Jajpur: In a shocking incident, miscreants attacked the vehicle of former Dharmasala MLA Pranab Balabantaray of BJD. The incident happened in Aruha locality of Dharmasala in Jajpur district. According to sources, former Pranab Balabantaray was going in his vehicle to attend a religious ceremony of Maa Hingula. The former MLA has alleged that the miscreants…
Bhubaneswar: A young man was murdered with his throat slit, near the STI Chhak overbridge in the Raghunathpali police station area in Rourkela. The deceased, identified as Amrit Mahakud from the Bonai area, had been staying at Gadhakhola area in the city for several months. He worked as a daily wager. The police have sent the…
Ganjam: As many as 20 passengers have been injured as a bus hit a truck on the National Highway 16 near Langaleswar of Khallikote in Ganjam district. According to reports, a private bus named Balunkeswar was going from Bhubaneswar to Aska when the incident happened. The bus coming behind the truck hit it in a bid…
Sambalpur: The Sambalpur police achieved success as a notorious gangster Sitaram Sarangi was fired this morning around 5.15 am. The police firing occurred near Rangiatrika in Gobindapur. Acting on a tip off the Sambalpur police chased Sitaram. Seeing the police approach he fired at Police. The police retaliated and fired at the notorious gangster and the…
Bhubaneswar: A special parade was held in the Lok Seva Bhawan marg on the occasion of the 77th foundation day of Bhubaneswar. Along with the Police department, students of several educational institutions participated in the parade. Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy graced the event as the Chief Guest and spoke at the outset. MLA Susanta Rout,…
Puri: The Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday unveiled the Odia calendar 2025-26 at Puri. The price of the calendar has been decided at Rs 100. The Odisha CM visited Puri this morning and paid obeisance to Lord Jagannath and his siblings at the Srimandir in Puri. Following the visit to the temple, he inaugurated…
Balangir: In a shocking incident a youth was allegedly killed on the road in broad day light in Balangir of Odisha on Saturday. The incident took place in the Chimnibhati Pada of Balangir town. The deceased has been identified as Ram Das of Chimnibhati pada. He was working as a driver. As per reports, the youth…
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued a ‘Yellow’ warning for thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface wind speeds reaching 40–50 kmph, which are very likely to occur in various parts of Odisha districts until April 18. According to the IMD’s mid-day weather bulletin, light to moderate rain or thundershowers are very likely to…
Balugaon: A goods train reportedly caught fire today in Khordha district of Odisha. A coal laden train caught fire when it had been stationed at Balugan station. However, the fire has been extinguished. As per reports, the goods train had been stationed at platform number 4 of Balugan Railway Station when it was observed that smoke…
Bhawanipatna: Police have arrested a person on charges of hunting wild animals and illegal possession of firearms at Sindikaguda village under Jaipatna police station in Kalahandi district. Jitendra Sabar, a resident of Sindikaguda village, was arrested by the Jaipatna police for allegedly hunting in the Chiraka forest near his village. A country-made gun was seized from…
