Bhubaneswar: The Special Vigilance Judge, Bhawanipatna today convicted Sarat Kumar Panigrahi, former District Labour Officer (DLO) of Nuapada at Khariar Road and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for three years while imposing a fine of Rs. 80,000. Panigrahi, who has since retired, was found guilty in a bribery case registered by Odisha Vigilance. He was…
Bhubaneswar: The Balugaon town in Khordha district is all set to host the first-ever Chilika Book Fair, which will take place from April 24 to April 28, 2026. The five-day book fair will be organised on the premises of Balugaon College, located on the banks of Chilika Lake. A preparatory meeting for the event was…
Today i.e. on 16.04.2026, Sri Sarat Kumar Panigrahi, Former District Labour Officer (DLO), Nuapada at Khariar Road, Dist-Nuapada (Retired), who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance vide Koraput Vigilance PS case No.3 dt.07.01.2021 U/s 7(a) PC Amendment Act, 2018 for demanding and taking bribe Rs.40,000/- from a trainer for registration in respect of 200 numbers…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has extended his heartiest congratulations to two brilliant girl students Tina Rath and Alisha Biswal for achieving a rare national-level distinction by scoring a perfect 500 out of 500 marks in the CBSE Class X board examinations. In a post shared on his official X handle, Chief Minister Majhi…
Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh): At least eight people were killed in a road accident near Chilakaladona in the Mantralayam mandal of Kurnool district after a Bolero collided with a lorry, police said. According to Kurnool police officials, five victims died at the scene, while three others succumbed to their injuries while receiving treatment at a hospital. Around…
Nilagiri: Bee attack in Balasore district has left three teachers in critical condition. The incident took place at the Saraswati Sishu Mandir in Nilagiri today morning. The victim teachers have been identified as Guruji Krushna Chandra Hota, Gurumaa Prabha Manjari Nayak and Diptimayee Prusty. According to information, hundreds of bees suddenly attacked Guruji Krishnachandra Hota at…
Sonepur: Police seized counterfeit currency notes worth Rs 8.47 lakh and arrested two persons following a late-night operation near the State Bank of India’s main branch in Sonepur town, officials said Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off about the racket, a police team led by Town Police Station IIC Yadav Bag intensified patrolling in the area Tuesday…
A Plus III college student in Cuttack was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped in a hotel in Puri. Cantonment Police arrested the mastermind behind the crime. The main accused has been identified as Satyabrata Parida, a resident of Kalyanipur area under Binjharpur police station in Jajpur district. He was arrested by the police on Wednesday near Jajpur…
Bhubaneswar: As predicted by the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), scorching heatwave prevailed in Odisha with Titilagarh recording today’s highest temperature of 42.0°C. Apart from Titilagarh many cities of the state witnessed maximum temperatures of 40°C or above. This included Hirakud (41.0°C), Sambalpur (41.0°C), and Balangir (41.0°C), Jharsuguda (41.6°C), Talcher (40.8°C), Bhawanipatna (40.8°C),…
Rourkela: Five jawans of CoBRA battalion have been injured after a fierce gunfight broke out between security forces and Maoists in the Saranda forests of West Singhbhum near Odisha-Jharkhand border on Wednesday. The five injured security personnel who sustained injures during the encounter, have been airlifted to Ranchi for better medical facility. They are said to…
