Bhubaneswar: Digapahandi MLA Sidhant Mohapatra raised an unstarred question over cracks in Hirakud Dam in Sambalpur district during the Question Hour of the ongoing Budget Session of the Odisha Assembly, to which Chief Minister Mohan Majhi gave a written reply. Mohapatra reportedly asked to the Chief Minister which report the Central Soil and Material Research…
Bahalda: At least Rs 30 lakh was looted from a bank in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha on Thursday. As many as two employees of the bank sustained injury while preventing the loot. The incident took place in the State Bank of India (SBI) Bahalda branch. As per reports, five miscreants came to the bank…
Bhubaneswar: In a significant medical achievement, the Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) unit at SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH), Cuttack, has successfully performed the first-ever pediatric allogenic bone marrow transplant in Odisha. This pioneering procedure has given a new lease of life to a two-year-old girl, Aliza Naaz, who was diagnosed with high-risk Acute Myeloid…
Bhadrak: As many as three persons sustained burn injuries as a fire broke out at a residential property at Gudia Sahi under Dhamnagar block in Bhadrak district, on Wednesday night. According to reports, the fire broke out when a gas cylinder exploded during cooking at the house of Brundaban Sahu. Two adjacent houses were damaged…
Bhubaneswar: A female student of Sambalpur University was rescued in a blood-soaked state from a dilapidated house early Thursday morning. The female student was reportedly assaulted by a group of 15 students near the university campus. The incident occurred around 12 am near a tea stall, approximately 300 meters from the university. According to eyewitnesses,…
Bhubaneswar: A team of CBI sleuths conducted a search operation at AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, following allegations of irregularities in the recruitment process. According to reports, the investigation was launched after the CBI came to know that four individuals had secured jobs at AIIMS using forged documents and fake certificates. A central PSU had conducted…
Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Centre has issued a warning for 25 districts in Odisha, predicting heavy thunderstorms and hailstorms for tomorrow. An orange Alert has been issued for eight districts, predicting thunderstorms with lightning, gusty surface wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph and hail while a yellow alert has been issued for 17 districts, predicting moderate…
Burla/Bhubaneswar: In a historical decision, TPWODL, the power distribution company in western Odisha, signed a tripartite agreement between GRIDCO and M/s Suryam International for the first time in the history of Odisha for installation and generation of solar energy under PM-KUSUM C program. On 13th February, 2025, at Bhubaneswar, this is another step in the…
Kalahandi: Excise Department officials unearthed a fake foreign liquor manufacturing unit in Mukhiguda village under Jayapatna block in Kalahandi district. The raid, conducted jointly by the Jayapatna and Dharmagarh Excise sleuths, seized a large quantity of counterfeit foreign liquor, labels, and manufacturing equipment. As per reports, the mastermind behind the unit, Khyama Sahu, had set…
Cuttack: A class five student allegedly died after a newly constructed wall at Noda Primary School in the Kantapada block of Cuttack district collapsed on him on Wednesday. The deceased student has been identified as Sai Swaroop Bhoi. According to reports, Swaroop was standing near the newly constructed wall during lunch break when some other…
