Choudwar; Madhukant Singh, one of the two fugitives who escaped from Choudwar Circle Jail in Odisha, was arrested in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. He was caught near the Shri Banke Bihari Temple, disguised as a sadhu.Singh, along with Raja Sahani, had escaped from the jail on October 2, 2025, by cutting the cell grill during Durga…
Bringing relief and cheer to children of Nuagaon village in Kendrapara district, the administration has decided to reopen the Anganwadi Centre from Monday after it remained closed following a caste-related dispute. Rajnagar (Kendrapara): Bringing relief and cheer to children of Nuagaon village in Kendrapara district, the administration has decided to reopen the Anganwadi Centre from…
Acting on complaints, the Excise Department conducted a raid and seized expired liquor from the premises.Officials confirmed that the bar violated rules by failing to inform the Excise Department about expired stock. Regulations mandate that expired liquor must be reported and destroyed under official supervision. Instead, the bar allegedly served it to customers for profit.During…
Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today laid the foundation stone for a Rs 100-crore textile park and a Rs 187-crore Disaster Recovery and Data Centre at Dharanidhar University campus, marking a significant step in industrial diversification and digital infrastructure development in Keonjhar district.Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said, “Keonjhar will not be known only…
A Revenue Inspector (RI) was allegedly attacked bysand mafia while conducting a raid against illegal sand extraction unit in odisha s balasore on Friday. The incident occurred under Baliapal tehsil when Srirampur RI Sarojini Tudu acted on information regarding unlawful sand lifting at Palpada on the Subarnarekha river.According to reports, the RI reached the site to…
Bhubaneswar: The dolphin population in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National Park and Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary has declined by 11 this year, with 493 dolphins counted compared to 504 last year. The forest department conducted a three-day census, covering areas from Dhamra estuary to Debi estuary, including rivers and creeks.The census revealed the presence of five dolphin species: Irrawaddy,…
Bolangir police arrested two middlemen linked to a cybercrime gang that operated by opening fake bank accounts using Aadhaar details of innocent villagers.The arrests exposed a large-scale fraud involving crores of rupees.SP Abhilash G informed at a press conference that the accused, Debashish Kanti and Soumyaranjan Kabat of Chudapali village, collected Aadhaar cards from villagers…
In a tragic incident, a one-and-a-half-year-old girl died after falling into an open borewell on the premises of Puri District Headquarters Hospital on Friday afternoon. puri : In a tragic incident, a one-and-a-half-year-old girl died after falling into an open borewell on the premises of Puri District Headquarters Hospital on Friday afternoon. The deceased has…
In a major push to strengthen urban-driven growth, the Odisha government on Friday announced plans to develop four key cities, Puri, Paradip, Bhubaneswar, and Cuttack, into a unified ‘Common Economic Zone’ by 2027. The initiative is expected to significantly boost the state’s economy, with nearly 33 percent of Odisha’s economic output projected to come from…
A massive fire broke out at a warehouse near Fakir Mohan Golai in balesor late on Thursday night, destroying goods worth lakhs of rupees. The warehouse is located behind the Balasore Bhadrak Central Cooperative Bank, According to sources, the matter came to the fore after railway workers present in the area first heard loud sound…
