In a cold-blooded act of betrayal and murder, a man allegedly killed his close friend in a bid to win over the friend’s wife in Odisha’s Malkangiri district. Malkangiri: In a cold-blooded act of betrayal and murder, a man allegedly killed his close friend in a bid to win over the friend’s wife in odisha &malkangiri…
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the schedule for the Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha, with polling slated for March 16, 2026. Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the schedule for the rajya sabha election in odisha , with polling slated for March 16, 2026. As per the notification, the…
Rourkela: In a major breakthrough against interstate drug trafficking, Rourkela police on Tuesday arrested six persons and seized over 500 kg of Ganja at Bondamunda Road under the jurisdiction of Plantsite Police Station.The arrested have been identified as Gunanidhi Ghusi (36), Sukhanth Oram (37), Rahul Kumar Sahu (25), Nikhil Ray (23), Kaushik Kumar Padhee (31), and…
Bhubaneswar, February 17: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Odisha on March 7 on a day-long visit to the State.During the visit, he is scheduled to attend two official Government programmes. He will travel to Mundali in Cuttack district to participate in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Raising Day celebrations at the CRPF…
Bhubaneswar: One crore women will receive the fourth installment of Subhadra Yojana money on March 8, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida announced on Tuesday.Over one crore women in Odisha will get the fourth installment of Subhadra on March 8, coinciding with International Women’s Day. The state government will transfer Rs 5,000 crore to the bank accounts…
The high-level meeting on the Ratna Bhandar of the Sri Jagannath Temple concluded today with key decisions regarding the inventory and valuation (Ganati-Manati) of the temple treasury. The meeting was chaired by Mohan Charan Majhi, Chief Minister of Odisha, at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar.According to official sources, the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the counting, verification, and valuation of…
Choudwar; Madhukant Singh, one of the two fugitives who escaped from Choudwar Circle Jail in Odisha, was arrested in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. He was caught near the Shri Banke Bihari Temple, disguised as a sadhu.Singh, along with Raja Sahani, had escaped from the jail on October 2, 2025, by cutting the cell grill during Durga…
A BJD functionary has landed in legal trouble today after being detained in an alleged cheating case. Sureshwari Sagarika Jena, vice president of the party’s women’s cell in Odisha’s Keonjhar district, was taken into custody in the morning. Hatadihi: A Biju Janata Dal (BJD) functionary has landed in legal trouble today after being detained in an alleged…
Bhubaneswar: The dolphin population in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National Park and Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary has declined by 11 this year, with 493 dolphins counted compared to 504 last year. The forest department conducted a three-day census, covering areas from Dhamra estuary to Debi estuary, including rivers and creeks.The census revealed the presence of five dolphin species: Irrawaddy,…
Bolangir police arrested two middlemen linked to a cybercrime gang that operated by opening fake bank accounts using Aadhaar details of innocent villagers.The arrests exposed a large-scale fraud involving crores of rupees.SP Abhilash G informed at a press conference that the accused, Debashish Kanti and Soumyaranjan Kabat of Chudapali village, collected Aadhaar cards from villagers…
