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BJD observe Black Day demanding special category status for Odisha

Last Updated: Sunday, March 2, 2014, 22:53

Youth activists of the ruling BJD on Sunday observed Black Day in protest against the Centre`s alleged denial to allocate special category status for Odisha.

Odisha BJP open to alliance, seat-sharing proposals

Last Updated: Sunday, March 2, 2014, 22:34

After initially refusing alliance or seat-sharing proposals from state-level political parties, Odisha BJP today said it was open to the idea.

Naveen questions Centre on why Odisha not given special status

Last Updated: Sunday, March 2, 2014, 22:31

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday questioned the Centre as to why Odisha was not being accorded special category status ignoring its long standing demand while the same was given to newly-created Seemandhra.

Deaf and dumb woman raped in Odisha

Last Updated: Sunday, March 2, 2014, 16:01

A 32-year-old deaf and dumb woman has allegedly been raped by a youth here, police said.

Operation intensified to nab top Maoist leader in Odisha

Last Updated: Sunday, March 2, 2014, 15:39

Security forces have intensified combing operation to nab top Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda after three arrested women members of Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP), led by the rebel leader, revealed he was shot at in a recent encounter.

Odisha ex-minister charge-sheeted in dowry case

Last Updated: Sunday, March 2, 2014, 01:00

Police Saturday filed a charge sheet against former Odisha minister and Biju Janata Dal leader Raghunath Mohanty, his son and three members of his family in a torture for dowry case, officials said.

One more arrested in Odisha minister attack case

Last Updated: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 19:34

One more person was arrested on Saturday in connection with the attack on Odisha`s Tourism Minister Maheshwar Mohanty, taking the total number of persons arrested in the case so far to five.

Three Maoist women arrested in Odisha

Last Updated: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 15:30

Police have arrested three Maoist women from a camp in Odisha`s Gajapati District, and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from them.

Woman raped, murdered in Odisha

Last Updated: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 14:17

The body of a 25-year-old woman was recovered from Vyas Nagar in Jajpur district, police said Saturday, suspecting it to be a case of sexual assault and murder.

Four injured in cylinder blast in Odisha

Last Updated: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 12:53

Four members of a family including a child sustained burns after an LPG cylinder exploded in Baligari village of Jajpur district, police said on Saturday.