A youth died, and another sustained critical injuries after chasing a cattle-laden truck near Barikpur on National Highway-16 under Soro police limits in Odisha’s Balasore district.Reports said a group of youths received information about illegal cattle transportation and attempted to intercept the vehicle. Two youths, identified as Kripasindhu Behera and Lambodhar Mahapatra from the Panchalingeswar…
Nandapur: In a big success, the Nandapur Excise Department seized more than 15 kg of Ganza today. The cost of the seized Marijuana is about Rs 2 lakh. One person has been arrested in this connection.As per reports, after getting information from a solid source a team of Excise officials of the Nandapur Excise Department apprehended…
Forest officials in Kalahandi arrested five men with firearms and weapons while they roamed a reserved jungle for hunting.Arrests in Urladani Reserved Forest On Thursday night, forest staff from Narla Range, Belgaon Section, intercepted suspects in the Urladani Reserved Forest. Officials caught five men planning to hunt wild animals. The arrested individuals include Malay Ranjan…
A man died in Deogarh district on Friday after coming in contact with an 11 KV electric wire while repairing a connection.The incident occurred in Purukunda village under Deogarh police station limits. The deceased has been identified as Ghanshyam Nayak, aged 50, from Khajuribahal village. He was repairing an electric line when he accidentally touched…
A fire broke out at a restaurant inside a market complex in the Jagamara area of Bhubaneswar on Friday, causing panic among nearby shopkeepers. Bhubaneswar: A fire broke out at a restaurant inside a market complex in the Jagamara area of Bhubaneswar on Friday, causing panic among nearby shopkeepers.According to reports, the fire is suspected…
Bhubaneswar, March 27: Rasmita Sahoo Mohapatra, the mother of 22-year-old missing Merchant Navy cadet Sarthak Mohapatra, met with Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, urging for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe for the missing son.The mother met the Odisha Governor on Thursday.Sarthak, who was serving as a Deck Cadet aboard the vessel EA Jersey under…
Bhubaneswar: The Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, has issued a yellow nowcast warning for several districts, forecasting light to moderate rain or thunderstorm, lightning, and gusty winds (30-40 KMPH) in nest three hours.As per IMD’s nowcast warning 1pm, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nabarangapur, Malkangiri, and Nuapada districts over the next three hours.Residents are advised to…
Pipili: In an alarming incident masked looters broke into a house in Pipili area in Puri district of Odisha yesterday late at night. They attacked and looted a woman. They looted Rs 3 lakh and jewelry worth lakhs from the house. Even they threatened to kill the 8 year old minor son of the woman.As per…
Berhampur: A day after Odisha Vigilance raided multiple locations and properties linked to a Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) in Ganjam district, the accused official was arrested on charges of possession of disproportionate assets (DA). The accused was identified as Assistant Engineer Panchu Behera, currently posted as SDO at DAHA Irrigation Sub-Division under Bhanjanagar Irrigation Division, had…
Champua: A lone tusker responded to a young man’s dance request in Keonjhar district, Odisha, recently. The video of the elephant shaking its head to the youth’s folded-hand dance has gone viral.Two solitary elephants had returned to the Sarei forest of Champua section from the Ukhunda section of Champua forest Range in Keonjhar district of Odisha.One…
