Around Odisha Bureau

Pitabash Panda Murder Case: Absconding Accused Sudarshan Jena Surrenders

Berhampur: In a major development in the murder case of lawyer and BJP leader Pitabash Panda, the absconding accused, businessman Sudarshan Jena, has surrendered before the police. According to sources, Sudarshan, known to be an associate of former MLA Bikram Panda, surrendered at the Baidyanathpur Police Station in Berhampur. Earlier on Wednesday morning, 12 accused persons…

Read More

Russia and Ukraine launch overnight missile strikes after Trump-Putin summit delay

Kyiv/Moscow, 22/10: Russia and Ukraine pounded each other with heavy overnight missile attacks as diplomatic efforts to end the war faltered, with the White House saying there were no imminent plans for presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to meet. Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday that Russian attacks had killed six people, including two children,…

Read More

CM orders CBI probe into SI exam scam

Bhubaneswar, 22/10: In a major development,Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has decided to hand over the investigation of the much-discussed Police Sub-Inspector recruitment exam scam to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).   According to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has decided to hand over the investigation of the…

Read More

Odisha Braces For Wet Spell As Bay System Intensifies; IMD Issues Yellow Alert

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Bhubaneswar centre has forecast a period of unsettled weather for Odisha, triggered by a strengthening weather system over the Bay of Bengal. The state is likely to experience light to moderate rainfall and thunderstorms over the next several days, with a Yellow Warning in effect for many districts. According to…

Read More

President Droupadi Murmu’s helicopter wheels sink into newly concreted landing pad

Pathanamthitta (Kerala), 22/10: The wheels of the helicopter which carried President Droupadi Murmu for her Sabarimala visit got stuck in a depression in the newly concreted helipad at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium at Pramadam here when it landed on Wednesday morning.   After the President left for Pamba by road, visuals on TV channels…

Read More

Bikram Panda Arrested in Pitabas Panda Murder Case

Berhampur, 22/10: In a significant developments in high profile Police achieved a major breakthrough in the Pitabas Panda murder case by arresting former Berhampur MLA and Ganjam district BJD president Bikram Panda.   The arrest came after hours of intense interrogation over suspected financial links to the crime.police on Tuesday late night took former MLA…

Read More