Jharsuguda: A gunfight broke out between police and a notorious criminal near Amaraha forest under the Orient police station in Jharsuguda district on Monday morning.Bunty Prasad, a resident of the Hanuman Nagar area, was injured in the left leg after police opened fire in self-defence. He was arrested on the spot and rushed to Khaliakani…
The sacred Maha Ashtami Puja is being observed at various Shakti Peeths across Odisha on Sunday as devotees gather to seek the blessings of the presiding deities. At the Maa Sarala shrine in Jagatsinghpur, special rituals are being performed to mark the auspicious occasion.Maha Ashtami also marks the final day of the sixteen-day festival, which…
Bhubaneswar: A 15-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants on Mahanadi riverbanks in Odisha’s Kataka city on Sunday, triggering security concerns during the Dussehra festivities.The deceased has been identified as Sumanta Sahu, a resident of the Raja Bagicha area of Kataka. He was a student of Saraswati Shishu Mandir, reports said.The police…
Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough under Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, Khordha Police busted an inter-state codeine cough syrup cartel and arrested 10 persons, including its kingpin, early on Saturday.A total of 5,520 bottles of WIN CEREX cough syrup, about 552 litres, were seized at 4.50 am on October 18 from the Khordha-Nayagarh New Bypass Road…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 18: The Odisha government has intensified its crackdown on the illegal liquor trade during the festive season, with a special enforcement drive launched ahead of Dussehra.Excise Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said district-level excise officials have been assigned specific targets to take strict action against illegal liquor activities.According to the minister, the special enforcement drive…
Panic has gripped the Kantabanji region in Odisha following the tragic death of a 35-year-old labourer in a wild bear attack.Police recovered the body of the deceased, identified as Surendra Majhi, from the road connecting Kantabanji to Birna village.Majhi, a resident of nearby Dumerchua village, worked as a daily wage labourer. As the sole breadwinner…
New Delhi: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 137 kg of crystal methamphetamine, valued at over Rs 100 crore in the illicit drug market, in Tamil Nadu’s Nagapattinam district, busting a suspected coastal trafficking network allegedly attempting to smuggle the narcotic to Sri Lanka through a maritime route.Four persons have been arrested in…
Digapahandi: A young man died of electrocution while preparing a stage for Durga Puja celebrations in Siddheswar village under Digapahandi block in Ganjam district on Saturday, casting a pall of gloom over the village.The deceased was identified as Jagannath Bisoyi, a resident of Siddheswar village.According to reports, Jagannath was working alongside other village youths to…
Bhubaneswar: Braj Mohan Ram sworn in as the 28th Governor of Odisha here at the Lok Bhavan Sunday.Orissa High Court Chief Justice Harish Tondon administered the oath of office to Ram in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy, state ministers, MPs and other dignitaries.A three-time Lok Sabha MP from…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Sunday arrested Sujit Kumar Jena, Senior Clerk at the office of the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Dhenkanal, and his two accomplices Soumya Ranjan Behera (Staffer) and Rashmi Ranjan Swain in connection with a decade-long financial fraud of Rs 65,90,773.Following a comprehensive verification of transactions from 2016 to 2026, Vigilance unearthed a…
