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…
Cuttack: In yesterday’s drowning incident of 2 engineers in the Kathajodi River of Cuttack, today another body has been recovered. As per reports, yesterday body of Rutikes Matal had been recovered and today body of Rutik Brijne has been recovered by the NDRF team. It is to be noted that the two young engineers had gone…
Cuttack: The Commissionerate Police of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack on Sunday arrested the key accused in a cyber fraud case involving fake stock market investments. The accused has been identified as Amulya Kumar Sahoo (40), son of Baishnab Sahoo, a resident of Sainta village in the Gopalpur area under Chandbali Police Station in Bhadrak district. He was apprehended in…
Nuagarh: In a saddening incident, a bus lost balance and rammed into the roadside tree. As many nine people were injured and two of them critically. The bus was en route from Bhubaneswar to Parlakhemundi when the incident happened. The private bus lost balance and rammed into a tree near the Malarba ghats. All the…
Puri: The Maha Snan in Srimandir was held today after someone had vomitted inside the temple. Someone had reportedly vomitted near the Bhitara Katha of the temple for which the cleansing was done informed the SJTA. After the Abakasha rituals were completed, the Maha Snan was conducted. The darshan for the general public was suspended for…
Dhenkanal: A truck driver was found dead with blood and injury marks on the body at a sand quarry in Nagena, under the Banasingh panchayat in Dhenkanal Sadar police station limits in Dhenkanal. The deceased truck driver, Rudra Naik, was found dead, prompting his family to file a murder complaint. Family members said he had left…
Patnagarh: In a shocking incident, the body of a Central Reserved Police Force (CRPF) jawan was seized this morning. The incident happened in Ghasian village under Larambha police limits in Patnagarh of Balangir district. The deceased has been identified as Ganesh Bhoi, the son of Durlabh Bhoi of Ghasian village. His family members have brought…
Bhubaneswar: The State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Odisha, has flagged alarmingly high levels of pollution in the Jeera River, a tributary of the Mahanadi River. The SPCB, in its affidavit submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) also revealed that the water of the Jeera River is not even suitable for bathing. Following the instructions of…
Bhubaneswar: As many as 16 IAS officers have been designated as Additional Secretaries by Odisha Government across multiple departments, reinforcing administrative efficiency and governance. As per the notification issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance (GA&PG) department, the 16 IAS officers who are presently posted at the State Secretariat as Joint Secretaries of different departments…
