Sambalpur Police Bust Inter-State Women’s Gold Snatching Gang, 6 Held Sambalpur

Police achieved a major breakthrough by busting a women-led gold snatching racket that spread terror across four states.Police arrested six women from different districts, including J. Bhanumati, Deepa Das, Kalyani Das, Priya Das, S. Thara, and Pooja Singh. Officers seized five gold plates weighing 51.75 grams, Rs 62,400 in cash, mobile phones, a hand cutter,…

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RS Race: Santrupt Misra, Datteswar Hota file nominations for Rajya Sabha elections

Bhubaneswar, March 5: Senior BJD leader Santrupt Misra and noted physician Dr Datteswar Hota on Thursday filed their nominations for the Rajya Sabha 2026 elections.The duo filed their nomination papers before the Returning Officer in the Odisha Assembly in the presence of BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik and Odisha Congress unit president Bhakta Charan Das.The BJD president…

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Undertrial Prisoner Dies in Sonepur Sub‑Jail, Cardiac Arrest Suspected

The deceased was identified as Mohan Suna, 38, of Beheramal village under Puintala police station in Bolangir district.Reports confirmed that Mohan returned after routine work and lay down to rest. Soon after, he became unconscious. Jail authorities immediately shifted him to the government hospital in Sonepur, where doctors declared him dead after examination.Preliminary information suggests…

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Officials on Bengal SIR work enter Odisha village by ‘mistake’, assaulted by locals, 72 arrested

Balasore: Two officials deputed for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal by mistake had entered a village in neighbouring Odisha’s Balasore district and were assaulted by locals over suspicion of being members of a child-lifting gang, police said Friday.The incident took place Wednesday when the two officials entered a village in Raibania…

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Keredagarh Revenue Inspector Caught Red-Handed For Taking Rs 5K Bribe

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance sleuths apprehended Pradyumna Keshari Behura, Revenue Inspector (RI) of Keredagarh under Rajnagar Tahasil in Kendrapara district while accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a landowner.According to release issued by Odisha Vigilance, Behura demanded the bribe for submitting a favourable report in a mutation case. The landowner reported the incident to the…

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Odisha Sets Stage for Massive Rail Expansion with ₹450 Crore Earmarked for Three Major Corridors

The Odisha government is moving fast on three major rail corridors, setting aside ₹450 crore in the 2026-27 budget specifically for land acquisition, ensuring that projects remain on schedule before private partners are brought on board.Strategic Corridors and PPP Model The projects are being developed under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, featuring various frameworks such as Joint Ventures and Non-Government Railway (NGR) models. The three primary…

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Man attempts suicide opposing eviction from government land in Odisha

Protesting an eviction drive carried out by the local administration in Khordha district, a man allegedly attempted suicide on ThursdayBalipatana (Khordha): Protesting an eviction drive carried out by the local administration in Khordha district, a man allegedly attempted suicide on Thursday. According to reports, the Balipatana Tahsildar and officials reached Manikpur village to remove encroachment…

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