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One more case was instituted against Sri Siba Mallick, OAS, Tahsildar, Mahakalpada, Dist-Kendrapara for possessing DA to the tune of 190% of his known sources of income including 4 buildings, 7 valuable plots, deposits Rs.18 lakhs, cash Rs.1.55 lakh, etc unearthed, which he failed to explain satisfactorily. Hence, he was arrested for possessing DA and…

Bhubaneswar: A man was sentenced to 20 years in jail by a court in Bhubaneswar for raping a 13-year-old girl last month. Additional Sessions Judge, Khurda, Subhanjan Mohanty delivered the verdict Thursday, 37 days after the incident happened. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict. The girl was on the way…

Bhubaneswar, 8th October 2025: As part of the ongoing Special Campaign 5.0, Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway organised “Amrit Samvaad” at Puri Railway Station on 8th October 2025 evening. The programme aimed at fostering meaningful interaction between Railway officials and passengers, focusing on Cleanliness, Safety and Improvement of Passenger Amenities. During the Amrit Samvaad, passengers appreciated the Station’s cleanliness and overall…

Bhubaneswar: Additional District and Sessions Court, Bhubaneswar has acquitted all six accused in the high-profile 2009 murder case of Manas Ranjan Nayak, a warder at the Jharpada Special Jail, citing a lack of conclusive evidence. The Additional District and Sessions Judge cleared Bikram Mallick, Mihirkant Tripathy, Shivram Sahu, N Venkat Rao Dora, Kanhu Charan Mishra, and…

Bhubaneswar, October 9: More than 4,000 students of nine different institutions of the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) here were presented their degrees in separate graduation ceremonies held over the last three weeks. The last graduation ceremony of the SOA National Institute of Law (SNIL) was held on Wednesday which was graced…

Cuttack: Police have arrested three more people in connection with the violence that broke out during the Dussehra procession in Cuttack, a source said Thursday. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Girija Shankar Chakrabarty said additional arrests are likely as investigations continue. Police teams led by two ACPs and three Inspectors-In-Charge have been deployed in the Hatipokhari…

Bhubaneswar: A powerful lightning  strike hit the 11th-century Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar Wednesday, burning the flag atop the shrine and damaging several electrical systems, including numerous CCTV cameras, a temple servitor said Thursday. It can be mentioned here that the temple city was lashed by heavy rain and thunderstorm Wednesday afternoon, flooding major roads and low-lying…

Udala: A 14 foot long king cobra was rescued from a village in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha on Thursday. The huge snake was rescued from the Padmapokhari village under Kaptipada Forest Range of the district. As per reports, initially a few locals spotted the huge cobra entering into a pond form near a tree in…

Sorada: In a tragic incident, an elderly man was thrashed with a bamboo to death in Ganjam district of Odisha yesterday. The incident took place in the Swargadwar village in Gochha panchayat under Sorada Police Station limits in the district. The deceased elderly man has been identified as Shishir Swain of Singipur village. As per the…

Cuttack:  A goods-laden truck suddenly caught fire and reduced to ashes. The truck was parked in the godown when it suddenly caught fire in Cuttack since last night. According to information, the truck bearing registration number OD29F-9077, loaded with dal, caught fire when it was parked in the warehouse for unloading. The driver was sleeping inside…