Chhatrapur: A female student of a private college in Odisha’s Ganjam district was allegedly assaulted by a lecturer, leaving her bleeding and injured. Purported CCTV footage of the incident has surfaced and is circulating on social media.The incident has been reported from a Junior Science College in Khallikote, Ganjam district.According to allegations, an English lecturer…
SUBARNAPUR — When farmers were not getting fertilizer for their farming work, after receiving information from reliable sources that fertilizer was being black marketed in Rundimahul, the Kantamal police reached the spot and seized the truck loaded with fertilizer and arrested two traders and the truck driver involved in the black market. Truck number OR…
Bhubaneswar: Former Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has written to Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Jairam Gadkari, demanding urgent structural interventions on National Highway-49 in Debagada district to ensure safety.In his letter, Pradhan highlighted that the stretch of NH-49 passing through Debagada witnesses heavy inter-state freight and traffic movement which has created a serious…
Puri: A 12-foot-long python weighing approximately 15 kg was rescued from the railway depot at Puri railway station in Odisha.Snake Helpline member Sangram Keshari Das rescued the python and subsequently handed it over to the Forest Department.However, the reptile’s presence at the railway depot has sparked suspicion, with allegations emerging that it may have been…
Two drivers sustained serious injuries after two hywa trucks collided head-on on State Highway 63 in the Kankarei forest area along the Angul-Chhendipada road on Wednesday. According to reports, a coal-laden Hywa truck travelling from the Chhendipada mines collided with a chip-laden Hywa truck heading towards Chhendipada from Dhenkanal near Kankarei Nala. The impact was…
One person died and around five others were reportedly in critical condition after a road accident occurred on the Sum Hospital road near Bharatpur in Bhubaneswar. The accident reportedly happened late on Tuesday night.According to reports, a car rammed into another car near Bharatpur. The intensity of the accident left the front portion of the…
Bhubaneswar: According to an Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) report, around 9,000 complaints have been lodged against the state police with the OHRC.Of those, more than 300 cases pertain to sexual harassment by police personnel in the past nine years. Between 2023 and 2026, 35 cases were registered and 70 police personnel were arrested. However,…
Balasore, Oct 14: In view of the upcoming festive season, Soro Police have intensified security measures and conducted an extensive vehicle-checking drive late Tuesday night to maintain law and order and ensure road safety.The checking drive was carried out at Uttareswar and College Chhak, where police set up road blockades and inspected vehicles from 11:30…
Bhubaneswar: Tension gripped Utkal University in Bhubaneswar after a clash broke out between two groups of students before the ‘Why I Stand For’ meeting on Wednesday, a day before the scheduled student union elections.The two groups are backed by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD), respectively.According to reports,…
OPERATION DAHAN : Police destroys 83.79 tonnes of Ganja. SUBARNAPUR —In a major crackdown on illegal Ganja cultivation and trafficking, Boudh district police has achieved a significant milestone under ” Operation Dahan ” by completing four rounds of Ganja destruction and achieving 100 percent of its targeted disposal. A total of 83,790.155 kg ( 83.79…
