Koraput: CDPO Sakuntala Das of Dashmantpur in Koraput district was nabbed by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and taking bribe of Rs 10,000. Following the detention, Vigilance sleuths raided all her properties and she was found to be possessing assets disproportionate to her sources of income. The following properties were found belonging to her: One triple storeyed…
Bhubaneswar: Just a day before the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG 2025, scheduled for May 4, Commissionerate Police in Bhubaneswar arrested four members of an inter-state fraud syndicate involved in deceiving medical aspirants. The arrests, made by the Special Crime Unit, targeted a group promising fake admissions to private medical colleges in Odisha. Commissioner…
Berhampur: Bombs were hurled as two groups clashed in Phulta village under Nimakhandi police limits in Berhampur of Ganjam district. One person has been critically injured in the group clash. As two groups clashed over a dispute in Berhampur, bombs were hurled and one person has been critically injured. The injured was rushed to a nearby…
Cuttack: Police conducted a raid and seized adulterated detergent powder in Andei sahi area of Cuttack’s Jagatpur. The set up to manufacture duplicate detergent was being conducted at a rented house in the area. The police seized lakhs of duplicate detergents packets ready to be sold in the markets. Additionally, raw materials, chemicals, machines were seized…
Bargarh: A new-wed woman’s death at her in-laws’ place at Lahangir village under Jagdalpur police station in Bargarh district has been shrouded in mystery. The deceased, Pratima Bariha, had been married for just 35 days before her untimely death. According to reports, the deceased, 25-year-old Pratima, was married to Dhruv, son of Gunanidhi Bentaka, on…
Bhubaneswar: Additional Chief Secretary to CM Nikunja Bihari Dhal has been relieved from the state government with effect from May 2. He will join his new assignment as Officer on Special Duty in Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi. IAS Nikunja Bihari Dhal of Odisha Cadre of 1993 batch was relieved from Odisha….
Cuttack: The Board of Secondary Examinations (BSE) today announced the results of the Annual High School Certificate (AHSC), State Open School Certificate Examination, 2025(1st) & Madhayama Examination, 2025. School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond released the booklet of the Odisha Matric results in the presence of official of the board and School and Mass Education…
Bhubaneswar: Senior Daitapati servitor (sevayat) of the Puri Jagannath Temple, Ramakrishna Das Mahapatra, issued a clarification regarding the controversy surrounding the naming of the Jagannath temple at Digha in West Bengal as Digha Jagannath Dham. Talking to the mediapersons, he stated that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is his disciple and she had invited…
Bhubaneswar: Excise Department sleuths busted an illicit country liquor factory at the Daruthenga jungle area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, with the arrest of four persons, on Friday. Excise department officials seized approximately 10,000 litres of illicit liquor worth Rs 19 lakh from their possession during the raid. As per reports, the factory was operating…
Bhubaneswar: A day before the publication of matric exam results, a 15-year-old boy who had appeared for the exam allegedly killed his father over a family dispute. The incident occurred at Tihuri village under Balipatana police station on Bhubaneswar’s outskirts. The deceased has been identified as Gajaraj Bhoi. According to reports, Gajaraj created a scene…
