Bhubaneswar: Excise Department officials on Tuesday busted a brown sugar trafficking racket in Bhubaneswar and arrested four persons, including a father-son duo, during a raid in the Mainshikhal Basti area under the Badagada police limits.The accused have been identified as Bijaya Mohanty and his son, Om Prakash Mohanty, along with two alleged habitual offenders.Acting on…
Odisha State Crime Branch achieved a major breakthrough in justice delivery for one of the most brutal crimes against a minor girl.The Special Court sentenced prime accused Tumeswar Das alias Bulu to rigorous imprisonment for life in the 2017 Narla POCSO case.On January 11, 2017, Bulu and a child in conflict with law (CCL) harassed…
Bhubaneswar, July 7: Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari today informed that all land purchase and sale transactions in Odisha will soon become completely cashless.Under the new system, no cash payments will be permitted during the land registration process. Previously, cash transactions of up to ₹15,000 were allowed.The minister said the decision has been taken to make…
Bhubaneswar: The Gajapati Maharaja and chairman of Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee (SJTMC) Dibyasingha Deb has written to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking their intervention to stop ISKCON from holding untimely ‘Snan Yatra’ and Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath across the globe by deviating from the age-old tradition and hurting religious…
A tragic incident has shaken Rayagada district after a 15‑year‑old migrant worker from Bedapadar village died of electrocution in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.The deceased, identified as Kamal Lochan Majhi, son of Kadu Majhi, had left for Visakhapatnam a month ago to work as a construction labourer.On July 4, Kamal was engaged in household construction work when a short circuit struck,…
Baliguda: In a tragic incident, a CRPF jawan allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison following a family dispute in Kandhamal district.The deceased CRPF jawan has been identified as Ashok Behera, resident of Gayatri Colony under Baliguda police station in Kandhamal.As per reports, Ashok had locked himself inside his room and consumed poison on Monday. When…
Cuttack: The post-mortem report in the death of Inspector-in-Charge Beauty Mohanty of Chauliaganj Police Station has revealed that she died due to asphyxia (suffocation). The autopsy findings have added a new dimension to the case, raising serious questions about whether her death was a case of suicide or murder.Beauty’s body was found inside her official…
Bhubaneswar: There is no flood threat in Odisha at present, but the Water Resources Department is closely monitoring the rising inflow into the Hirakud Dam and the water flow in the Mahanadi river system, Engineer-in-Chief Dillip Kumar Rout said on Tuesday.The water level of Hirakud Dam stood at 606.12 feet on Tuesday, around 3 to…
Puri-Koraput Express Boosts Direct Connectivity Across Odisha. Majhi and Vaishnaw performed the flag-off ceremony at Puri station. Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena, MPs, MLAs and senior railway officials attended the event.Majhi described the launch as a landmark moment. The service connects sacred Puri with Koraput and serves people across Odisha. He highlighted the ongoing Rs…
Bhubaneswar, July 6: Doctors at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here have successfully turned around the condition of a premature baby which was admitted into the hospital for treatment in a critical condition.Born at another hospital at 24 weeks of pregnancy and weighing only 630 grams at the time of admission, the…
