Baragada: Baragada police seized 1,200 bottles of cough syrup from a pickup van near Balijuri Market on the Baragada–Barpali road on Saturday and arrested one person, while two others allegedly involved in the consignment escaped.Personnel of Baragada Sadar police station intercepted the vehicle near Balijuri and seized the cough syrup, identified as Corex, along with…
Bhubaneswar: The Mancheswar police has arrested a man and his two son, who were allegedly running a truck-theft racket across Odisha on Sunday. The three were reportedly arrested in Champua, Keonjhar.Following the arrest of the father son, the whole truck theft network was revealed. The arrested accused are Niranjan Mohapatra and his son Ashok Mohapatra…
In a shocking incident that highlights the glaring gaps in healthcare infrastructure and emergency transport services in Odisha, a poor couple from Nabarangpur district was forced to mortgage their family ration card to transport the dead body of their 10-day-old newborn.The heart-wrenching ordeal unfolded when Ambika Nayak and her husband Nakula Bhatra, residents of Daleiguda…
Rajnagar: The mystery surrounding the disappearance of 19-year-old Shubhashree Das from Rajapur village under Rajnagar police station limits in Odisha’s Kendrapara district remains unresolved.Fifteen days after the incident, police have yet to establish what happened to her. Authorities are now planning to use an underwater camera to search for her body in the Hansua River.Kendrapara…
Puri, Oct 10: A young man died after being bitten by a king cobra while filming an Instagram Reel with the snake at his home in Puri district, Odisha. The deceased has been identified as Tapan Kumar Pradhan, a resident of Kanthapur village under Puri Sadar police station limits.Tapan was rushed to Puri Hospital after…
Bhubaneswar: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat is scheduled to undertake a two-day visit to Odisha from Saturday and interact with the organisation’s volunteers.Bhagwat is likely to reach the western Odisha town of Sambalpur around 4 pm.“He will attend a Swayamsevak congregation at the auditorium of GM University between 6 pm and 8 pm….
KALYANSINGHPUR, RAYAGADA, October 9: One youth was killed and another critically injured in an alleged stabbing incident following a heated argument at the Bali Yatra festival in Sikharpai village under Kalyansinghpur block of Rayagada district. The deceased was identified as Mahesh Kadraka, while the injured youth was identified as Rohan Kadraka. Rohan was rushed…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Saturday arrested three more government functionaries, including a treasury staffer, in connection with the alleged misappropriation of public funds worth over Rs 9.24 crore at the office of the Superintending Engineer, R&B Division-I, Bhubaneswar.The arrested accused are Krushna Chandra Behera, Senior Accountant at the District Treasury Office of Bhubaneswar; Biswanath Das,…
Kantamal: A minor died after being run over by a train on the Khordha-Balangir railway line in Odisha. The deceased has been identified as Saishree Mahanadia, a resident of Talupali village. Baushuni police reached the spot following the incident and initiated an investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the death.
27 Candidates File Nominations for Various Posts; Students Show Enthusiasm After Nearly Eight YearsKaranjia, October 9 (Dinesh Kumar): Enthusiasm is running high on the campus of Karanjia Autonomous College following the announcement of students’ union elections in various colleges across Odisha by the state government. The election notification for Karanjia Autonomous College was issued on…
