Citing concerns among millions of devotees of Shree Jagannath, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has written to his West Bengal counterpart, Suvendu Adhikari, urging him to drop the word ‘Dham’ from the ‘Digha Jagannath Dham’ complex in Purba Medinipur district.Citing concerns among millions of devotees of Shree Jagannath, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi…
Bhubaneswar: A woman was allegedly sexually abused at a beauty parlour in the capital city of Odisha recently. Khandagiri police have arrested the parlour owner.As per reports, a woman who was seeking a part-time job in the capital city was called to a beauty parlour where she was allegedly sexually abused.Police have recorded the victim’s…
Puri: The sudden death of a second-year student of Gopabandhu Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya at her rented residence in Puri has left her family, friends, and fellow students in shock, with the exact cause of death yet to be established. Family members are awaiting the post-mortem report to determine the circumstances surrounding her death.The deceased, identified as…
Odisha Vigilance today arrested a Senior Assistant of the Odisha Pharmacy Council and a private individual for taking a bribe of Rs 9,000 to process a pharmacy registration certificate.Accused Biswamohan Pattnaik alias Raja, Senior Assistant, Odisha Pharmacy Council, was caught along with his associate Md. Izaz Khan alias Prusty while accepting the bribe from an…
A woman and daughter after a truck ran over them on National Highway 26 in Balangir town on Tuesday. The incident took place near the Bajaj showroom in Gandhi Nagar Pada.According to reports, the mother and daughter were travelling on a scooter when a truck hit them. Both died on the spot. The truck driver…
The Rourkela Police today busted a gambling den on Odisha-Jharkhand border and arrested two persons in this connection.A team of the Rourkela Police busted the gambling den during a raid at Luakera village under Sector 15 police limits in the Steel City. The arrested have been identified as Bahana Kansari (48) and Dillip Kansari (59)…
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s helicopter was forced to make emergency landing in Puri due to adverse weather conditions in Bhubaneswar.Puri: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s helicopter was forced to make emergency landing in Puri due to adverse weather conditions in Bhubaneswar. The Chief Minister was reportedly returning to Bhubaneswar after attending…
Baripada: The partial remains of a man found in the Similipal forest area on June 1 were confirmed to be the result of a leopard attack, Similipal Tiger Reserve authorities informed on Monday.Sadhu Naik, son of late Iswar Naik and a resident of Basantpur village under Ektali post office and Jashipur police station, was killed…
Bhubaneswar, June 8: Mission Shakti women in Odisha will soon receive advanced technology training from professors of IIT Bhubaneswar following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Odisha Livelihoods Mission (OLM) and IIT Bhubaneswar.The MoU was signed by OLM Director Monica Priyadarshini and IIT Bhubaneswar Director Shreepad Karmakar. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati…
In a major development in thedisproportionate assets (DA) case, the Odisha Vigilance has recovered a total of 1.255 kg of gold from the bank lockers of Baikuntha Nath Behera, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of ITDA, Baliguda in Kandhamal district.On Monday, during the ongoing searches following his arrest, Vigilance officials opened the fifth bank locker and…
