Puri: A couple was allegedly attacked with a sharp weapon while returning home on the Kakatpur-Bauriakan road under Kakatpur police limits in Puri district. According to reports, the accused had allegedly been hiding along the roadside and suddenly attacked the couple with a paniki (a sharp agricultural cutting weapon). During the incident, the couple raised an…
Jajpur: An elderly couple has gone missing after allegedly drowning in the Genguti River near Balighat under the Balichandrapur police station limits in Jajpur district. According to reports, Sudhakar Ojha and his wife Sulochana Ojha, residents of Balikuda village, had gone to the Genguti River to take a bath. However, they did not return home….
Nuapada: A house was reportedly burgled in Nuapada town on Sunday night, in an incident that occurred near the official residence of Nuapada Superintendent of Police Amritpal Singh. The targeted house belongs to retired professor Kishore Kumar Barik and teacher Swarnalata Jhankar. The house is located along National Highway 353. According to reports, the thieves…
Bhubaneswar: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rainfall warning for five northern and southern districts of Odisha on Ganesh Puja, Monday.In its evening bulletin, the IMD’s Bhubaneswar centre on Sunday issued a “yellow warning” (be aware) for Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Rayagada, Koraput and Gajapati districts for Monday.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are expected in the…
Bhubaneswar: Ruckus at a ladies hostel. Tension prevailed at a ladies hostel in the Jaydev Vihar area after inmates alleged that the owner attacked them and asked them to vacate the premises overnight.According to the complaint, the hostel owner lady allegedly threatened the girl students to leave immediately and snapped the water supply to the…
Malkangiri: The Malkangiri Forest Department has achieved a major success against wildlife trafficking.Acting on specific intelligence, forest officials seized around 2 kg of pangolin scales and arrested six accused late last night.Addressing a press conference today, Malkangiri DFO Kiran said the department received information that pangolin scale smuggling was going on in the district.Following the…
New Delhi [India], September 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held a bilateral meeting with Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who is in New Delhi to attend the 18th BRICS Summit.President Tokayev participated in the BRICS sessions held at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital. His visit underscores the close and longstanding relations between India…
Nuapada police arrested constable Jogendra Bag (39) on charges of duping a local resident of Rs 2 lakh by promising a government job.Bag, serving as constable number 105 at Lakhna police station, was taken into custody on September 12 and produced in court.According to police sources, the complainant from Dangargaon under Sinapali police station alleged…
Berhampur: A six-year-old girl was killed after a bus ran over her near Dhaupada village under the Badagada police station limits in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Sunday.The deceased has been identified as Kalpana Nayak, daughter of Krishna Nayak of Dhaupada village.According to reports, Kalpana was standing by the roadside near the village when a bus…
● Guinness World Record: Jindal Steel and CSIR-CRRI have built the world’s longest road using exclusively processed steel slag aggregates at Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. ● The 1.85-km, four-lane road uses around 200,000 tonnes of processed steel slag, replacing 100% of natural aggregates and reducing dependence on quarrying. ● The project demonstrates waste-to-wealth and circular economy principles,…
