Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police arrested two persons for allegedly sexually assaulting a 25-year-old woman on the pretext of offering massage at a beauty parlour in Jagamara under Khandagiri police limits in state capital Bhubaneswar.The accused persons were identified as Rabindra Mohanty (50), the parlour owner and a resident of Kolathia under Bharatpur police limits, and…
In a significant step towards transforming Odisha’s healthcare landscape, the state government has sanctioned 755 new posts in government medical colleges and associated hospitals.This landmark decision aims to address faculty shortages, enhance the quality of medical education, and ensure faster, higher-quality treatment for patients across the state. The newly approved positions include: 7 Professors 35 Associate Professors…
The Odisha government has revoked the suspension of Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Suryakant Behera, who was suspended earlier this year in connection with the controversial elephant death case in Kandhamal district’s Balliguda Forest Division.Following the revocation of his suspension, Behera has been posted as Enforcement ACF in the Regional Chief Conservator of Forests (RCCF)…
Bhubaneswar: BJP nominee Debashish Samantaray’s nomination papers for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-election from Odisha were found valid, sources said Tuesday.Samantaray had filed four sets of nomination papers for the June 18 by-poll. Following the verification process, election authorities accepted all required documents, officially clearing his candidature for the contest, the sources added.The by-election was…
Malkangiri, June 9: In a significant success against Left Wing Extremism, joint teams of the District Voluntary Force (DVF) and Border Security Force (BSF) recovered a massive cache of arms, ammunition, explosives, and IED-making materials from a Maoist hideout deep inside the forests of Malkangiri district on Tuesday.Nearly 32 categories of Maoist-related materials were seized,…
Citing concerns among millions of devotees of Shree Jagannath, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has written to his West Bengal counterpart, Suvendu Adhikari, urging him to drop the word ‘Dham’ from the ‘Digha Jagannath Dham’ complex in Purba Medinipur district.Citing concerns among millions of devotees of Shree Jagannath, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi…
Bhubaneswar: A woman was allegedly sexually abused at a beauty parlour in the capital city of Odisha recently. Khandagiri police have arrested the parlour owner.As per reports, a woman who was seeking a part-time job in the capital city was called to a beauty parlour where she was allegedly sexually abused.Police have recorded the victim’s…
Puri: The sudden death of a second-year student of Gopabandhu Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya at her rented residence in Puri has left her family, friends, and fellow students in shock, with the exact cause of death yet to be established. Family members are awaiting the post-mortem report to determine the circumstances surrounding her death.The deceased, identified as…
Odisha Vigilance today arrested a Senior Assistant of the Odisha Pharmacy Council and a private individual for taking a bribe of Rs 9,000 to process a pharmacy registration certificate.Accused Biswamohan Pattnaik alias Raja, Senior Assistant, Odisha Pharmacy Council, was caught along with his associate Md. Izaz Khan alias Prusty while accepting the bribe from an…
A woman and daughter after a truck ran over them on National Highway 26 in Balangir town on Tuesday. The incident took place near the Bajaj showroom in Gandhi Nagar Pada.According to reports, the mother and daughter were travelling on a scooter when a truck hit them. Both died on the spot. The truck driver…
