Jeypore: A massive fire broke out at a scrap warehouse near the Vikram Dev University in Jeypore city of Koraput district on late Sunday night. The massive blaze triggered panic among residents in the surrounding areas.According to sources, the fire broke out around midnight and spread rapidly across the premises as the scrape house contained…
Bhubaneswar: Two persons sustained injuries after a speeding traveller van rammed into an autorickshaw and then into a shop in Badagada’s Brit Colony area of Bhubaneswar on Friday morning.The accident took place in Brit Colony under the jurisdiction of Badagada police station.The injured persons has been identified as Guddu Pillai, a police official and a local resident…
A youth was beaten to death in Sardul village under Bhanjanagar police limits after locals suspected him of theft.The deceased has been identified as Bandhar Pradhan of Kurumungia village in Kandhamal district.According to reports, villagers caught two men allegedly attempting theft late Friday night. One of them managed to escape, while the other was captured….
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…
