Bargarh: The body of a 58-year-old woman was found floating in a canal at Chakulifarm under Atabira police limits in Bargarh district on Friday morning.The deceased woman identified as Kolpati Birabhadra (58) had been suffering from epilepsy.According to family members, Kolapati had gone out to sweep the area in front of her house when she…
Bhubaneswar: A couple from different faiths solemnised their marriage in Bhubaneswar after being in a relationship for nearly a decade, with the ceremony conducted according to Vedic rituals, sources said.According to reports, Farin Bano, a Muslim woman, had been in a relationship for about 10 years with Badrinarayan Das of Jagatpur in Cuttack district. Despite belonging…
In a rare and symbolic protest, students of Kakharuni U.G. U.P. School under Pattamundai block in Odisha’s Kendrapara district on Wednesday returned their school uniforms and boycotted classes, demanding the appointment of more teachers in their school. The agitating students neither entered their classrooms nor took their mid-day meal, expressing their dissatisfaction over the acute shortage of…
A 39-year-old man, Premanand Oram, died early this morning after being trampled by a wild elephant in Podiabahal village under Hapriabahal range of Sambalpur district.The incident occurred around 5 AM when Oram went out for morning ablutions. He suddenly came face-to-face with the elephant returning to the forest. The animal charged and trampled him, causing…
Cuttack: A day after a video purportedly showing a female patient falling from her bed inside the intensive care unit (ICU) of SCB MCH in odisha’scuttack went viral on social media, hospital authorities have suspended a senior faculty member and three nursing officers. The footage, which exposed serious lapses in patient care, had triggered massive outrage…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik has written a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and flagged ‘Systemic Collapse’ in paddy procurement.Through the letter, the Leader of Opposition has raised serious concerns over the ongoing Kharif paddy procurement and alleging a complete breakdown of the system, in violation of the BJP’s 2024 electoral…
An 18-year-old girl survived a deadly attack in Bongomunda, Bolangir district, on Friday evening, around 7 pm.The girl had gone behind her house to light a fire for cooking when an unidentified man attacked her from behind. He struck her head with a glass bottle and attempted to slit her throat before fleeing. The victim…
The deceased has been identified as Sahil Sahis, son of Satyanarayan Sahis of Buguda Pada village. According to reports, Sahil had gone missing from his home on February 1. His father lodged a missing complaint at the Rampur outpost, following which the police began a search operation.Acting on a tip‑off, police reached Tangar Ghat forest…
Today i.e. 05.02.2026, Sri Krutibash Behera, Former Secretary of Paikasida Service Co-operative Society, Jaleswar, Dist-Balasore (Retired), who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(c)(d) of PC Act,1988/409/468/471 IPC, for misappropriation of Govt. funds by manufacturing false and fabricated documents and showing payment in the name of some beneficiaries under Paikasida Service Co-operative…
Jagatsinghpur: At least five people were injured after an auto-rickshaw overturned on National Highway 55 near Mangalpur onthe outskirts of jagasinghpur .According to reports, the auto-rickshaw was travelling from Cuttack towards Jagatsinghpur. Near Mangalpur, a scootersuddenly came from behind and moved across the front of the auto-rickshaw before turning into a narrow lane.In an attempt…
