Around Odisha Bureau

Dhaka rocked by unrest over Sharif Osman Hadi’s death: Protests erupt across Bangladesh; media houses torched

Dhaka,19/12: Amid unrest in Bangladesh following the death of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, videos show mobs vandalising offices of news organisations including Prothom Alo and Daily Star. The protests began late on Thursday in many cities after Hadi, a spokesperson for Inquilab Mancha platform ‌and a candidate in general elections, was shot in the…

Read More

Cash-for-query: Delhi High Court sets aside Lokpal order against Mahua Moitra

New Delhi, 19/12: The Delhi High Court on Friday set aside an order of the Lokpal granting sanction to the CBI to file a chargesheet against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in the alleged cash-for-query scam. A bench of justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, while pronouncing the order in Moitra’s plea, said “The…

Read More

26 Indians working in Russian armed forces reportedly died: Govt to Rajya Sabha

New Delhi, 18/12: Twenty-six Indians working in the Russian armed forces have reportedly died, while seven have been marked as missing by the Russian side, the government told Parliament on Thursday. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh also said efforts are…

Read More

Pakistani kabbadi player faces disciplinary action for representing Indian team

Karachi, 18/12: A popular Pakistani international kabbadi player, Ubaidullah Rajput, faces the prospect of a severe disciplinary action after he appeared for an Indian team in a private tournament in Bahrain on December 16. Ubaidullah found himself in big trouble after videos and pictures of him wearing Indian shirt and waving the Indian flag in…

Read More

Vedanta Jharsuguda Launches ‘Safety on Wheels – Suraksha Safar’ to Reinforce Safety Culture

Jharsuguda, Odisha, December 18, 2025:Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has introduced a safety initiative at its Jharsuguda facility, ‘Safety on Wheels – Suraksha Safar’, to strengthen its safety-first culture.The program features an onboard display system in the business partner transport bus, continuously screening work-area-specific safety videos during daily commutes.By embedding safety communication into routine travel,…

Read More

141st Foundation Day of JK Paper Mill Celebrated

JK Pur / Rayagada:The 141st Foundation Day of the renowned industrial establishment, JK Paper Mill, located at JK Pur in Rayagada district, was celebrated on Wednesday with great enthusiasm and pride. A special programme was organised on the mill premises, which was attended by senior company officials, employees from various departments, and representatives of labour…

Read More

*SMT. SUKMA HANSDAH, IIC OF DASMANTPUR P.S, DIST-KORAPUT NABBED BY ODISHA VIGILANCE WHILE TAKING BRIBE RS.20,000/- TO SUBMIT CASE DIARY IN THE COURT*.

Today i.e. on 18.12.2025, a short while ago, Smt. Sukma Hansdah, Inspector In Charge (IIC) of Dasmantpur Police Station, Dist-Koraput has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance *while demanding and taking bribe Rs. 20,000/- from a relative of accused in order to submit the Case Diary in the Court in a case registered earlier in the…

Read More

Wanted to get attacker down: Indian-origin man who helped restrain Australia’s Bondi Beach shooter

Melbourne, 18/12: A 34-year-old Indian-origin man who helped restrain one of the alleged shooters of the Bondi Beach attack in Australia said he wanted to help bring one of the assailants down and assist anyone who needed help. Fifteen people were killed after a father-son duo launched a gun attack on the occasion of a…

Read More