Deogarh

Bhubaneswar: Five persons were killed in three road accidents in the past 24 hours in Odisha, police said on Sunday. In Cuttack district, two women of Ratapata village near Badamba died on the spot when a vehicle ran them over. The…

Bhubaneswar: While a controversy is boiling in Benaras Hindu University over the appointment of a Muslim professor to teach Sanskrit, a school in Odisha’s Deogarh district presents a completely opposite picture. Hasan Tara (50), a Muslim,…

Deogarh: Police on Saturday arrested four accused including three members of a family in connection with the brutal murder of a woman and her two children on October 17.  Their bodies were exhumed from Jhanjari reserve forest near Balinali…

Bhubaneswar: The indomitable zeal of an octogenarian politician from Odisha to pursue a PhD is an inspiration for all young students. Meet 81-year-old Narayan Sahu, a two-time MLA from Pallahara and former MP of Deogarh, who is now doing…

Deogarh: The students of Adarsh College here got a glimpse of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative on Tuesday when secretary to the Chief Minister (Transformation & Initiatives) VK Pandian visited the institution and…

Deogarh: With inedible wild fruits and biodegradable items like sea shells and conches to decorate the pandals and plates made of leaves and bamboo to serve prasad, Odisha is making a huge statement by going green this Durga Puja. A pandal…

Deogarh: Forest department personnel arrested six persons near Chhatabar Ghat in Deogarh for allegedly smuggling a leopard skin from Sundergarh to Sambalpur district late on Monday. Two of the accused were identified as Debendra Ranachuria…

Bhubaneswar: Cuttack district has the highest number of beggars in Odisha, Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disability Minister Ashok Panda told the Assembly on Saturday. The minister said there a total of 6,390 beggars in…

Deogarh: The Special Task Force (STF) on Tuesday arrested two more persons, a jail warder and a constable, in connection with the leopard skin smuggling racket busted in Barkote area of Deogarh district on June 21. They were part of the…