Bhubaneswar, Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi launched the Odisha Yatri Safety App on the occasion of Local Self-Government Day, marking a significant step towards safer, smarter and more citizen-centric urban mobility in Odisha. Launched in the presence of Hon’ble Housing & Urban Development Minister Dr. Krushna Chandra Mahapatra and Odisha Yatri Brand Ambassador,…
Bhubaneswar: Three Odisha government employees, including a doctor, have been convicted by vigilance courts in separate cases, officials said Tuesday.The convicted officials are Jharsuguda District Headquarters Hospital’s retired senior surgery specialist Debendranath Nayak, assistant revenue inspector Durga Prasad Sahu and retired soil conservation officer Kartikeswar Sahu, they said.All three state government employees were convicted Monday.According…
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…
Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for farmers, the state government has extended the deadline for registration for paddy procurement by another seven days.Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra informed about the decision on Saturday.The Minister said the paddy registration process, which began on August 6 this year, was scheduled to end on…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Saturday apprehended Madan Mohan Pradhan, Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police at Lahunipada Police Station in Sundargarh district, along with his associate Mandeep Kumar Dasmodak, a private individual, while they were allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000.The duo was caught red-handed while taking the bribe from an eatery owner. According…
A routine visit to his in-laws’ village turned into a nightmare in the forests of Balangir district. Khetra Bag of Chandanajuri village was electrocuted and killed after he and his sister-in-law came into contact with a live electric wire laid as a trap for wild boars.The incident occurred in Guinchadihi forest under Larambha police station…
A shocking incident unfolded at Ashram School in Sundaragada district’s Bisra block, where 13-year-old Abhishek Minj, an eighth-grade student, was found dead by suicide inside the school hostel.Police confirmed that the boy, hailing from Kemang village under Nuagaon block, had been residing at the tribal welfare-run institution.According to reports, Abhishek had developed a close bond…
Puri: Police recovered body of an elderly woman from beneath a cement-plastered kitchen slab in Puri’s Kumbharapada area Tuesday, with her son allegedly suspected of killing her and fleeing the spot.The accused is identified as Madan Dalai, 45, at Patitapaban Sahi under Kumbharapada police limits. The house owner reportedly informed police about the incident.The case…
Bhubaneswar: Members of the All Odisha Teachers Aspirants’ Association began a hunger strike Saturday at Bhubaneswar’s Lower PMG after talks with the government reportedly failed to resolve their demands, sources said.The teacher aspirants reportedly held discussions with the Mass Education Minister Friday to seek a resolution to their demands. However, the talks reportedly failed to…
Bhubaneswar: Unit 1 market of in Bhubaneswar caught fire, a cause of panic among the customers and vendors of this locality.According to reports the fire started from the leaf plate-making shop and later spread to the next few shops due to some short circuit, engulfing the shops and burning everything stocked there.Upon notification of the…
