Cuttack: The Cyber Crime Unit of Odisha’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Crime Branch, has apprehended two persons in connection with a massive investment fraud involving Rs. 1.5crore. The accused have been identified as Tayyab Khan (23) and Firoz Khan (36) from Bhopal and Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh. The arrests were made on the basis of a…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has come up with action plan for management of possible flood and water logging in urban areas during Monsoon-2025. The State government issued the action plan as the probabilistic forecasts for the southwest monsoon season (June to September) of 2025 indicates that most parts of the State of Odisha may experience above-normal rainfall…
Bhubaneswar: The house of the accused involved in the murder of ‘police-mitra’ Sahadeva Nayak in Bhubaneswar was demolished today. The house of the main accused Rama Nayak was demolished by BMC. As per reports, the house in the Kedarpalli slum of Bhubaneswar has been demolished. The demolition work was executed with JCB in the presence of…
Bhubaneswar: A high-profile fraudster has reportedly been held in the capital city of Odisha on Friday for duping 2 engineers of Rs 1 crore and 5 lakh. The Crime Branch of Odisha arrested the accused. DG of Odisha’s Crime Branch Vinaytosh Mishra informed in detail about the fraudster and the crime he committed in details at…
Jajpur: The mother has sold her 7-year-old son for Rs 18 thousand, alleged father and grandmother of the child in Jajpur district of Odisha and demanded justice on Friday to the District Collector. The incident has taken place in the Bada Suar village under Jajpur Block. The complainant husband has been identified as Prashanta of Bada…
Pattamundai: A minor child met a watery grave in Sanamanatia village in Kendrapara district. He had gone missing on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Prem Prasad, the son of Pradip Mallick of the village. He had gone missing and today his body was found floating on the Brahmani river. According to reports, he had…
Bhubaneswar: A 40-year-old woman was critically injured after being shot by her nephew at Rampalli village under Kodala police station limits in Ganjam district late last night. According to reports, the assailant, identified as Bhabini’s nephew Suresh Pradhan, allegedly intended to target his uncle, Sushant Raut, due to a family dispute. However, Bhabini inadvertently came…
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow warning for several districts of Odisha, forecasting thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching 40–50 kmph during the afternoon and evening hours till May 29. In its midday bulletin on Thursday, the IMD also indicated the formation of a low-pressure area over the west-central and…
Bhubaneswar: Two persons were arrested in Kendrapara on Wednesday for allegedly impersonating police personnel and robbing Rs 1 lakh from two businessmen in Ganjam district. The incident occurred on Tuesday in the Digapahandi area when the accused intercepted the victims, who were travelling to Berhampur by motorcycle to pay a wholesale dealer. According to reports, the…
Baripada: A devastating fire swept through the main market in Baripada in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Two shops, an electrical store and a cloth store, were ravaged by the flames. The fire broke out late in the night when the shops were closed. The cause of the fire…
