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…
Odisha Vigilance has arrested Sanoj Kumar Mishra, the former Secretary of Tusura Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society (PACS) Ltd. under Gudvela Block in Balangir district, for misappropriating ₹42.31 lakh in government paddy funds during KMS 2014-15. He was produced before the Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Balangir.The arrest stems from a detailed probe into systemic fraud…
Today i.e on 17.08.2025, a short while ago, Dr. Satyajit Behera, Assistant Surgeon, Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar, has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance *while demanding and taking a bribe of Rs.30,000/- from a functionary of an NGO for signing the work certificate of employees engaged by the NGO required for drawal of their two month (…
An unknown person allegedly pushed a youth out of a moving train. Following a complaint, Bhubaneswar GRP has launched an investigation.The incident reportedly took place near Mancheswar railway station, where the youth was pushed out of a moving train. The youth sustained injuries to his right hand.The injured youth has been identified as 19-year-old Rakesh…
Kendrapada: A fast-track court in Odisha’s Kendrapada district Thursday sentenced a 21-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a teenage girl.Special Judge Tribikram Keshari Chinara convicted the accused under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and relevant sections of the BNS.The court also directed the Odisha…
Bhubaneswar: Engineer-in-Chief (EIC) of the Odisha Water Resources Department, Dillip Kumar Rout, on Sunday clarified that the recent flood situation in the state was caused by exceptionally heavy rainfall in a short period.Odisha.Addressing the media after reviewing the flood situation, Rout said there is currently no flood threat from the Mahanadi or other major rivers….
Rayagada district when a brave local youth risked his life to rescue two people trapped in the swollen Nagavali River near Imaliguda village under Kolnara block.Continuous rainfall had raised the river’s water level, making crossings extremely dangerous.As per reports, Prakash Pedenti, a local farmer, attempted to cross the river on his tractor with his minor relative…
A seven-year-old girl was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the city on Wednesday, hours after she reportedly went missing from her school, prompting her family to allege negligence by the school authorities and demand a thorough investigation.According to reports, the deceased, a Class II student of a government school in the Acharya Vihar area,…
Today i.e on 24.07.2026, a short while ago, Smt. Sai Darshini Lenka, Revenue Inspector (RI), Kaupada Circle, Dist-Kendrapada has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance *while demanding and taking a bribe of Rs.5,500/- from an applicant for furnishing favourable report in Mutation case and issuance of ROR*. The applicant had purchased a piece of land from…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Wednesday launched a search operation at Bhubaneswar court here after it received an e-mail threatening bomb explosions on the premises, officials said.The court received an e-mail where the sender threatened to explode bombs on the court premises, police said.After receiving information about the e-mail from court authorities, personnel from bomb disposal squad…
