Odisha has received 17% more rainfall than the seasonal average so far this month, prompting authorities to intensify flood preparedness as swollen rivers and waterlogging affect several districts, with Balangir and Baleshwar identified as the areas facing the highest flood risk.According to Water Resources Department Engineer-in-Chief Dillip Kumar Rout, the recent spell of heavy rain…
Balasore, July 18: A 38-year-old engineer from the Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Balasore just hours after attending his wife’s birthday celebration. While the incident was initially reported as a case of suicide, the deceased’s family has alleged that he was murdered over an alleged extramarital affair and…
Bhubaneswar: Four students of Udala Gurukul Vidya Mandir in Mayurbhanj district were allegedly beaten up by a teacher for leaving the hostel without informing anyone to watch the Rath Yatra.According to reports, four students staying in the school hostel went to see the Rath Yatra without informing the authorities. Angered by this, a teacher allegedly…
Banaigada (Sundaragada): Two persons, including a man and a woman, died in separate snakebite incidents in Sundaragada district on Saturday.The first incident was reported from Teldiha village under Banaigada police limits, where Parshuram Kisan was bitten by a snake after stepping outside his house to answer nature’s call early on Saturday. Family members rushed him…
Continuous heavy rainfall has triggered a flood-like situation in parts of Odisha’s Cuttack district, leaving several villages in Athagarh subdivision cut off after key roads and bridges went under water, disrupting normal life and transport. The worsening conditions come amid an active monsoon spell that has prompted authorities to remain on alert across the state….
Odisha Vigilance secured the conviction of Kalu Charan Palleyi, former Grade‑A Lineman of the TPSODL Tikabali Electrical Section, Kandhamala district.Palleyi, who was later posted at TPSODL Kotagarh, had been charge‑sheeted in Berhampur Vigilance PS Case No. 25 dated November 17, 2022 under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018. He was accused…
Bhubaneswar, Jul 17: The investigation into the mysterious death of Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) Beauty Mohanty has gathered pace, with the Commissionerate Police receiving the call details of one of her mobile phones from the State Forensic Science Laboratory.Sharing the latest developments, Cuttack DCP Rishikesh Khilari said the call data of one phone has been analysed, while…
Bhubaneswar: The police have arrested a delivery boy on charges of making obscene gestures towards college girls in Odisha’s Cuttack city.The arrested has been identified as Rudra Narayan Sahoo of Alam Chand Bazar under Lalbag police limits in the Silver City.As per reports, the delivery boy had allegedly made obscene gestures towards the hostel inmates…
Odisha has expanded its engineering education capacity for the 2026-27 academic session by adding around 5,000 BTech seats, taking the state’s total intake to nearly 53,000. The increase has come despite private engineering colleges continuing to grapple with a high number of vacant seats year after year.Officials in the Department of Skill Development and Technical…
Bhubaneswar: Panic spread after bomb threats were sent to the district courts of Jagatsinghpur and Jharsuguda via email on Friday.As per reports, an unidentified person reportedly threatened to blow up both court premises in the email. Following the threatening email, security arrangements at both court premises were immediately tightened. On receiving information about the incident,…
