to decorate Durga Puja mandaps

  India | October 17, 2012 12:06 IST

  Cuttack (Odisha) Oct 17:  Shooting prices of gold are no deterrent for Durga Puja organisers here to decorate images with ornaments made of the yellow metal and to give a golden backdrop to the tableau.The

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  Odisha Hooch Toll Mounts To 34, Two Excise Officers Suspended

  India | February 11, 2012 21:01 IST

  Bhubaneswar, Feb 11: The death toll in the hooch tragedy rose to 34 with death of one more person at a hospital in Cuttack today while Odisha government placed two excise department officers under suspension,

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  India Eyeing Improved Show From Batsmen In 2nd ODI

  Cricket | December 01, 2011 13:07 IST

  Visakhapatnam, Dec 1: After narrowly escaping defeat in the series opener, India would look to guard against complacency and hope for an improved showing from their batsmen when they take on the West Indies in