Odisha Vigilance has unearthed a massive corruption case in the forest department following the arrest of Deputy Ranger Asit Kumar Pattanayak of Bisra Forest Range, Rourkela Forest Division, Sundargarh district.Pattanayak was caught red-handed accepting a Rs 18,000 bribe from a vehicle owner to release hire charges for a vehicle engaged for official purposes. Acting swiftly,…
Gunupur: In a tragic mishap, three youths died after their bike was hit by a speeding car on the bridge over river Bansadhara in Odisha’s Rayagada district here late on Tuesday night. The mishap took place within Gumuda police outpost limits. The deceased were identified as Bulu Sabar and Subrat Sabar of Kaithapadar village in…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has introduced clear guidelines regarding maternity leave for women government employees, aiming to resolve confusion surrounding eligibility and duration of leave under various circumstances. As per existing rules, a woman government employee is entitled to 180 days of maternity leave for up to two surviving children. However, there was ambiguity about…
Bhubaneswar: Results of Plus Two Examination conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) will be announced tomorrow. Officials at the council informed results of all the streams of Plus II course will be announced tomorrow at 4 PM.
Puri: The controversy around Youtuber Jyoti Malhotra in the Pakistan spy case is growing and this also created problems for Odia Youtuber Priyanka Senapati. The National Investigating Agency (NIA) has started the investigation to find the Odisha link of Jyoti. Both of them had gone to Pakistan’s Kartarpur, the NIA found out after investigating along with…
Dhenkanal: An elderly woman was reportedly trampled to death by an elephant in the wee hours today at Ambanali village under Kapilash forest range in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district. The deceased woman has been identified as Bhama Sahoo. According to reports, a tusker attacked the old woman and knocked down her head while she was collecting mangoes…
Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha, is likely to announce the Plus Two Examinations 2025 results within the next two days, School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond said today. Speaking to reporters, Minister Gond assured that the results would be declared without any further delay. Students and their parents across the…
Rayagada: In a surprise raid, the Food Safety Department’s 3-member team inspected a shopping mall in Rayagada of Odisha and found several expired food items being sold. The District Food Safety Officer seized expired bhujiya and unsealed pickle bottles from the mall. Following the inspection, a fine of Rs 1 lakh was imposed on the mall…
Bhubaneswar: An elderly man was trampled to death by a herd of elephants in a forest near Majuriapada in Sambalpur district on Sunday night. Shyamsundar Pradhan (55), a resident of Chilikama village, encountered a six-member elephant herd near Majuriapada while returning home on his cycle from Nuamunda village. When Pradhan failed to return home, his…
Bhubaneswar: In a major boost to marine conservation, the Indian Coast Guard’s (ICG) annual mission ‘Operation Olivia’ helped protect a record of over 6.98 lakh Olive Ridley turtles nested at the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha during February 2025. Conducted annually from November to May, Operation Olivia is an important initiative of the ICG aimed at…
