Bhubaneswar: The spell of relief from heat is set to continue in Odisha for a few more days. The weather department has indicated that temperatures will remain relatively low across the state till May 10, with rain and thunderstorm activity expected in several regions.Rain accompanied by thunder and lightning is likely in parts of north…
Bhubaneswar, May 6: Odisha will soon launch the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list, with the process likely to begin later this month. A notification is expected shortly following a meeting with multiple states.Ahead of the exercise, voter mapping—linking the 2025 electoral roll with the 2002 list—has reached 93.8% completion. Out of 33.64…
A 25-year-old man was allegedly murdered by unidentified miscreants while he was sleeping on the veranda of his house in Lalumunda village under Lakhanpur police limits in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district. Jharsuguda: A 25-year-old man was allegedly murdered by unidentified miscreants while he was sleeping on the veranda of his house in Lalumunda village under Lakhanpur…
Cuttack: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha has announced that the process for re-checking of answer sheets and supply of photocopies for the recently published Matriculation examination results will begin from May 11.According to a notification issued by the Board, students can apply online for re-checking of both subjective and objective sections of their…
Udala: A 12-foot-long king cobra, locally known as Ahiraj, was rescued from a residential area in Mayurbhanj district on Monday after it entered a chicken shop. The incident took place in Padmapokhari village under the Kaptipada forest range.A shopkeeper spotted the snake inside a chicken shop and immediately alerted the Kaptipada forest department.Forest officials, along with…
Today i.e. on 05.05.2026, a short while ago, Sri Debendra Sahoo, Accountant-cum- Data Entry Operator (ADEO), Junagarh Block, Dist-Kalahandi has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance *while demanding and taking bribe Rs. 6,000/- from a beneficiary to process the file for sanction of a house in his favour under PMAY*. For about one week, he had…
Balangir: Odisha Vigilance has arrested Nirmalendu Kabi, Court Amin of Bangomunda Tahasil in Balangir district, while accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000.The arrest was made on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.According to the Vigilance sources, Kabi demanded the bribe from an applicant for preparing sketch maps and processing the file for partition of land and issuance…
Balangir: A shocking murder case has come to light in odisha s balangir district, where a woman was allegedly killed by her brother-in-law after she rejected his advances. The police have reconstructed the crime scene, during which the accused confessed to the crime. The incident came to light two days ago when the body of Janaki Sahu…
In a humanitarian development, two Nepali girls rescued from West Bengal have been safely processed for repatriation, with one of them already returning to her home country from Bhubaneswar. The repatriation was carried out after completing all necessary legal and administrative procedures in coordination with the Nepal Embassy and local authorities.According to official sources, a…
Jeypore: Unna Rajendra Patro, a retired teacher of SSD High School of Dukum, Bisamcuttack in Rayagada district, was today convicted by the Special Vigilance Court in Jeypore in a disproportionate assets case.The Special Vigilance Judge, Jeypore found him guilty under Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. He has been…
