Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light to moderate rain/ thundershowers accompanied by lightning in 20 districts of Odisha on Tuesday and Wednesday.A yellow alert for rain has been issued in north and south Odisha for Tuesday due to the possibility of lightning and rain. The yellow warning is in place in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar,…
Malkanagiri; Chitarakonda Forest Department has seized a pick-up carrying a turtle after receiving information from a source in Chitarakonda Block Rajulkonda, Malkangiri District. According to the information received, the turtle was being smuggled from Narsingpatnam in Andhra Pradesh to Kalimela in a pickup truck (track number AP 39 NS1566). According to the information obtained from…
Bhubaneswar: In a significant move reflecting the ongoing internal strife within the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), show-cause notices have been issued to four prominent leaders: Amaresh Jena, Biranchi Mahasupakar, Bikek Swain, and Rajesh Patra. The notices, issued by the party’s district president Sushant Rout, demand explanations within 15 days as to why disciplinary actions should…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will leave Bhubaneswar on Monday for a two-day visit to Jharkhand. According to the schedule, the Chief Minister will leave the Bhubaneswar airport at 10.00 am today and reach Ranchi in Jharkhand and then reach West Singhbhum by helicopter. Majhi will attend the BJP’s ‘Parivartan’ rally in Kolhan and…
Bhubaneswar: There has been a major IPS reshuffle in Odisha on Sunday. Many women IPS officers were transferred and given new postings.Let us see who replaced whom in the women IPS team in the Odisha major IPS reshuffle. 2016 batch IPS Sagarika Nath has been made the Khurda SP. Earlier, she had successfully worked as Bhubaneswar…
Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Odisha, arrested a person from Mumbai on September 27 in connection with the Haj Pilgrimage fraud of Rs 1.2 crore. The accused has been identified as Nabeel Abdul Mubin Shaikh.He was produced before the Court of JMFC, 63rd Court, Andheri, Mumbai, and brought on transit remand to Bhubaneswar. The arrested…
Bhubaneswar: Senior IPS officer Suresh Devadatta Singh, who replaced Sanjeev Panda as the chief of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police, took charge on Monday afternoon. Singh previously served as the Additional D.G. of Police, CID-CB, Cuttack. Suresh Devdatta Singh, a 1998-batch IPS officer, was transferred to the new post via a notification issued by the Odisha Home Department…
Bhubaneswar, 28.09.2024 In a concerted effort to strengthen community engagement and promote cleanliness, East Coast Railway (ECoR) held the Jan Bhagidari programme at several key railway stations across the region. The initiative underscores the theme “Swachhata Hi Seva” (Cleanliness is Service), reflecting ECoR’s commitment to public welfare and environmental sustainability. The General Manager of East…
Bhubaneswar: The National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) is set to establish a campus in Odisha aimed at training students and police officers in combating the escalating cybercrime in the state. This development was disclosed during a meeting between the university’s representatives and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in Bhubaneswar on Friday.Acknowledging the recent surge in…
Rourkela: In a major accident at Rourkela Steel Plant, as many as five employees including an official were injured due to an explosion at the SMS-1 unit, on Saturday. The workers reportedly sustained severe burns from hot molten steel. Apart from the officer, the injured include two permanent employees and a contractual worker.All the injured…
