Bhubaneswar: Five orangutans, who were recently rescued from Odisha’s Baleshwar district and kept at a zoo here, have been displaying a range of emotions, from momentary mood swings, playful actions to anxiously clinging to each other.On Thursday, they were taken out of their quarantine cell for a sunbath to keep them “stress-free”, a senior official…
Rourkela: The Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has continued its drive to remove illegal constructions and encroachments made near sewerage lines, electricity poles, roads and drains in the steel city. However, an RSP employee was allegedly attacked while carrying out an anti-encroachment drive in Sector-2 on Wednesday.The injured employee, identified as Srikant Sarangi, has been admitted…
Rayagada /Muniguda, September 10:Muniguda police have seized nearly 300 kg of copper wire and other copper materials, suspected to be stolen, from a Honda Amaze car during vehicle checking near New Hope on SH-06 on Wednesday evening. One person has been arrested in connection with the seizure.According to police, the seizure was made in Muniguda…
Gandhinagar: The opening of the Gujarat Assembly’s Monsoon Session was marked by a controversy over the rendition of ‘Vande Mataram’ on Wednesday, after Congress MLA Imran Khedawala was accused by the State Forest and Environment Minister Pravin Mali of sitting down after the national song began. Mali said the proceedings of the Assembly traditionally begin…
Bhubaneswar: Excise officials seized a total of 520 litres of country-made liquor from a car in Samapur Chowk of Bhubaneswar and arrested a man on Wednesday. The accused has been identified as Gauri Sankar Mahanta.Acting on a tip off, a team of excise officials conducted a raid and intercepted a Hyundai Aura car with a…
Rayagada (Sept 9): Five air conditioners (ACs) have been stolen from the Rayagada District Headquarters Hospital (DHH). Following the incident, local residents have raised questions regarding the security arrangements at the hospital. The theft has become a major topic of discussion despite the deployment of numerous security personnel on the premises. According to available information,…
SUBARNAPUR — Four accused arrested by the police on charges of attempted murder in a preplanned manner. The incident revealed that Arjun Rath and accused Surendra Nayak had been working together for about a decade under a catering contract for various events like weddings, birthday parties, corporate events and other social gatherings. In this work,…
Baripada, September 9:Local contractors have submitted a written complaint to the District Collector alleging widespread irregularities and discrimination in the tender process conducted by Baripada Municipality for various developmental and construction works. According to the complaint, the Municipal Administration had invited tenders for several development projects through Notification No. 1370 dated August 18,…
Allegation of Circulation of Objectionable Content About Former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Social Media Baripada, September 9, 2026: A complaint has been lodged at Baripada Town Police Station by the Biju Chhatra Janata Dal against BJP workers, alleging that an AI-generated, distorted, obscene and defamatory image of Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister…
Baripada, September 9: A regional-level awareness camp on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, along with a quiz competition, was organised at the conference hall of MPC Autonomous College, Baripada. The programme focused on creating awareness about the rights, protection, social security and various government schemes and facilities available to persons with…
