Puri: The Puri district administration has made elaborate arrangement expecting presence of lakhs of devotees to take holy dip in the Chandrabhaga river on the occasion of the Magha Saptami 2025. It has decided to deploy a total of 33 platoons of police force and issued the following traffic advisory for the smooth traffic movement…
Boudh: Wild animals usually instil fear in the minds of people. This rather unusual sight of a bear climbing atop a tree to relish honey from honeycomb is an amusing one. The bear had climbed a tree in Putana jungle at Lumurjena village of Gochapada Gram Panchayat in Manmunda range under Boudh district. The villagers…
Balangir: In a shocking incident, two children were injured in an explosion in Padhel village under Patnagarh police station in Balangir district. The two children were rushed to Patnagarh medical after the incident occurred. The injured have been identified as Jaga Sharaf and Yogesh Dalei. Reportedly the two children were playing with a mobile battery…
Jajpur: Odisha Vigilance sleuths caught the Sub-inspector (SI) of Police of Sukinda Police station of Jajpur district for taking a bribe of Rs 5,000. According to information, he was apprehended by the Odisha vigilance while demanding and taking bribe of Rs 5,000 from a complainant to help him in a family dispute matter. The accused…
Malkangiri: As many as eight Maoists have been killed in exchange of fire with security forces in Odisha-Chhattisgarh border, said reports on Saturday. According to reports, an exchange of fire between police and Maoists took place in the Todka forest of Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, bordering Malkangiri district in Odisha. It has been reported that, more…
Kendrapara: An robber gang stole jewellery worth Rs 10 lakh and hard cash worth Rs 2 lakh from a house at Bhuinpur balisahi village under Aul police station in Kendrapara district. The looters locked the door from outside and stole the valuables on Friday. According to information, late on Friday night, over five miscreants entered…
Bhubaneswar: A teacher died after being run over by a truck on the State Highway 10 near the Mahabir Chhak area under Badagaon police limits in Sundargarh district, on Saturday. The deceased teacher has been identified as Priyanka Behera. She was travelling on a motorcycle with her uncle Baikuntha Behera, and niece Chandrika Behera when…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi in a tweet on social media platform, X, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for announcing the Zero Income Tax till Rs 12 lakh. Odisha CM Majhi tweeted and thanked FM by writing,” A heartfelt thank you to Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji and…
Bhubaneswar: The e-Detection system will be implemented in the 22 toll gates in Odisha from February 1, today. If the vehicle is not insured then an e-challan will be deducted in the name of the owner of the vehicle. All the necessary steps for the rolling out of the e-detection system for vehicle insurance have…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced plans to establish a Chhau Dance Academy and Cultural Research Centre in the Mayurbhanj district, considering the popularity of Chhau dance in the region. Chief Minister made this announcement during the inaugural ceremony of Mayurbhanj Utsav at Utkal Mandap in Bhubaneswar. According to a release from the…
