Sambalpur police achieved a major breakthrough by arresting five individuals involved in illegal arms trading and seizing four firearms, nineteen live rounds, and a car.The arrests took place under the Ainthapali police limits. The accused were identified as Bikram Pattnayak, Bikram Pradhan, Lal Mohan Yadav, and Bharat Suna. Police registered case number 138/5 at Ainthapali…
Bhubaneswar: A homeopathic doctor was allegedly beaten to death by his elder brother and other family members over a long-standing land dispute in Baradang village under Mahakalapada police station in Kendrapara district.The deceased has been identified as Golak Chandra Nauri, a homeopathic practitioner.According to reports, a heated argument broke out between Golak and his elder…
A patient died after an ambulance ran out of fuel on the Kathajodi River bridge while being shifted from Cuttack to Bhubaneswar, triggering outrage among locals and the victim’s family.The patient, a youth from Kendrapara who had consumed poison, was being transferred from SCB Medical College and Hospital to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. The ambulance suddenly stopped midway…
Bhubaneswar, May 15: Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra on Friday assured citizens that the state has enough petrol and diesel reserves to meet demand for the next 13 days, urging people not to panic or stockpile fuel unnecessarily.The Minister said the government reviewed the fuel situation with senior officials from…
Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra assured citizens that petrol and diesel stocks remain sufficient for the next 13 days, despite panic buying across the state.Long queues formed at fuel stations after concerns spread about possible disruptions linked to the Strait of Hormuz. Several pumps temporarily ran dry as demand surged…
Bhubaneswar: Bijay Kumar Mohanty, a Junior Engineer (JE) with the Command Area Development (CAD) Division in Bhadrak, was arrested by the Odisha Vigilance Department on charges of possessing disproportionate assets.According to the Vigilance Department, searches conducted at the properties linked to Mohanty revealed assets far beyond his known sources of income. These include two multi-storeyed…
New Delhi, 15/5: The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – Undergraduate (NEET-UG) will shift to a computer-based testing (CBT) mode from 2027 onwards, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Friday, May 15, amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the alleged NEET -UG paper leak.Addressing the media in his first public response since the paper leak…
New Delhi, 15/5: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced that the re-examination for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2026 will be conducted on Sunday, June 21, 2026, days after canceling the May 3 examination over widespread allegations of a paper leak. In a post on X, the exam-conducting body said,…
New Delhi, 14/5: A day after significantly increasing the import duty on precious metals, the government on Thursday imposed a limit of 100 kg on gold imports under the Advance Authorisation scheme, which allows jewellery exporters to import raw or input material at zero duty
New Delhi, 14/5: Two LPG tankers headed for India successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing regional tensions, even as an Indian-flagged dhow sank after being attacked near the vital shipping route, officials said on Thursday. The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Symi crossed the strait on May 13, while the Vietnam-flagged NV Sunshine followed on…
