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Seema, a Royal Bengal tigress, reacts to the camera at the zoo in Ahmadabad, India. (Photo: AP)

Tigress mauls 60-year-old to death in Odisha

Villagers alleged that the animal killed one Trinath Sahu (60) of the locality while he had gone to the village...

22 Oct 2018 1:07 AM IST

The ensuing argument resulted in a brawl and Sanju accidentally slipped off the terrace and died on the spot, said the police inspector of Narayanguda, B. Ravindar. (Representional Image)

Odisha: Two held for sacrificing 9-yr-old boy to appease Goddess Durga

The minor was sacrificed by his uncle, Kunja Rana who is a sorcerer, and his cousin brother Sambhaban Rana, a believer...

21 Oct 2018 10:21 AM IST

A damaged mobile tower seen struck down on road due to Cyclone Titli in Odisha on October 11. (Photo: File/PTI)

Cyclone Titli: Death toll rises to 57, at least 10 still missing in...

2,73,425 hectares of crops have been damaged in Odisha. 60,11,000 people in 8125 villages have been affected and 57,131...

19 Oct 2018 11:46 AM IST

The man had raped his wife after bringing her home when she was found slumped on a park bench (Photo: AFP)

25-yr-old woman held captive, gangraped in Odisha's Puri for 10 days

During interrogation, it was revealed that the woman was brought to Odisha by another woman on pretext of securing job...

19 Oct 2018 10:42 AM IST

About 60 lakh people were affected in the cyclone and flood and normal life was badly hit in Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada districts. (Photo: File/AP)

Death toll in cyclone-hit Odisha rises to 52, relief work underway

The loss suffered due to the calamity has been pegged at around Rs 2,200 crore, the Odisha government said on Wednesday.

17 Oct 2018 2:57 PM IST

BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik

Amidst cyclone Titli, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik cancels birthday...

The death toll in cyclone Titli, which made a landfall on October 11, and the subsequent flood in Odisha has risen to...

16 Oct 2018 11:26 AM IST

ODRAF personnel carry out rescue operations in flood-hit Aska area of Ganjam district, Odisha. (PTI)

12 feared dead, 4 missing in cyclone Titli-hit Odisha

The cyclone had made a landfall on Thursday southwest of Gopalpur near Palasa, said an official.

14 Oct 2018 1:39 AM IST

Some had even remarked that the occurrence of landslides in deep forests during this period indicates that quarrying has nothing to do with the phenomenon. This stupidity was mouthed by quarry owners and repeated their well-wishers in Kerala Assembly. (In pic: A scene of landslide in Idukki)

Titli triggers landslides, leaves 12 dead in Odisha

At least 12 persons, including five children, were on Friday night killed while four others went missing due to a...

14 Oct 2018 12:48 AM IST

Patnaik said the cyclone did the maximum damage to agriculture crops, roads and trees, adding a damage assessment will begin after immediate relief and restoration measures are completed. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

CM Patnaik announces monetary relief for people hit by Cyclone Titli

Patnaik made the announcement after an aerial survey of the cyclone-hit areas of Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada districts...

13 Oct 2018 8:39 PM IST

Low performing states are Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Rajasthan, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir (Photo: AFP)

Odisha couples rush to name newborns after cyclone Titli

However, this is not the first occasion when the people of Odisha have named children after a cyclone.

13 Oct 2018 2:14 PM IST

About 60 lakh people were affected in the cyclone and flood and normal life was badly hit in Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada districts. (Photo: File/AP)

Cyclone Titli: 12 more feared dead, four missing after landslide in...

The incident occurred when some villagers took shelter in a cave structure following very heavy rainfall on Friday...

13 Oct 2018 1:31 PM IST

CM Naveen Patnaik stressed on quick repair of breaches in several river embankments and asked district collectors to provide cooked food to the people who were shifted to relief camps. (Photo: PTI)

Over 60 lakh hit by cyclone Titli in Odisha, govt steps up relief ops

The flood situation in three south Odisha districts is grim as water levels in major rivers have crossed the danger...

12 Oct 2018 7:54 PM IST