Bhubaneswar: In a significant breakthrough against interstate narcotics trafficking, the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha has arrested three members of an organised cannabis smuggling network with links to Rajasthan.The arrests are part of the STF’s ongoing data-driven campaign to dismantle organised drug syndicates operating across state borders. The action relates to STF PS Case…
Bhubaneswar: A bid to book a cooking gas cylinder online has cost a Bhubaneswar resident nearly ₹2.91 lakh, after he unknowingly downloaded a fraudulent app circulated on social media.The victim, Rajesh Bose of Bapuji Nagar, was searching for a gas booking app online. He came across an app on a social media platform and installed…
Former Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sangram Keshari Behera was on Tuesday remanded to judicial custody after a local court rejected his bail plea in connection with the 2021 death of Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Soumya Ranjan Mahapatra.Behera had surrendered before the SDJM Court in Paralakhemundi on Monday after remaining out of reach for a…
A shocking incident rocked the Odisha capital today as a son allegedly killed his father following a heated domestic dispute in the Chakeisiani area under Mancheswar police station limits.According to preliminary reports, the accused attacked his father with a stone during an argument, leading to the man’s death on the spot. Locals alerted the police,…
Bhubaneswar: In a shocking and gruesome incident, a man allegedly murdered his wife by slitting her throat with a blade inside their house at the Chakeisiani Colony under Mancheswar police station in Bhubaneswar on Monday.The accused has been identified as Pradeep Jena, a resident of Ranpur area in Nayagarh district.According to reports, he allegedly killed…
Bhadrak: The Bhadrak district administration has ordered the closure of all schools and Anganwadi centres across the district today due to continuous rainfall and in view of the safety of children and students.According to an official order, classes have been suspended in all government, government-aided and private schools. All Anganwadi centres in the district will…
Bhubaneswar: In a significant development for school education in Odisha, the Government of India has approved the upgradation of 71 government secondary schools into full-fledged Higher Secondary Schools (Classes XI and XII) under the Samagra Shiksha programme for the academic year 2026-27.The Project Approval Board (PAB) of the Union Ministry of Education has also sanctioned…
Balangir: A coal-laden goods train derailed in Odisha’s Balangir district Monday, officials said.The incident happened at 11.23 am between Sikir and Titlagarh railway stations, they said.The rear trolley wheel of the 14th loaded wagon from the locomotive came off the tracks, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) said in a statement.No casualty has been reported in…
Rayagada: In a grand theft case, miscreants looted around 700 grams of gold jewellery along with Rs 2 Lakh cash in Kenduguda village under the Padmapur police limits in Odisha’s Rayagada district. The theft occurred inside the house of Debendra Panda of the Kenduguda village.According to sources, the miscreants looted his house when Debendra had…
Train movement has resumed in the Rayagada–Koraput section of East Coast Railway after water that had accumulated on the tracks due to incessant heavy rainfall receded on Monday.According to East Coast Railway, waterlogging was reported over the railway track between Tikiri and Rauli stations earlier in the day following continuous rain in the region. As…
