Berhampur: In a tragic incident a woman, her daughter and grandson drowned in the river and ultimately died in Ganjam district of Odisha on Monday. The incident took place in the Bahuda River near Kalingadala village in Digapahandi area. Another minor girl has turned critical in this mishap. The three deceased persons have been identified as…
Deogarh: Panic has spread among villagers in the Riamal forest range of Deogarh district after tiger pugmarks were spotted near Babajimath village in the Jharmunda forest, marking the first confirmed evidence of the big cat’s presence in the region. For the past few days, locals had been speculating about a tiger roaming nearby, but discovery of…
Bhubaneswar: A tragic incident has shaken the Khandara Dhol village under Gangpur police station near Aska in Ganjam where the body of a 14-year-old boy was recovered from a bush approximately three kilometres away from his home. Amar Bisoyi, son of Babu Bisoyi, had gone missing on September 28, and his family had filed a missing …
Berhampur: Police have rescued as many as 120 police SI aspirants from being scammed. The Police SI candidates were being taken to Hyderabad on the pretext of getting job. Acting on intelligence inputs from the Police Headquarters, a Police team led by an additional SP went to Andhra Pradesh. Police rescued about 120 SI candidates who…
Cuttack: The Khan Nagar-Khapuria Durga Puja Committee in Cuttack has constructed a gigantic pandal on the theme ‘Operation Sindoor’, a 30-foot-high arch that attracts the revellers and presents the power of Indian soldiers. Operation Sindoor was India’s strong response to Pakistan after the terrorists attacked tourists in Pahalgam. The arch is a tribute to the bravery…
Bhubaneswar: As many as three Maoists were killed in an encounter in an anti-Naxalite operation in the Odisha border in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district. The Police and Maoists had an encounter this morning. The bodies of three Maoists have been seized today. The three Maoists have been identified as Shraban, Rajesh and Basanti. Arms and weapons have…
Khordha: In a swift and coordinated operation, Khordha Police rescued a kidnapped businessman within 12 hours of the incident being reported and arrested five accused persons involved in the crime. According to the police, the victim, Sushil Kumar Subudhi, a wholesale trader operating under Smruti Agency in Balugaon Bazar, was abducted late on September 27 while…
Bhubaneswar: A woman was brutally assaulted on the road in GGP colony in Bhubaneswar of Odisha on Monday. It has been learned that she has been mercilessly beaten merely for plucking flowers. The whole incident has been recorded in CCTV. The victim woman has been identified as Parbati Pradhan. We can see in the CCTV footage…
Thieves allegedly broke into a foreign liquor shop at Bijmara under Kalampur police station in Kalahandi district on Sunday night and made off with cash worth Rs 10 lakh. The stolen cash was scheduled to be deposited at the liquor corporation on Monday. Upon being informed, the Kalampur police have initiated an investigation into the…
Cuttack: The historic Bali Yatra will be conducted in the Upper ground also for which an affidavit will be submitted to the Orissa High Court. Cuttack Collector Dattatreya Bhausaheb Shinde said the blueprint for the conduction of Bali Yatra in the upper ground also will be informed to the HC. A meeting was conducted at the…
