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Robbery at Puri beach foiled: Thieves nabbed, valuables and mobile phones recovered
Puri: Two tourists from Mayurbhanj were robbed at the Puri beach while taking a sea bath after visiting the Jagannath Temple on Tuesday. Their bag containing valuables such as mobile phones, cash, and clothes were stolen from the shore within minutes. They quickly reported the incident to the nearby Sea Beach Police Station. Acting swiftly,…
Landslide on Ganjam-Kandhamal border: Two JCB machines fall off hill
Bhanjanagar: A landslide occurred on the Kalinga Ghati on the Ganjam-Kandhamal border of Odisha on Wednesday night due to heavy rainfall. As a result, two JCB machines working on a road construction project fell off the hill. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident. The landslide was triggered by rainwater flowing down from the…
Man Found Dead Under Mysterious Circumstances In Cuttack
Cuttack: The decomposed body was recovered from the Payal Restaurant in the CDA Periphery Market on Wednesday. The body was identified as Ashok Barik, a resident of the Shankarpur area in Cuttack. According to eyewitnesses, Barik was sleeping in the market complex on Tuesday night when the incident occurred. Upon being informed, police reached the…
Heavy Rainfall Likely In Odisha Over Next 24 Hours, IMD Issues Red Alert
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued red, orange, and yellow warnings across several districts of Odisha, forecasting intense rainfall activity, thunderstorms, and gusty winds over the next 24 hours. According to the IMD’s midday bulletin, a Red Warning—indicating the likelihood of extremely heavy rainfall—has been issued for Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts on June…
CMC raids bottled water plant and seals company
Cuttack: Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has raided a bottled water company in Shankarpur area of Das Sahi area in Cuttack city of Odisha on Wednesday. According to reports, the Health department shall investigate into the matter. The raid was conducted as there have been increase in the number of diarrhea case all over Odisha. The papers…
Youth commits suicide while playing online game in Paradip
Paradip: In an unfortunate incident, a youth committed suicide reportedly when he was playing online game at Santara village under Kujang police station limits of Jagatsinghapur district today. The youth, identified as Durgadatta Parida, was often playing online game. Today too, some people found him playing the online game inside an under construction house. Later, they…
Gopalpur Gang-Rape Case: Six Adults Arrested, Four Juveniles To Face Trial
Bhubaneswar: Six persons were arrested and four juveniles produced before the Juvenile Justice Board on Tuesday in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a 20-year-old woman at Gopalpur beach in Ganjam district, police said. The incident occurred on Sunday night when the victim, a college student, visited the beach with her male friend, a classmate, during…
Death toll due to diarrhoea reaches 21 and 1700 affected, disease gets ‘epidemic’ status
Jajpur: The death toll due to diarrhoea is on a rise in the state and reached 21 on Tuesday. The waterborne disease has spread to 7 districts. Over 1700 have been infected by the disease in the state. According to information, 1700 people have been infected with diarrhoea of which 1300 have recovered. The current active…
Ambulances to be booked online soon for the ease of patients
Bhubaneswar: In a key development, the Odisha government is planning to launch e-booking of ambulances. The ambulances can be booked online for the ease of the patients. The Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena has informed about online booking of ambulance on Tuesday. This system will be introduced very soon. While speaking to the media person, the…