Koraput: Hardcore Maoist Kunjam Hidma was arrested during searches in a forest at Boipariguda area in Koraput district, Odisha police informed today. Kunjam Hidma alias Mohan from Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh is the Area Committee Member of banned CPI (Maoist) cadre. He was involved in 4 major Maoist incidents between 2020 and 2023. The Maoist was…
Bhubaneswar: As many as ten passengers were injured as the tourist bus they were travelling in collided with a truck on National Highway 16 near Subalaya Square under Rambha police station area in Ganjam district on Thursday morning.The accident occurred when the bus, returning from a pilgrimage to Uttar Pradesh and heading to Andhra Pradesh,…
Paralakhemundi: A physical examination for Home Guard recruitment in Odisha’s Gajapati district turned tragic on Thursday when a candidate died and seven others were hospitalised after collapsing during the running test. As per reports, the incident occurred on a 2-kilometre stretch between Ranipenth and Padmapur, where candidates were undergoing a physical fitness test as part of…
Rourkela: In a tragic mishap, a five year-old boy drowned in an open water tank in a Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) unit in Rourkela in Odisha’s Sundargarh district here today. The minor boy was identified as Serun Badaik, son of Rohit Badaik, a resident of Chhend Bidyut Colony in the Steel City. As per reports, after…
Kochi: The scientists of the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) have embarked on a two-week-long outreach programme to directly engage with fish farmers and fishermen across the country as part of the ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ programme of the Central government. ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ is a nationwide campaign by the Ministry of Agriculture and…
Berhampur: In a bizarre incident a rare incident has been witnessed in Ganjam district of Odisha lately. In the incident, that seems like the plot of a film, a letter was found along with a stolen bike in Berhampur in which the thief not only apologized for stealing the bike but also said that theft was…
Rayagada:(Correspondent):- Based on credible information regarding collection of huge illegal cash from Contractors, on 28.05.2025, a short while ago, Sri Sahadev Kisan, Superintending Engineer (SE), P.H, Rayagada was intercepted by a team of Odisha Vigilance at Rayagada while he was proceeding from his office to his residential Govt. quarter with unaccounted cash by his office…
Odisha Vigilance officials have apprehended Revenue Inspector Sashi Bhusan Behera and private individual Bishnu Ballav Khatua on charges of bribery. The duo was caught red-handed while allegedly accepting Rs 60,000 to facilitate favourable reports in four mutation cases at Gandanali Revenue Circle, Hindol Tahasil, Dhenkanal district. Following complaints of undue delay and demands for bribes,…
Khurda, 28/5:A minor soil caving in occurred this afternoon at Tunnel No. 4 on the Khurda-Bolangir Railway line, it is due to loose soil formation and continuous rainfall in the area. There has been no impact on manpower or machinery, and the incident will not affect the overall progress of the project. All necessary safety…
A 32-year-old auto driver, Rankanidhi Sahoo, became the latest victim of mobile theft in Bhubaneswar when his mobile phone was stolen by a passenger, Mithun Paikray, on May 19, 2025. The incident occurred while Sahoo was ferrying passengers from Rasulgarh to Baramunda. Paikray, a 28-year-old resident of Paikray Sahi, Baramunda, allegedly borrowed Sahoo’s phone under…
