Baripada (Mayurbhanj): After days of anxiety and uncertainty, 20-year-old Kulsum Nigar of Baripada returned home safely from Nepal on Monday (August 31), bringing immense relief to her family. Kulsum had lost contact with her family for nearly two days while travelling in Nepal, amid network disruptions and the flash flood situation in parts of the…
SUBARNAPUR —In a significant anti-corruption development, Odisha Vigilance has secured the conviction of one Former Soil Conservation Officer, Purunakatak, Dist-Boudh, in a DA case. Today i.e. on 31.08.2026, Kartikeswar Sahu, Former Soil Conservation Officer, Purunakatak, Dist-Boudh (Retired), who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in a case U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(e) of PC Act, 1988…
New Delhi: A case involving the sexual assault of a three-year-old nursery student at a private school in Delhi’s Bawana has come to light. Police have arrested a school bus driver in connection with the incident, officials said on Monday. The accused, identified as Vikas, had been working as a bus driver at the school…
Rayagada: Nine donation boxes (hundis) of Rayagada’s presiding deity Maa Majhighariani Temple were opened today after a gap of two months.As per report, the hundis were opened at 10 AM today amid tight police security in the presence of officials of the Endowment Department, local Tahasildar, RI, and members of the temple management committee. Counting…
Jajpur: In a tragic incident, a woman reportedly died after a motorcycle carrying her family plunged into the Dudhdei Nala near Shiva Chhak under Jajpur Sadar police limits in Jajpur district of Odisha late Sunday night.The deceased has been identified as Sandhyarani Ojha, a resident of Rudrapur village. She was travelling on the motorcycle with…
A Rice ATM has been inaugurated in Dhenkanal district, becoming the latest addition to Odisha’s innovative food security initiative.The facility was formally opened by the Supply Minister, Krushna Chandra Patra, marking the state’s second such installation after Bhubaneswar and Jharsuguda.The Rice ATM will provide 24‑hour service to beneficiaries, who can withdraw their entitled rice using…
Bhubaneswar/Kendujhar: Odisha Vigilance seized 300 grams of gold and Rs 7.29 lakh cash from the possession of a labour officer, who was nabbed while taking a bribe of Rs 20,000, officials said Monday.Acting on an allegation, vigilance sleuths nabbed Akash Bisoi, District Labour Officer (DLO), Kendujhar, while he was demanding and taking a bribe of…
Bhubaneswar: Festive season crime alert. Ahead of the festive season, looters have become active in Odisha. Incidents of burglary and broad daylight robbery are being reported from different places. As per reports, small gangs and thieves have created panic in the capital city Bhubaneswar. Loot incidents have come to light from various police station limits.The…
Bhubaneswar: Shefeen Ahamed K, IPS, a 2003-batch Odisha-cadre officer serving as Inspector General of Police, CID-CB, Odisha, passed away on Monday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.As per reports, a native of Kerala, the 2003-batch IPS officer had been suffering from cancer. He was posted as Inspector General in the Crime Branch…
Kendujhar:Odisha Vigilance officials on Sunday arrested Kendujhar District Labour Officer (DLO) Akash Bisoi for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe from an electrical contractor for issuing a labour licence.Odisha Cultural Products.According to Vigilance sources, the contractor had been assigned electrical installation work by TPNODL and was required to obtain a labour licence to engage workers for…
