Bhubaneswar: A 14-year-old boy has been fighting for his life after being locked in a box for over four hours by a young man in the Nilagiri area of Balasore district, on Monday. According to reports, the incident occurred at around 3:30 pm when the victim, a Class VIII student, visited his neighbour’s house. An…
Bhubaneswar: An Army Major and his fiancée have alleged custodial torture and molestation at the Bharatpur police station in Bhubaneswar. The Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) has ordered a Crime Branch probe into the matter to ensure a thorough and impartial investigation. The incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Sunday when Major…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy CM Pravati Parida on Monday assured that every eligible beneficiary of Subhadra Yojana will get the first installment of the BJP goverment’s flagship scheme credited to their bank accounts on September 17 Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Parida emphasized the government’s commitment to ensuring timely financial assistance to women across…
Berhampur: Police busted a duplicate hair oil manufacturing unit at Lane No-4 of Shastri Nagar area of Berhampur city in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Sunday late evening. Acting on the complaint lodged by a branded hair oil manufacturer, Badabazar police conducted a raid and busted the adulterated hair oil manufacturing unit that was using the name,…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Majhi has congratulated Amaresh Kumar Sahu and Gedela Akhil for their outstanding achievements at the 47th World Skills Competition held in Lyon, France, from 10th to 15th September 2024. According to reports, Sahu won the prestigious Bronze Medal in Renewable Energy, while Akhil earned the Medallion for Excellence in Water Technology, making…
Balasore: The water level of Jalaka river has crossed the danger mark in Mathani village of Balasore district in Odisha. On Monday, due to the increase in the water level of the river, there is a threat of flood to the people along the river. The danger signal was triggered. At Mathani under Basta block, the…
The memories of spurious liquor deaths in Chikiti in Ganjam area are still fresh in the minds of people. After the incident, a lot of people are now buying liquor from government-licensed shops with the hope that the product would be original. However, the Excise department officials were taken aback after finding that duplicate liquor…
Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of PM Modi’s visit to Odisha, senior OAS officers have been deployed for crowd management, said reports on Monday. The services of the following senior OAS Officers are placed under the disposal of the W & CD Department to be entrusted for crowd management, during the visit of Prime Minister of India…
Berhampur: As many as seven students of Parala Maharaja Engineering College have been rusticated said reports on Monday. It is worth mentioning that, as many as seven students of the college residing in the hostel were rusticated. The students allegedly disobeyed the hostel authorities and broke the rules of the hostel. A complaint was lodged against…
Bhubaneswar: The eligible beneficiaries of the Odisha Government’s Subhadra Yojana received Re 1 in their registered bank accounts during the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) testing on Sunday ahead of the launch of the scheme on September 17. According to sources, around 60 lakh women have got themselves registered to avail benefits under the scheme. All women,…
