A woman’s death in Nayagarh district has led to the arrest of her husband and father-in-law, with her family alleging that she had been facing dowry-related harassment at her in-laws’ house. The incident was reported from Pratap Prasad village under Itamati police station. Police had earlier arrested the woman’s mother-in-law in connection with the case….
A 26-year-old woman has allegedly been raped at gunpoint by an unidentified person who entered her rented house in the Nayapalli area of Bhubaneswar. The incident was reported at Nayapalli Police Station on Wednesday night. According to the complaint (FIR lodged), the woman was inside the rented accommodation when the unidentified accused allegedly entered the…
Sacks of rice and several ration cards were found dumped in a forested area behind the Barbil Adarsh Vidyalaya and the grid station in Keonjhar district of Odisha. The materials were found lying in the forest, though it is not yet clear who dumped them there or why. The discovery has drawn the attention of…
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court Bar Association on Thursday resorted to an agitation over the shortage of judges in the High Court, with lawyers abstaining from judicial work to press for the early filling of vacant posts. Representatives of the High Court Bar Association are also scheduled to leave Cuttack for Bhubaneswar at 11 am…
Ganjam: Panic has gripped Patashala Malik Sahi under Dharakote in Odisha’s Ganjam district following an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting that has reportedly claimed two lives and affected six people. The affected persons have been admitted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur for treatment. The exact cause of the outbreak is yet to…
Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) is making special arrangements at the North Gate of Srimandir in Puri to facilitate hassle-free darshan for elderly and differently-abled devotees. As part of the initiative, construction of a ramp and railings from the North Gate Gumuta to the Kurma Bedha has already been completed. Specially trained volunteers…
Bhubaneswar: A 26-year-old woman was allegedly raped at gunpoint at Behera Sahi in the Nayapalli area of Bhubaneswar on Wednesday night, police said. As per a complaint lodged by the victim with the police, the accused entered her rented house forcibly and raped her while threatening her with a gun. The woman was staying in…
Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway bid farewell to 18 Railway employees who superannuated during September 2026, marking the culmination of their dedicated and valuable service to Indian Railways. The retiring employees belonged to various departments, including Accounts, Engineering, Commercial, Electrical, Mechanical, Operating and Signal & Telecommunication. The employees who superannuated during the month…
The authorities of Ravenshaw University in Odisha’s Kataka city have refuted the allegations that a second-year undergraduate (UG) student was subjected to ragging by his seniors in the hostel. The varsity authorities claimed that there was a misunderstanding between a second-year UG student and some third-year students at Jagannath Hostel during an online mobile game…
Kataka: Tension prevailed at SCB Medical College and Hospital here today after the family members of a patient vehemently protested his mysterious death at the Mental Health Department of the hospital. One Srikant Das of Jajpur district was admitted at SCB Medical College and Hospital on September 28 for treatment as he has been suffering…
