Gunupur: The body of a 20-year-old BTech student was recovered from a rented house in Barun Nagar Lane-1 under Gunupur Municipality in Odisha’s Rayagada district on Monday.The deceased has been identified as Kaushik Mahapatra, a second-year Civil Engineering student at Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology (GIET) University. He was reportedly a native of the…
Security forces have achieved a major success in the ongoing anti-Maoist operations in Rourkela police district with the recovery of a suspected Maoist dump from Silakuta Reserve Forest.According to a police press release, the recovery was made during a joint search and area-domination operation conducted by the District Voluntary Force (DVF) and Bomb Detection and…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has rejected opposition BJD and Congress’ demand for convening a special session of the assembly to discuss the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, recently passed by Parliament.Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh Mahaling said Sunday that there was no need for a special session, as the issue could be discussed…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has operationalised the Auto-Appeal System under the Odisha Right to Public Services Act, 2012, to ensure timely delivery of notified public services and strengthen accountability among officials.As per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by the General Administration and Public Grievance Department, if a Designated Officer fails to provide a notified…
Tourism businesses seeking full recognition in Odisha will have to demonstrate that their staff are professionally trained, with the state introducing a three-month certification programme for operators that currently do not have trained personnel.The requirement comes under the Odisha Tourism (Amendment) Policy-2026. Operators that meet other eligibility conditions but lack trained staff can be granted…
Keonjhar, August 24: In a shocking incident that has sent ripples of panic through the town, the owner of ‘Archana Traders’ was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside the store’s rest room at Ghuturu under the Keonjhar Town police station limits.The deceased has been identified as 32-year-old Archana Parida. Police have arrested her husband, Abhimanyu…
A shocking discovery aboard the Tamil Nadu Express has exposed a brutal murder that stretches from Chennai to Agra and ties together people from Odisha and Assam.On the morning of 5 August, railway staff at Agra Cantonment station found a suspicious red trolley bag left in a general coach of train number 12621. Inside were…
Bhubaneswar: Three more gates were opened at Hirakud Reservoir on Monday morning after dam authorities issued orders, taking the total number of open sluice gates to eight (five on the left and three on the right).The decision comes as the reservoir level stood at 623.02 feet and was rising.At the time of the 9 am…
Joda: A landslide was reported in Joda in Keonjhar district of Odisha on Monday, disrupting vehicular movement in the area. Continuous heavy rainfall triggered the collapse of a huge chunk of earth.The landslide occurred at Barabanka Ghati on NH-520 under Rugudi police station limits in Keonjhar district.Due to incessant rain last night, a big portion…
Today i.e 24.08.2026, in connection with Katak vigilance PS case no- 30/2O26 under Prevention of Corruption Act, 2018, simultaneous searches are being conducted by Odisha Vigilance at the following six places of Bhanja kishore Behera, Ex-SRA,Tirtol Block ( Presently working as SRA, Naugaon Tahasil, Dist-Jagatsinghpur) for his alleged involvement in misappropriation of huge amount of…
