Soro: In a shocking incident, gold jewelry and cash worth more than Rs 10 was looted from the house of a businessman in Balasore district of Odisha yesterday night. The incident took place in the Banagadia village under Bati Panchayat in Simulia Police Station limits at night of Sunday. The victim businessman has been idenfified as…
Balasore: A special drive against illegal cattle transportation was successfully conducted in Balasore district of Odisha on Sunday. The special drive was carried out by the Eastern Range of Balasore yesterday in which 7 arrested and 87 cattle seized. As per reports, the special drive against drive, carried out in accordance with laws governing cattle transportation,…
Bhubaneswar: After relief for a few days due to rain, now temperatures will again rise in Odisha from today. The MeT Department has speculated that mercury will rise by 6 degrees from tomorrow. After the Norwester (Kalbaisakhi) brought some relief for few days bringing rain to the State, now the weather will again remain dry in…
Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of Power Manohar Lal held a detailed review meeting here on Sunday with senior Odisha government officials on the development of the state’s power sector. The discussions covered key issues including fly ash utilisation, capacity addition, transmission infrastructure, and power allocation. Manohar Lal assured the state that a joint meeting with the…
Malkangiri: In a shocking incident a passenger laden bus overturned to the road side in Gobindpalli of Malkangiri district. At least 15 people have been reportedly injured in the incident. According to information, the bus carrying passengers was travelling from Jeypore to Chitrakunda but overturned to the roadside after losing balance. The bus overturned to…
Bhadrak: The administration roped in bulldozers in to demolish as many as 123 illegally encroached shops in the Tihidi market of Bhadrak district. As many as 123 makeshift shops have been demolished by the bulldozer. The administration has repeatedly issued notices against the illegal encroachments. Finding no other resolute, the administration resorted to the use of…
Rourkela: Acting on a tip-off, the police busted a duplicate engine oil manufacturing unit under Bisra police limits and detained two people in Rourkela on Sundargarh district. The duplicate engine oil manufacturing unit was operating at a building in Asiyana colony. According to information, the police raided the area and seized adulterated branded engine oils. Thousands…
Berhampur: The Kalabaisakhi rains have wreaked havoc in Berhampur of Ganjam district. The roofs blew off and several houses have been damaged as the rains tormented the people here. After three hours of continuous rains, the roads are clogged with water. The streets, slums and government offices are all logged with water including the MKCG medical….
Bhubaneswar: A cobra accidentally got stuck in the steel floor strainer inside the bathroom of a hostel at Orissa University of Agriculture Technology (OUAT) in Bhubaneswar. The snake helpline members had a tough time safely rescuing the reptile stuck in the steel strainer. Students discovered the snake in a precarious condition, stuck in the strainer…
Bhubaneswar: In a dramatic turn of events, the family of Albert Hansda, an OAS officer from Jagatsinghpur district, has finally agreed to accept his tribal partner, who was allegedly abandoned by Hansda after he qualified for the OAS. The woman, who hails from Keonjhar, had accused Hansda of deception, physical intimacy, and forcing her to…
