Bhubaneswar: A Special Vigilance Court in Cuttack on Thursday sentenced a former Junior Clerk of the office of the Kujanga Tahasildar in Jagatsinghpur district Sukanta Kumar Das to four years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) after convicting him in a corruption case. Das, who is currently posted as Junior Clerk in Jagatsinghpur Collectorate was charge sheeted by…
Deogarh: A woman was allegedly beaten to death by her sister-in-law over a trivial dispute over firewood at Nilabairni Sahi under Debagarh Municipality in Deogarh district on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Jyotsna Bhoj (55), widow of Pradyumna Bhoj. The accused is Geeta Bohoj (45), wife of Pratap Bhoj. As per reports, the…
Mayurbhanj: An incident of brutal ragging has come to the fore from a school in Basipitha under Khunta police station in Mayurbhanj district. A Class 9 student has allegedly slit a Class 6 boy’s hand with blade and tortured him as he saw the former while drinking alcohol. According to information, the Class 9 students were…
Sambalpur: The Director General of Police (DGP) YB Khurania visited Sambalpur today and seeked blessings of Maa Samaleswari the revered Goddess. After seeking blessings from the Goddess, Police DG YB Khurania who is in Sambalpur now had a discussion with Uttaranchal Inspector General Himanshu Lal and SP Mukesh Bhamu. He attended the distribution of medals to…
Talcher: In a police encounter, notorious criminal Susanta Nayak is critically injured in the Scotlandpur jungles in Angul district. The bullet has hit the left leg of the criminal on Thursday. According to information, the notorious criminal was hiding in the Scotlandpur jungles. Acting on a tip off, the police reached the forest and was searching…
Soro: Miscreants broke into the house of a jewellery shop owner and looted ornaments worth Rs 50 lakh and above on Wednesday night. The incident happened in Praharajpur village under Khaira police limits in Balasore district. The jewellery owner has been identified as Sanjay Sahu. He had his shop in the Tudigadia bazar. According to information,…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is on track to build 75,000 km-long world class roads in Odisha. The work will be done in a fast track approach to finish the work at the earliest. The State government will establish the Odisha State Highways Authority (OSHA) in line with the Central government’s National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)….
Cuttack: Good news for the cricket fans especially of Odisha that they would get to witness live T20I match at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. Barabati Stadium will host a T20 match between India and South Africa on December 9 (Tuesday), informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today. While announcing the fixtures…
Cuttack: The Cuttack unit of the Commissionerate Police arrested a fake Police Inspector for duping job aspirants on pretext of securing them different kinds of posts in the police department. The arrested fake Police Inspector has been identified as Gundicha Dalai of Nuapatana village under Tigiria Police station of Cuttack district. Police also seized a Laptop,…
Angul: In a heart-warming display of man-elephant friendship, the villagers of Gurung in Angul district of Odisha have set an example by celebrating the birth of an elephant calf with great pomp and enthusiasm. This unusual celebration underscores the strong bond between the villagers and the wildlife in the region, particularly the elephants. For nearly four…
