Ajay Nath

The latest incident involved a group of around 15 tourists from Maharashtra who had come to Konark as part of a pilgrimage tour.

During the search operation, an almirah containing liquid cash worth crores, high-end benami vehicles, and documents related to immovable properties, agreements, and mining leases executed by the accused were recovered.

The crash, captured on video, led to chaos at the site, with the bus driver and conductor fleeing the scene and police launching a search.

Rescue teams continued overnight efforts to trace workers feared trapped under debris after the late-night explosion at an illegal stone quarry in Odisha's Dhenkanal town.

Huge turnouts at Home Guard recruitment exams in Jharsuguda and Sambalpur highlight Odisha's deepening unemployment crisis, with even highly educated youth vying for a handful of low-paying government jobs.

All six men accused of lynching a West Bengal migrant worker in Odisha's Sambalpur district have been arrested, police said, while asserting that the killing was not linked to the victim's identity or nationality.

Preliminary findings by the police suggest that the child was sexually assaulted before being murdered, enraging the local community.

A video of the incident has gone viral on social media, which shows the group of men harassing the street vendors for being Hindu and yet selling Santa hats.

Eighteen young wrestlers from Odisha allegedly travelled in general train compartments without confirmed tickets while heading to and returning from the 69th National School Wrestling Championship in Uttar Pradesh.

A large crowd at Shreya Ghoshal's live concert on the concluding day of Cuttack's Bali Jatra festival led to chaos, leaving two people unconscious. Visitors had surged towards the stage, causing panic and some collapses due to suffocation.