Odisha’s Special Task Force (STF) achieved a major success under Operation Green Clean by arresting the alleged kingpin of an interstate cannabis trafficking syndicate after a month-long intelligence-driven operation across Boudh, Kandhamal, and Sonpur districts.Acting on specific intelligence, STF teams intercepted a Maruti Grand Vitara (OD-33-AT-6201) on the Nayagarh–Khurda National Highway near Pichukuli. Officers arrested…

Padampur: A speeding truck rammed into a house located by the Padampur-Patnagarh road at Rajapada in Padampur, both the helper of the truck and driver allegedly fled from the spot immediately after the crash.As per reports, the driver could not control his truck, and crashed the vehicle straight towards the house.The occupants of the house…

Odisha CM Mohan Majhi warns that those guilty of sabotage in the massive school textbook error row will foot the reprint bill. Read the latest updates.Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has issued a stern warning regarding the ongoing school textbook controversy, He stated that if anyone is found guilty of intentionally sabotaging the process,…

Hatadihi: Police suspect a love affair may have led to the murder of a West Bengal woman whose decomposed body was recovered from a field in Balia area under Soso police limits in Kendujhar district. An alleged accomplice in the crime has been arrested, while the prime accused remains at large. The arrested accused has…

Cuttack: A youth was critically injured after miscreants opened fire on him at Kuanpal Chhak under Maniabandh Police Station in Cuttack district.The injured youth has been identified as Kalia Jena. Jena was on his way to a salon to get a haircut when four miscreants, who arrived on two motorcycles, suddenly opened fire on him….

Balangir: A fire broke out at a market complex in Odisha’s Balangir district Friday, causing damage to several shops, including an electric two-wheeler showroom, police said Friday.Upon receiving information, fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and launched an operation to douse the blaze, a senior officer said.“The fire broke out at the market complex…

The Odisha Higher Education Department instructed higher educational institutions across the state to monitor LPG supply in hostels and shift to piped natural gas (PNG) connections wherever available.The directive followed discussions during the second meeting of the State Crisis Management Group and observations by the Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the department. In a letter dated June 25,…