Balangir: Police have arrested five persons and seized 880 bottles of Eskuf cough syrup during a raid on the Balangir–Titlagarh road near Smart Park under the Town Police Station limits in Balangir district, officials said on Sunday.Acting on a tip-off, a team from the Town Police Station intercepted a suspected SUV coming from Cuttack, which…
Fresh allegations have emerged in the death of a medical student whose body was recovered from the Kathajodi River near Trisulia Bridge in Odisha’s Cuttack.Bhubaneswar: Fresh allegations have emerged in the death of a medical student whose body was recovered from the Kathajodi River near Trisulia Bridge in Odisha’s Cuttack, with her family claiming that…
The Odisha government has reinstated IAS officer Dhiman Chakma, who was placed under suspension after being arrested in a bribery case last year, official sources said Saturday.Chakma, a 2021-batch IAS officer, has been appointed as deputy secretary in the Revenue Department and resumed his duties last month, the sources said, adding that no official reason…
June 7: With the world-famous Rath Yatra drawing near, the Odisha government has intensified preparations to ensure a safe, clean, and seamless experience for lakhs of devotees expected to visit Puri during the annual festival.Additional Chief Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department, Usha Padhee conducted a comprehensive review of Rath Yatra preparedness at the Puri…
Odisha Vigilance on Sunday arrested Baikuntha Nath Behera, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Baliguda in Kandhamal district, on charges of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Odisha Vigilance on Sunday arrested Baikuntha Nath Behera, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Baliguda…
In a shocking incident, the mutilated body of a 60-year-old man who had been missing for 20–25 days was recovered from a forest in the Olanda Sargaon area under Sadar police station limits in Balasore district on Sunday.The deceased has been identified as Kailash Pradhan, a resident of Olanda Sargaon village. Locals suspect a planned…
Rourkela: A young man died while saving his friend from drowning in Tarkara dam under Raghunathpali police limits in Rourkela.According to sources, the two friends Rabindra Sahu and the deceased Managobinda Patra had gone to the dam to take a bath. Rabindra reportedly lost balance and got swept away while bathing.Seeing his friend in danger,…
Bhubaneswar, June 6: A fierce Kalbaisakhi storm lashed Bhubaneswar on Saturday afternoon, bringing heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, gusty winds and hail in several areas, causing widespread disruption to normal life in the state capital.The weather took a dramatic turn around 3:30 pm when dark clouds rapidly covered the city, followed by intense showers accompanied by thunder…
Odisha Vigilance on Saturday arrested a TPCODL employee while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹15,000 from a farmer for work related to the replacement of a damaged electricity pole in Cuttack district.The accused has been identified as Dharma Niranjan Chaudhury, Line Man-A of the Narsinghpur Electrical Section under TPCODL, Cuttack.According to Vigilance officials, an 11…
Angul: In two separate incidents, two people died from snake bite in Odisha’s Angul district on Saturday.According to sources, one woman died from venomous snake bite in Sandhachhak Sahi in Pokatunda. In another incident, a young man died from snake bite in Betara village in Saradhapur panchayat.The bodies have been sent for postmortem at the…
