The Latest Breaking News from BHUBANESWAR

BHUBANESWAR: The male melanistic (black stripe) tiger was found dead in Nawna (south) range of Similipal Tiger Reserve, the only habitat in India that has more than 10 melanistic big cats, on Sunday evening.

BHUBANESWAR: In his 100th episode of "Mann Ki Baat" radio programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday remembered Cuttack’s famous tea seller turned social worker D Prakash Rao for his contribution to the society.

BHUBANESWAR/SAMBALPUR: After remaining on boil following large scale violence during Hanuman Jayanti processions on April 12 and 14, Odisha's Sambalpur city did not witness any skirmish in the last 48 hours with the district administration on Sunday deciding to partially relax the curfew on Monday.

BHUBANESWAR: Congress on Monday picked Tarun Pandey (45), son of late MLA Biren Pandey, as its candidate for the byelection to Jharsuguda assembly seat on May 10. The bypoll was necessitated by the murder of BJD MLA and cabinet minister Naba Kisore Das on January 29.

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik, who is on a week-long tour to Japan to woo investors, convened his first cabinet meeting virtually from abroad and approved seven important projects, including the establishment of a directorate of Odisha Paribar, a dedicated administrative office to address issues concerning Odias living in…

BHUBANESWAR: Around 100 ft boundary wall of Rama Devi Women's University collapsed in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. This wall was renovated in November last year before the visit of President Droupadi Murmu to her alma mater. Local corporator said substandard work was the reason behind the collapse.

BHUBANESWAR: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought action taken reports from the chief secretary of Odisha and the district collector of Koraput in a matter related to making provision of basic amenities and benefits of social welfare schemes for deprived people of the district.

BHUBANESWAR: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought action taken reports (ATRs) from chief secretaries of Odisha and Telangana on the heart wrenching incidents of mortgaging children for final rites of their fathers, the sole breadwinner of their families.

BHUBANESWAR: The state government on Saturday said the kingpin of a spurious drugs racket detected in Cuttack in February is one Manish Kumar, a native of Muzaffarpur in Bihar.