Odisha State Crime Branch achieved a major breakthrough in justice delivery for one of the most brutal crimes against a minor girl.The Special Court sentenced prime accused Tumeswar Das alias Bulu to rigorous imprisonment for life in the 2017 Narla POCSO case.On January 11, 2017, Bulu and a child in conflict with law (CCL) harassed…
Bhubaneswar, July 7: Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari today informed that all land purchase and sale transactions in Odisha will soon become completely cashless.Under the new system, no cash payments will be permitted during the land registration process. Previously, cash transactions of up to ₹15,000 were allowed.The minister said the decision has been taken to make…
Bhubaneswar: The Gajapati Maharaja and chairman of Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee (SJTMC) Dibyasingha Deb has written to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking their intervention to stop ISKCON from holding untimely ‘Snan Yatra’ and Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath across the globe by deviating from the age-old tradition and hurting religious…
A tragic incident has shaken Rayagada district after a 15‑year‑old migrant worker from Bedapadar village died of electrocution in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.The deceased, identified as Kamal Lochan Majhi, son of Kadu Majhi, had left for Visakhapatnam a month ago to work as a construction labourer.On July 4, Kamal was engaged in household construction work when a short circuit struck,…
Baliguda: In a tragic incident, a CRPF jawan allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison following a family dispute in Kandhamal district.The deceased CRPF jawan has been identified as Ashok Behera, resident of Gayatri Colony under Baliguda police station in Kandhamal.As per reports, Ashok had locked himself inside his room and consumed poison on Monday. When…
Cuttack: The post-mortem report in the death of Inspector-in-Charge Beauty Mohanty of Chauliaganj Police Station has revealed that she died due to asphyxia (suffocation). The autopsy findings have added a new dimension to the case, raising serious questions about whether her death was a case of suicide or murder.Beauty’s body was found inside her official…
Bhubaneswar: There is no flood threat in Odisha at present, but the Water Resources Department is closely monitoring the rising inflow into the Hirakud Dam and the water flow in the Mahanadi river system, Engineer-in-Chief Dillip Kumar Rout said on Tuesday.The water level of Hirakud Dam stood at 606.12 feet on Tuesday, around 3 to…
Hyderabad: In a shocking act, a woman in Telangana’s Nizamabad district allegedly killed her husband by injecting toilet cleaner into his veins through a cannula while he was undergoing treatment after surviving an earlier murder attempt, police said. Police arrested Sandhya, who along with her alleged lover Anil and his friend Venkat Sai alias Bunty,…
New Delhi, 7/7: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) seeking to restrain Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and other Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leaders from visiting victim’s families alleging that it could influence witnesses in the Karur stampede case. A bench questioned the basis…
Mumbai, 7/7: Diljit Dosanjh’s Satluj was taken down from Zee5 following the Centre’s directive citing “security concerns” and “obligations” under IT Rules 2021. The film which was stuck with the censors for three years finally saw the day of the light on July 3.However, just two days after its debut, the uncut version was abruptly…
