At least two lakh rupees worth of gold jewellery and 60,000 rupees in cash were stolen from the house of a local in Athangaon Ward No. 10 under Udala police station limits in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha.As per reports, the incident took place late Thursday night at the house of local businessman Nilakantha Behera when…
Puri Police arrested 11 people in five days for allegedly taking money from devotees to arrange darshan of Lord Jagannath inside the Shree Jagannath Temple.The arrests followed multiple complaints of individuals demanding payment for facilitating entry into the shrine.According to police, one person was arrested after a case was registered at the Singhadwar Police Station….
New Delhi, 19/6: Yoga may significantly improve sperm quality and reduce oxidative stress and DNA damage in men with infertility, researchers at AIIMS here have found. The findings, published in the International Journal of Yoga ahead of the International Day of Yoga on June 21, add to the growing evidence that lifestyle interventions such as…
Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday expressed serious concern over the reported non-payment of social security pensions to nearly 18 lakh beneficiaries across the state for the past three months and urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to immediately release all pending dues.In a letter addressed to the…
Bhubaneswar: Suspended IPS officer of Odisha, Dayal Gangwar, had engaged eight policemen in his domestic works, according to an official report.Gangwar, who was serving as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Home Department, was suspended following allegations of harassment by the family of GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Swain who was beaten to death…
Filmmaker Meghna Gulzar’s upcoming movie Daayra, featuring Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead roles, is all set to release in theatres on September 18.Inspired by true events, Daayra is a thriller film that focuses on themes of crime, justice and punishment.The story shows how difficult it can be to decide what is…
Jaipur: As India tightened restrictions on Telegram amid concerns over the NEET-UG re-examination, Rajasthan Police arrested a 19-year-old student from Bhilwara for selling fake question papers through a Telegram channel named ‘Paper Mafia’. Operating through a US-based VPN and proxy network to conceal his identity, the accused allegedly charged aspirants Rs 4,000 per paper. HistoryThe…
A massive fire gutted a mattress manufacturing unit in Padmapur, Cuttack late Thursday night, reducing the facility to ashes and destroying property worth several lakhs.Firefighters battled the blaze through the night and continued cooling operations on Friday morning.Two teams from Fire Services rushed to the site after receiving information and launched an operation to contain…
Bhubaneswar, June 19: Alarmed by the rising number of drowning deaths across the state, the Odisha government has decided to introduce swimming training for students and youth in both rural and urban areas. The move comes after nearly 9,000 people lost their lives due to drowning in rivers, canals and the sea over the last…
The Crime Branch Wildlife Crime Cell will investigate the leopard skin trafficking case which was busted in Ganjam district On June 6.Berhampur SP wrote a letter to the CID-Crime Branch DG recommending that the case be transferred to the specialised Wildlife Crime Cell for a detailed investigation in to wildlife poaching network.The recommendation comes days…
