Sambalpur, Jul 9: The Hirakud Dam in Odisha’s Sambalpur district released the season’s first floodwater on Thursday after authorities opened four sluice gates at 11:00 am to regulate the rising reservoir level.According to officials, the reservoir has crossed 615 feet, well above the prescribed Rule Curve level of 605 feet for July. To ensure the…
Police in Kandhamala district recovered the decomposed body of Binod Bastia from a forest near Chandaniamunda village under Kantamal police limits on Thursday morning.Family members reported that Bastia had gone missing on June 16 after leaving home. Despite extensive searches in nearby areas, they failed to trace him and later lodged a missing complaint at…
Bhubaneswar: Rabindra Kumar Nayak, Forest Ranger of Kendrapada Forest Range, was arrested by the Odisha Vigilance on Thursday for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.According to the Vigilance Department, Nayak was placed under arrest and will be produced today before the Court of the Special Vigilance Judge in Cuttack. Searches conducted…
Bhubaneswar: The PM-Surya Ghar Yojana will be attached to various housing schemes in Odisha, including the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana.This was announced by Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo on Wednesday. Singh Deo made this announcement while chairing a high-level meeting on power sector reforms, safety measures, and implementation of central and state schemes.“The PM-Surya…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Wednesday launched a search operation at Bhubaneswar court here after it received an e-mail threatening bomb explosions on the premises, officials said.The court received an e-mail where the sender threatened to explode bombs on the court premises, police said.After receiving information about the e-mail from court authorities, personnel from bomb disposal squad…
Bhubaneswar: A businessman was arrested by Nayapalli police on Wednesday for allegedly exposing himself to a woman near CRP Square in the city, following a complaint lodged by the victim.The accused, identified as Asis Behera, was arrested after the woman alleged that he approached her during the early morning hours and indulged in obscene behaviour.According…
Padmapur: Two youths have gone missing in the Jhanja hills of the Barihapali panchayat near the outskirts of Padmapur in Bargarh district of Odisha.According to sources, the missing youths have been identified as Raj Malik and Ganesh Duduka.According to information, nine youths from Kansingha village went to Kuthikhol located at the foot of Jhanj hills…
Odisha Vigilance arrested Satyajit Rout, Deputy Director (Geology)-cum-Deputy Director of Mines, Jeypore, Koraput, for taking a Rs 2 lakh bribe from a leaseholder to extend a lease period and secure benefits in sand source auctions.The Vigilance team recovered the entire bribe amount from his possession.After the successful trap, Vigilance officers launched simultaneous searches at Rout’s…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha police has busted a major dacoity gang and cyber fraud racket on Wednesday in Barbil town of Odisha’s Keonjhar district. The police have arrested six people, including an alleged woman mastermind who is said to have links with the infamous ‘Jamtara gang’ of Jharkhand.The incident came to light after a truck driver lodged…
A goods-laden truck caught fire on National Highway 16 near Bhandaripokhari market in Bhadrak late Tuesday night. The driver and helper narrowly escaped as flames engulfed the vehicle.The truck, carrying iron materials, lost balance and rammed into the highway divider before bursting into flames. Both occupants jumped out moments before the fire spread. Locals alerted…
