Kota, Oct 19: Kota Superintendent of Police (SP) Tejaswani Gautam on Monday said that Rehan, one of the three accused detained in connection with the firing incident involving actor Tiger Shroff, had previously been in contact with Anil Pandit, an alleged associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang suspected of operating from the US.The three accused…
Former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly participated in the Maha Ashtami Aarti and offered prayers to Goddess Durga in Behala on Monday, marking the Maha Ashtami and Maha Navami observances in Kolkata, West Bengal.Speaking to reporters, Ganguly highlighted the significance of Maha Ashtami for Bengalis as part of the Durga Puja festivities. “It’s the time of…
Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal president and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Saturday claimed that the party’s student wing, Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD), won in more than 60 per cent of colleges and 50 per cent of universities in the recently concluded students’ union elections in Odisha.Several student leaders who won the elections visited Naveen…
Kataka: The gruesome murder of the 15-year-old boy, who was found dead with several stab injuries on the Mahanadi riverbank near Bali Yatra ground in Kataka yesterday, is a fallout of love triangle, informed Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Khilari Rishikesh Dnyandeo.According to the DCP, the victim Sumanta Sahu of the Raja Bagicha area and…
A month after the dramatic rescue of five baby orangutans from the Bichitrapur mangrove forest in Balasore district, the Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch appears to have hit a wall.Despite initial momentum, the investigation spanning Odisha and West Bengal has ground to a halt, raising concerns that the state is fast…
Jharsuguda: A gunfight broke out between police and a notorious criminal near Amaraha forest under the Orient police station in Jharsuguda district on Monday morning.Bunty Prasad, a resident of the Hanuman Nagar area, was injured in the left leg after police opened fire in self-defence. He was arrested on the spot and rushed to Khaliakani…
JHARSUGUDA, October 19: An exchange of fire between police and a notorious criminal took place in the Amdarha forest under Orient Police Station limits in Jharsuguda district on Monday morning. Wanted criminal Banti Prasad, who was allegedly involved in 17 serious criminal cases, sustained a gunshot injury to his left leg during the encounter and…
Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Sunday expressed grief over the deaths of 14 devotees in a tragic accident near Sheetla Mata Temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district.At least 14 people were killed and 28 others injured after a speeding truck ploughed into a group of devotees before crashing into the temple’s entrance gate early…
The sacred Maha Ashtami Puja is being observed at various Shakti Peeths across Odisha on Sunday as devotees gather to seek the blessings of the presiding deities. At the Maa Sarala shrine in Jagatsinghpur, special rituals are being performed to mark the auspicious occasion.Maha Ashtami also marks the final day of the sixteen-day festival, which…
Bhubaneswar: A 15-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants on Mahanadi riverbanks in Odisha’s Kataka city on Sunday, triggering security concerns during the Dussehra festivities.The deceased has been identified as Sumanta Sahu, a resident of the Raja Bagicha area of Kataka. He was a student of Saraswati Shishu Mandir, reports said.The police…
