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Bhubaneswar, November 24, 2025: The Energy Department, Government of Odisha, and Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet today executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), to partner on a concerted programme of support for Odisha’s clean energy transition in presence of the Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister, Minister of Energy Shri Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo. The…

​1. 🛑 Arrest and Accused ​Accused: Sri Manoranjan Sahoo, Ex- Senior Clerk, Hindol Sub-Treasury, Dhenkanal. ​Arresting Authority: Odisha Vigilance (arrested him late last night). ​Status: The accused had been on the run for the last 2 years to evade Vigilance action. ​2. 💰 Financial Fraud Details ​Total Misappropriated Amount: Rs. 68,85,497/- (Sixty-Eight Lakhs, Eighty-Five Thousand,…

Odisha Vigilance today arrested Sri Kushadhwaja Sahu, the former Secretary-cum-Chief Executive of the Pandamunda Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society (PACS) under Patnagarh Block in the Bolangir district, on charges of financial fraud and embezzlement of society funds. ​The investigation, conducted by officers of the Odisha Vigilance, revealed a calculated misappropriation of government funds totaling ₹8,34,489/- (Rupees…

Today i.e on 13.11.2025, a short while ago, Sri T. Bhenkatagiri Rao, Senior Clerk, RWS&S Division, Bhawanipatna Dist-Kalahandi has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance in his Govt. quarter at Bhawanipatana while demanding and taking bribe Rs.20,000/- from a retired staffer( Complainant) of the same office to process file for extending pensionary benefits in favour of…

Sri Biplab Keshari Samantray, DSSO, Keonjhar has been arrested by Odisha Vigilance for demanding and taking bribe Rs 20,000/- from an NGO through digital mode ( PhonePe) to facilitate his NGO, and will be forwarded today to the Court. Allegations against Sri Biplab Keshari Samantaray, DSSO (District Social Security Officer), Keonjhar, were received from different…

Soro: A 12 foot long python has been rescued in Balasore district of Odisha on Monday. The huge snake was rescured from the Nahanga village under Khaira Police Station limits in the district. As per information, the python was spotted by the villagers as it had get entangled in the net spread in the backyard…

Cuttack: In a heart-wrenching incident, three minor children died reportedly after falling into a septic tank at Ragadipada village under Badamba Police Station area of Cuttack district this afternoon. The deceased children identified as Subham Nayak (3), Sibani Nayak (7) and Ankit Nayak (9) of Bada Barena and Ichhapur village under Badamba Police Station. The three…

Bargarh: Odisha Vigilance today nabbed two staffers of the Barpali Community Health Centre (CHC) in Bargarh district while demanding and taking bribe of Rs 7,000. The two health staffers who have been identified as Sekhar Chandra Sahu, Accountant and Tamanna Sahu, Peon, were apprehended by Vigilance while demanding and taking bribe of Rs 7,000 through UPI…

Sambalpur: In a significant drug bust, Sambalpur police on Saturday seized 30 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 3 lakh and arrested two men in connection with the case. The arrested have been identified as Md. Fardeen Alam (22) and Md. Esharar (30), both residents under Dhanupali Police Station in Sambalpur district. According to police, on…

Ganjam: The Kalinga Ghati Road, a crucial stretch of road connecting Kandhamal and Ganjam districts, has finally reopened after closure due to a landslide. The barricades have been removed from the sides of the road. As per reports, the ghati road, was closed for over a month by sealing with barricades in Kandhamal district. Now, two-wheelers…