Bhubaneswar/Jharsuguda: Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) Saturday issued notices to Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik, former Jharsuguda MLA Dipali Das and BJD leader Ipsita Sahoo over the alleged “participation of schoolchildren in a party protest in Jharsuguda”, seeking their responses to the matter.According to reports, the issue relates to…
Urgent Alerts Issued For Coastal Districts.Weather conditions deteriorated rapidly across coastal districts on Saturday afternoon as sudden downpours hit multiple areas. Meteorological Centre Bhubaneswar issued immediate alerts for Cuttack, Puri, and Jagatsinghpur due to active storm clouds moving inland. Residents must track changing atmospheric patterns as heavy rain showers combine with frequent lightning strikes. State…
Odisha Crime Branch’s Special Task Force (STF) has arrested inter-state ganja smuggling mastermind Ratan Mondal from East Medinipur in West Bengal.Mondal, identified as a key receiver of ganja smuggled from Kandhamal, Boudh, and Sonepur districts, had been absconding since January 2025. STF officials confirmed that he was operating a smuggling network while hiding in West…
Bhubaneswar: In a heart-wrenching incident, at two workers died reportedly after falling inside an under-construction toilet tank in BJB Nagar area of Bhubaneswar today.One Dhuma Tudu from Mayurbhanj district along with another worker from West Bengal were reportedly doing the centering work of the under-construction toilet tank near the Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir at around…
Bhubaneswar: With millions of devotees expected to visit Puri for the annual Rath Yatra, the Crime Investigation Department-Crime Branch (CID-CB), Odisha, has launched a comprehensive Cyber Safety Awareness Campaign to protect pilgrims and tourists from online fraud during the festival.The initiative, launched on the direction of Odisha Director General of Police (DGP), aims to raise…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will soon issue a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for implementing its free undergraduate (+3) and postgraduate (PG) education scheme in state-run higher educational institutions, Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj said on Saturday.The SOP will lay down detailed guidelines for the rollout of the scheme and address concerns raised by colleges…
Balasore, July 11: In a major relief, all 16 fishermen who had gone missing while venturing into the deep sea for hilsa fishing have been traced and are safe. They were located on an island around 2 km off Kakdwip in West Bengal, according to the Shankarpur Fishermen’s Association.The association said the fishermen are stranded…
Bhubaneswar/Jatani: An Assistant Electrician was allegedly stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants near Khudupur Chhak on IIT Road in Jatani late Friday night, triggering panic in the area.The deceased has been identified as Markanda Baliarsingh, a resident of Khudupur village under Jatani Tehsil in Khordha district.According to preliminary reports, Markanda was attacked with sharp-edged weapons…
The Odisha government is preparing to extend the benefits of its flagship Subhadra Yojana to more than one crore women with the release of the scheme’s fifth instalment on Raksha Bandhan in August, as authorities work to complete verification of pending applications before the next round of payments.Ahead of the disbursement, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati…
Bhubaneswar: In a major anti-corruption drive, the Odisha Vigilance has booked Akshaya Kumar Sethy, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Nachuni Police Station in Khordha district, for demanding and accepting a bribe.According to the Vigilance, ASI Sethy demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 (Rs 5,000 from each party) to settle two counter cases related to a land…
