SUBARNAPUR, 14/4— On Tuesday at around 08.30 pm, Sonepur Police Station SI Anil Behera along with the police personnel while patrolling in the Sonepur Police Station area, suspiciously stopped a black Mahindra Scorpio with registration number OD -34 Z 1919 near Block Chhak. While checking the Scorpio , the police team found a blue carry…
New Delhi, 15/4: In a first such official communication after its extensive operations, the Centre has informed state governments that there are no Naxal violence-affected districts in the country after more than five decades of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) having originated in India. The declaration followed a high-level security review held early this month by…
Bengaluru, 15/4: A special court for MPs/MLAs has convicted former minister and Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni in the Yogesh Gowda murder case. The special court convicted Vinay Kulkarni for charges of murder and criminal conspiracy.The court acquitted Vinay Kulkarni for charges under the Arms Act. The quantum of punishment will be pronounced on Thursday (April…
New Delhi, 15/4: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Telangana High Court’s April 10 order granting one-week transit anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera in a case registered against him for levelling allegations of possessing multiple passportspassports by the state’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife.bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Atul…
Kendrapada: The Odisha government Wednesday effected a two-month ban on fishing off the state’s 484-km coast as part of its annual practice to allow unhindered breeding of fishes.The ban on marine fishing until June 14 is likely to adversely affect the livelihoods of the state’s countless fisherfolk, even though the government argues the move would benefit…
Bhubaneswar, April 15: Odisha’s Minister for Higher Education, Sports & Youth, Suryabanshi Suraj, met with Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on the occasion of the Odia New Year.Governor Kambhampati highlighted the significance of the day, saying, ” Maha Vishuba Sankranti marks the Odia New Year, along with the celebrations of Pana Sankranti, Hanuman Jayanti, Babasaheb Ambedkar’s birth…
One person was killed and 14 others, including children, were seriously injured after a Bhubaneswar-bound minibus crashed into a tree on National Highway-16 near Matiapada under Simulia police limits in Odisha’s Balasore district. Balasore: One person was killed and 14 others, including children, were seriously injured after a Bhubaneswar-bound minibus crashed into a tree on…
Sonepur police arrested two men and seized fake currency worth Rs 8.47 lakh during a late-night patrol near Block Chhak, exposing a counterfeit note racket operating across western Odisha. Sub-Inspector Anil Behera and his team stopped a black Scorpio (registration number OD 34 Z 1919) after noticing suspicious movement around 8:30 p.m. Officers found a…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Sub-Ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) has issued the admit cards for the recruitment examination for the posts of Forester, Forest Guard, and Excise Constable under CRE-2025 (II).The examinations will commence on April 16, 2026, and will be conducted in Computer-Based Recruitment Examination (CBRE) mode across all districts of Odisha until May 5, 2026.As…
Bhubaneswar: A girl was found dead under suspicious circumstances in a hostel room in the capital city of Odisha on Wednesday. The body of the girl has been recovered from the hostel room in Industrial Colony under Kharvel Nagar Police limits.The deceased has been identified as T*k*l* Rout. She was from Sidhamula area of Nayagarh district….
