Bhubaneswar: Police Encounter Criminal in Swift Action After Viral Brutal AssaultBerhampur police injured notorious criminal Jagga Sahu in an encounter early Monday morning.According to reports, Jagga was the prime accused in the brutal murderous attack on a young man named Mangala Behera in Ambika Nagar the previous night. A video of the merciless assault on…
A man was found dead with his throat slit in Odisha’s Puri district today. The body was found in a cashew forest near Narasinghpatna bridge in Brahmagiri area of Puri in the evening. Bhubaneswar: A man was found dead with his throat slit in Odisha’s Puri district today.The deceased has been identified as Lipu Jena…
Police arrested three youths in Sundargarh district after they allegedly attacked two men and set their motorcycle ablaze in Deuli village under Lefripoda police limits on Sunday night.The victims, identified as Sameer Patel and Shubhendu Shekhar from Balichuan under Hemgiri police station, had travelled to Deuli village on their bike (OD 15/4752). They reportedly clashed…
Bhubaneswar, May 25: The Odisha Government on Monday transferred ADG (Communication) Dayal Gangwar as OSD in the Home Department amid the controversy surrounding the death of a GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Swain by an angry mob in Balianta on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on May 7.The decision reportedly comes after the NHRC put the State Government…
Cuttack: A couple was allegedly assaulted by family members in Pasulunda village under Mahanga block of Cuttack district after the woman gave birth to twin daughters, police said on Sunday.The incident took place in Pasulunda village under Srikrushnapur panchayat.According to reports, Parbati Jena of Kanpur village was married to Chandra Sekhar Jena of Pasulunda village…
Police in Subarnapur district busted a sex racket during a late-night raid at a hotel on Binika Road. Officers rescued five women and detained seven customers from different rooms The women and customers were taken to the Sonepur police station for questioning. Investigators are verifying the background of the women, including their native places and…
Bhubaneswar: In yet another tragic incident highlighting the dangerous trend of taking selfies and reels in risky locations, a young man was severely electrocuted after climbing atop a train carriage at Mancheswar railway station in Bhubaneswar.The victim, a diploma student from Gujarat, came in contact with a high-voltage 33 KV overhead electric wire while attempting to…
Bhubaneswar: In a step towards creating a pollution-free environment,utkal unversity in bhubaneswar has started restricting the entry of petrol and diesel vehicles into its campus every Saturday. The initiative was launched following the advice of Odisha Governor and University Chancellor Hari Babu Kambhampati. Every Saturday, fuel-powered two-wheelers and four-wheelers will be barred from entering the…
Bhubaneswar, May 24: The Odisha Government on Sunday transferred SPs of 10 districts as part of a major reshuffle in the IPS and OPS cadres.The Home Department has issued the transfer and posting orders for 18 senior police officers, including Indian Police Service (IPS) and Odisha Police Service (OPS) cadres.Smit Parmar, who was serving as…
Authorities in Kandhamal suspended an Additional Development Officer (ADO) and a Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) after allegations of Rs 38 lakh fraud surfaced in Dharakot Panchayat.The irregularities reportedly occurred under the MGNREGA scheme during pond excavation work.The District Collector ordered the suspension following complaints of financial mismanagement. Officials confirmed that the fraud involved inflated expenses…
