Union Home Minister Amit Shah has called on Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to transfer the investigations of two additional deaths of anti-drug activists to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), stating the state government “will not be able to handle it.” Shah made the appeal on October 20 following the CBI’s takeover of the…
Kendrapada: Three youths went missing after allegedly drowning in the Luna river in Kendrapada district on Tuesday, with an Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) team launching a search operation to trace them.According to reports, five youths from Gahaga village had gone to bathe in the river around 11 am when a sudden rise in…
Police arrested three people in connection with an alleged cyber fraud involving around Rs 2.5 crore in Balasore district. The accused include two persons from Jajpur identified as Basanta Kumar Jena and Jharana Jena, and one from Tamil Nadu identified as Harinath K, official sources said on Tuesday.Police questioned the arrested persons to establish the…
Mumbai, Oct 20: Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi faced backlash after appearing to struggle with his speech during a performance at an event in Uttarakhand, with a minister alleging that he was drunk.However, on Tuesday, his brother Mika Singh shared a video hinting that Daler Mehndi had been unwell and had undergone surgery, which could explain…
Bhubaneswar: At least nine people were injured after a car reportedly rammed into four motorcycles and two cars near Bhubaneswar’s Rasulgarh Durga Puja Mandap, sources said Tuesday.The driver was allegedly intoxicated at the time of the incident, though police are yet to confirm the allegation.A crowd gathered and confronted the driver, with some people allegedly…
As Bhubaneswar wraps up its grand Dussehra celebrations, the Commissionerate Police have implemented strict security and regulatory measures for the upcoming Bhasani Utsav (idol immersion processions) and Ravan Podi events.Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Saravana Vivek M announced a total ban on DJ music during immersion rallies, warning of immediate equipment seizure and criminal cases…
Puri: In a major breakthrough, Puri Police have arrested Madan Dalei, the prime accused in the sensational murder of his mother Annapurna Dalei, nearly 57 days after her decomposed body was discovered buried beneath a layer of cement inside a rented house in Puri.The accused was arrested in Jharkhand, where he was reportedly working at…
Brahmapur: In a gruesome incident, a young man was found dead with his throat slit on the roadside near Lakshmipur under Buguda police station limits of Ganjam district on Tuesday.The deceased has been identified as Santosh Raut of Tala Odia Sahi in Buguda.Some passersby noticed Raut lying in a pool of blood amidst the bushes…
Bhubaneswar: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has reportedly seized marijuana worth around Rs 3 crore at Biju Patnaik International Airport here and detained three passengers on suspicion of smuggling the contraband, sources said on Tuesday.The three passengers arrived in Bhubaneswar from Bangkok on an IndiGo flight at around 5.30 am, according to reports.The contraband…
Kota: The three suspects held in connection with the firing incident involving Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff in Mumbai will be taken to Mumbai, Maharashtra, by the Mumbai Police on Tuesday. The suspects were kept overnight in the lock-up of the Kota Railway Colony police station in Rajasthan under tight security amid concerns over their possible…
