Hatadihi: Wanted history-sheeter Arjun Pradhan was injured in a police encounter in Kendujhar district after allegedly opening fire at police personnel while attempting to escape custody. Two police officers were also injured in the incident. Pradhan, a native of Dasha mania village under Jakhapura police station in Jajpur district, sustained a bullet wound to his…
Angul: Police have arrested a woman and her alleged lover for the murder of her husband, Dilip Sethi, in Angul district.Bagadia police apprehended the accused, identified as Saudamini Sethi and Khageswar Sahu, after investigating the case.According to reports, the duo allegedly poisoned the victim’s chicken before strangling him and attacking him with an axe. Investigators…
IMD issues red, orange and yellow alerts for Odisha as a potential cyclone may approach the coast by October 28, bringing heavy rain and strong winds.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall in as many as five districts of Odisha.As per the IMD bulletin issued on Friday,…
Bhubaneswar: The police in Odisha’s Baleshwar district have intensified their investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a minor girl in Jaleswar area.The girl reportedly went missing from her locality six days ago. Her body was recovered from a forest at Bartana Gram Panchayat under Jaleswar police limits on Thursday.The cops have arrested the…
Bhubaneswar: To ensure zero casualty and swift crisis management amid the impending cyclonic system over the Bay of Bengal, the state administration has taken decisive steps. All official leaves have been cancelled and officials who were on leave have been ordered to report back immediately. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari informed it.Administrations in…
The Orissa High Court has declined to grant interim protection from arrest to Bidya Bharati Panda, wife of the deceased Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra, while hearing her anticipatory bail plea in connection with the high-profile death case.The High Court also directed the investigating agency to produce the case diary and posted…
Notorious criminal Arjun Pradhan was injured in a police encounter in the Nandipada police station area in Odisha’s Keonjhar district on Friday morning. He reportedly sustained a bullet injury to his leg and was initially admitted to Anandapur Medical for treatment. He was undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.A country-made pistol…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Uniformed Services Staff Selection Commission (OUSSSC) has invited applications for recruitment to 7,268 posts under Combined Uniformed Services (Below Graduate Level) Examination-2026.According to the press release issued on Thursday, the detailed advertisement has been published vide Advertisement No. 01-CRE-2026/OUSSSC dated 23.10.2026.The recruitment will be for the posts of Constable (Civil), Constable (Communication),…
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to undertake a two-hour visit to Odisha October 25 to inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India’s Rs 169-crore data centre on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, officials said Friday.According to the tentative itinerary shared by the chief secretary’s office, Modi is scheduled to land at Biju Patnaik International Airport…
Berhampur, Oct 23: Ganjam police have arrested 440 gamblers and seized cash worth ₹11.64 lakh during a three-day crackdown on illegal gambling dens across the district amid the ongoing festival season.During the special drives, police raided 79 gambling dens across different police station jurisdictions and seized ₹11,64,936 in cash, 113 mobile phones and 25 vehicles.On…
