Bhubaneswar: Malkangiri Adarsh Police successfully arrested a man from Assam in connection with a cheating case involving a local businessman. The accused, identified as Debajit Tripathy, had allegedly duped Jitendra Patra, a businessman from Malkangiri’s Talsahi area, of Rs 80 lakh. According to the complaint lodged by Patra on September 4, Tripathy had approached him…
Bhubaneswar: One person died and 25 others sustained injuries after being stung by a swarm of bees at Hariharpur village under Chhendipada police station in Angul district. The deceased has been identified as Dr Bipin Pradhan, a retired veterinarian. Pradhan, who had been residing in Kosala village for a long time, had gone to Hariharpur…
Nimapada: As many as 50 Jatra artists narrowly escaped today as the bus in which they were travelling luckily managed to stop before falling into a canal in Puri district of Odisha on Monday morning. The incident took place at the Balanga canal embankment near Nuasantha village in Nimapada area. The artists who narrowly escaped are…
Chatrapur: In a big achievement for the Ganjam police, as many as 18 miscreants were arrested and huge amount of arms and ammunitions were recovered from them. According to sources, police conducted a special drive to catch the miscreants. Police seized 17 guns, 16 mobile phones, 66 bullets and 4 khokas from their possession. The…
Paradip: As many as two drivers died on the spot after a Hyva truck and an iron-laden truck met with an accident in Jagatsinghpur district. The incident happened in the restricted area in Paradip port. The other Hyva drivers have staged a protest demanding investigation and a compensation. According to information, two drivers were working on…
Malkangiri: In an unusual yet inspiring incident, a pair of twin brothers from Malkangiri district have topped the district as both of them scored 560 out of the total 600 marks in the recently concluded Class X board exams. The results of the matriculation exam were declared by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha Friday….
Jajpur: In a tragic incident, as many as three people died after a tractor overturned last night. The incident happened near Charinangal under Balichandrapur police limits in Jajpur district. According to sources, the three deceased belonged to the same family. They were returning in the tractor when it overturned as a result of losing balance. The…
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…
