Puri: A bomb threat was sent to the district judge court in Puri via emails on Monday. The email triggered panic and heightened security at the district judge court in Puri. Upon receiving the bomb threat email, the police promptly carried out evacuations and extensive search operations across the court premises.Police, bomb disposal squads, dog…
Income Tax officials carried out extensive raids on several popular restaurants and bars in Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, and Puri, uncovering evidence of tax evasion worth nearly Rs 50 crore.The operation lasted for 24 hours and targeted multiple establishments suspected of large-scale financial irregularities.Officials confirmed that Embassy Bar and Sky Lounge in Chandrasekharpur alone evaded nearly 80%…
A Plus II student suffered critical injuries after being attacked with a blade while heading to Gop College in Puri district to appear for her examination.The incident occurred around 8 am on the deserted Nagpur-Muguria Road under the Gop police station.Locals rushed to her aid after hearing her screams, but the attacker managed to flee…
An eagle was seen perching atop the flag of Jagannath temple at Odisha’s Puri town today. The incident triggered intense discussions among the devotees as perching of birds atop the shrine is considered as a bad omen by many. Bhubaneswar: An eagle was seen perching atop the flag of Jagannath temple at Odisha’s Puri town…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
