A special CBI court here on Thursday sentenced chit fund firm Artha Tatwa (AT) Group Chief Pradip Sethi to seven years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to duping depositors of their money.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday termed Cooperation Minister Damodar Rout’s remark on farmers using agricultural loans for consuming alcohol ‘incorrect’.

In a shocking incident, body of Janaki Ballav Padhi, owner of Padhee’s Tutorial Pvt. Ltd, was found hanging at his residence here on Thursday.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said the Odisha government would explore the proposal to waive agricultural loans of farmers in the state.

In the wake of growing instances of attacks on doctors in health institutions, the Odisha government on Wednesday directed the district collectors for tightening of security in all government hospitals to ensure protection to doctors and staff.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said Union Minister Jual Oram, who claimed that some BJD leaders are showing interest to join BJP, is indulging in wishful thinking.

The CBI on Tuesday arrested a BSNL employee while accepting Rs one lakh for passing pending bills of a private contractor.

The Hotel & Restaurant Association of Odisha (HRAO) is all set to organise Odisha Tourism Conclave 2017 in Bhubaneswar in May.

At least five persons were killed and five others sustained injuries in a road accident at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district on Tuesday.

The Commissionerate Police arrested Air Odisha Aviation (AOA) chairman-cum-managing director Santosh Pani for violating the conditions laid down in the bail granted by a court to him last year.