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…
A gang of 12 armed robbers allegedly decamped with gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 25 lakh from a house in Kendrapara district on Friday night.The incident took place around 9 pm at the residence of Dhaneswar Rout in Khandiapatana village under Aul police station limits. The accused allegedly entered through the rear entrance and…
The deceased, identified as Durga Madhab Jena, had worked in the Energy Department as a contractual employee for nearly 18 years. He climbed a pole in Bhaliasahi under Dumakumpa panchayat to restore electricity supply when he suddenly fell ill around 1 p.m.Co-workers immediately rescued him and rushed him for treatment. They first transported him in…
Kendrapara, June 6: A 27-year-old youth was found hanging inside the Kendrapara Collectorate premises on Saturday, triggering allegations of administrative harassment over a land dispute. The deceased has been identified as Srichandan Das alias Kalia, son of Bharat Das of Basulai village in Kendrapara town.According to police, Kalia allegedly hanged himself using a gamucha from…
