News Desk: Roopa Mishra is the first Odia as well as the first married woman in the country to top the Indian Administrative Service (I.A.S) examination in 2004. She is currently serving as the Collector of Khordha district in Odisha.

News Desk: 'Maha Vishuva Sankranti' or 'Meru Sankranti' is being celebrated across Odisha as Odia New Year to mark the first day of the astral month in the traditional Hindu Solar Calendar.

News Desk: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is heading to Koraput today to meet the family members of Laxmipur MLA Jhina Hikaka, who has been held hostage by the Maoists since March 14.

Bhubaneswar: Italian tourist Bosusco Paolo, who was released by the Maoists in Odisha after 28 days in captivity, has addressed the media and revealed that he would return to Italy.

Breaking News! In a big relief to the state government and Centre, the Maoists in Odisha's Kandhamal have released Italian tourist Bosusco Paolo, who was in their captivity since March 14. Paolo and mediator Dandapani Mohanty have already reached the State Guest House in Bhubaneswar.

News Desk: The SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack courted another controversy over the death of a woman and her new-born in the labor room of the O & G department due to alleged negligence.

Bhubaneswar: While the 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia and 27 other countries, including India and Pakistan, the tremors were felt in several parts of Odisha too. The quake triggered tsunami alerts in many countries.

Bhubaneswar: Top Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda issued a fresh audio message saying the abducted Italian national Paolo Boscusco will be released if the government obeys the agreement signed with the negotiators.

Bhubaneswar: Top Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda's wife Subhashree Das alias Mili Panda was acquitted by a fast track court in Gunupur in Odisha's Rayagada district on Tuesday in an encounter case.

News Desk: Angry and upset over the latest developments, the Odisha Police have threatened to boycott duty in naxal-hit areas if the hardcore Maoists are released from jail.