Odisha

Simulia: A teacher died and three students sustained serious injuries after they were reportedly electrocuted while preparing for an Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony at a private educational institution in Odisha’s Baleshwar district on Saturday morning.The incident occurred at Royal High School in the Maitapur area under Simulia block.The deceased has been identified as Priyabrata Behera,…

Baleshwar: The Subarnarekha river is surging in Jaleswar in Balasore district due to incessant rains in the upper catchment and discharge of water from Jharkhand’s Galudih Barrage.According to reports at Rajghat, the Subarnarekha has a warning level of 9.45m, which translates to 31 feet with the danger level is 10.36m or 34 feet.The river level…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha joined the nation in grand celebrations to mark the 80th Independence Day on Friday. The state-level function was held at Mahatma Gandhi Marg in Bhubaneswar, where Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi hoisted the tricolour and addressed the State.In his address, the Chief Minister highlighted India’s glorious freedom struggle, the country’s progress under proactive…

Nayagarh: In a chilling incident reported from Beladwara village under Odagaon police limits in Nayagarh district, a man has been accused of killing his wife over dowry and dumping her body in a pond with her hands tied.The deceased has been identified as Tapaswini Sahu.According to allegations, the accused husband killed her following a dowry-related…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has decided that Vinaytosh Mishra, DGP, CID, Crime Branch will hold the additional charge of Director General of Police, Head of Police Force, after the retirement of the current DGP Y.B. Khurania on 16 August, 2026.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved the proposal. Mishra will continue to hold the additional…

GARIMA Gives Wings to a Dream: Odisha’s First Woman Desludger Rises from Struggle to Dignity Bhubaneswar, 14.08.2026: Some journeys begin with dreams; others begin with the struggle to survive. For one mother, every day once meant cleaning toilets to put food on the table and raising her young son after being left by her husband….

5,422 officials from 2,711 PACS/LAMPCS to be trained- Registration completed; trainingprogramme formally begins todayBhubaneswar, 14 August 2026:In another significant step towards making Odisha’s cooperative sector more modern, technology-driven, transparent, efficient and self-reliant, the IT Proficiency Enhancement Training Programme through OS-CIT for PACS and LAMPCS officials was formally launched today.At the inaugural programme held at the…

In a significant anti-corruption development, *Odisha Vigilance has secured the conviction of one Former Section Officer, Allotment Section, Bhubaneswar Development Authority ( BDA), Bhubaneswar (Retired), in a bribery case*.Today i.e. on 14.08.2026, Tarini Charan Das, Former Section Officer, Allotment Section, BDA, Bhubaneswar (Retired), who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in a case U/s 13(2)…

Bhubaneswar: Several districts of Odisha are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall on Friday as a depression over Jharkhand and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal moves west-northwestwards, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The depression was located over Jharkhand and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal at 5.30 am on Friday. It was about 40 km…

Lamtaput: In a tragic incident, a woman died after drowning in a pond in Koraput district of Odisha on Friday. The incident took place in Lamtaput area.The deceased has been identified as Janamati Sisa of Kadramaliput village under Lamtaput block.As per reports, she had gone to the pond as usual for open defecation. She reportedly…