SUBARNAPUR —In a significant anti-corruption development, Odisha Vigilance has secured the conviction of one Former Soil Conservation Officer, Purunakatak, Dist-Boudh, in a DA case. Today i.e. on 31.08.2026, Kartikeswar Sahu, Former Soil Conservation Officer, Purunakatak, Dist-Boudh (Retired), who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in a case U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(e) of PC Act, 1988…
New Delhi: A case involving the sexual assault of a three-year-old nursery student at a private school in Delhi’s Bawana has come to light. Police have arrested a school bus driver in connection with the incident, officials said on Monday. The accused, identified as Vikas, had been working as a bus driver at the school…
Rayagada: Nine donation boxes (hundis) of Rayagada’s presiding deity Maa Majhighariani Temple were opened today after a gap of two months.As per report, the hundis were opened at 10 AM today amid tight police security in the presence of officials of the Endowment Department, local Tahasildar, RI, and members of the temple management committee. Counting…
Jajpur: In a tragic incident, a woman reportedly died after a motorcycle carrying her family plunged into the Dudhdei Nala near Shiva Chhak under Jajpur Sadar police limits in Jajpur district of Odisha late Sunday night.The deceased has been identified as Sandhyarani Ojha, a resident of Rudrapur village. She was travelling on the motorcycle with…
A Rice ATM has been inaugurated in Dhenkanal district, becoming the latest addition to Odisha’s innovative food security initiative.The facility was formally opened by the Supply Minister, Krushna Chandra Patra, marking the state’s second such installation after Bhubaneswar and Jharsuguda.The Rice ATM will provide 24‑hour service to beneficiaries, who can withdraw their entitled rice using…
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh),August 31: The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rose to 903 on Monday, as rescuers continued recovering bodies and searching for nearly 4,250 people still missing six days after the disaster.Bodies have been recovered from all eight affected districts, with rescue teams racing against time to locate those missing and evacuate…
Bhubaneswar/Kendujhar: Odisha Vigilance seized 300 grams of gold and Rs 7.29 lakh cash from the possession of a labour officer, who was nabbed while taking a bribe of Rs 20,000, officials said Monday.Acting on an allegation, vigilance sleuths nabbed Akash Bisoi, District Labour Officer (DLO), Kendujhar, while he was demanding and taking a bribe of…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal has asked former chief minister Naveen Patnaik to convince and not confuse MPs by writing letters on the estimated loss of Rs 12,000 crore per annum after implementation of the MMDR Amendment Act, 20206.Samal, who is also a member of the Rajya Sabha, alleged that the BJD president and…
Bhubaneswar: Festive season crime alert. Ahead of the festive season, looters have become active in Odisha. Incidents of burglary and broad daylight robbery are being reported from different places. As per reports, small gangs and thieves have created panic in the capital city Bhubaneswar. Loot incidents have come to light from various police station limits.The…
Bhubaneswar: Shefeen Ahamed K, IPS, a 2003-batch Odisha-cadre officer serving as Inspector General of Police, CID-CB, Odisha, passed away on Monday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.As per reports, a native of Kerala, the 2003-batch IPS officer had been suffering from cancer. He was posted as Inspector General in the Crime Branch…
