Al Jazeera journalist freed from pretrial detention in Egypt

Egypt, 1/5: An Al Jazeera correspondent has been released from about four years’ pretrial detention in Egypt, his wife said in a tweet on Monday.     Egypt’s Press Syndicate head Khaled Elbalshy confirmed to Reuters that the Qatar-based television network correspondent Hisham Abdel Aziz had returned home on Sunday evening.   Last September, Egyptian…

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Three killed, one critical in triple motorcycle collision in Sonepur

Three people lost their lives, and another sustained critical injuries in a tragic road accident involving three motorcycles in Odisha’ssonepur district on Tuesday. The accident occurred near Hilung Chowk on the Biramaharajpur–Murshundi road. According to preliminary reports, the three motorcycles collided head-on near Murshundi Chowk, resulting in a devastating crash.Eyewitnesses said that one of the…

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Junior Assistant At Block Education Office Held For Taking Rs 6K Bribe

Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths arrested Pradipta Kumar Sahoo, Junior Assistant (in charge of Accounts) at the Khordha Block Education Office for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 6,000.The bribe was taken from a complainant to facilitate the release of the bill of differential pay in favour of his sister who is a retired primary school…

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SRI KUMUDA CHANDRA PRADHAN, FORMER ASST. ENGINEER (ESTIMATOR), O/O EE, LIFT IRRIGATION DIVISION, BALASORE CONVICTED IN BRIBERY CASE.

Today i.e. on 19.08.2025, Sri Kumuda Chandra Pradhan, Former Asst. Engineer (Estimator), office of Executive Engineer, Lift Irrigation Division, Balasore (Retired), who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d)/7 PC Act, 1988 for demanding and taking bribe Rs.10,000/- from a Contractor to process agreement paper in connection with issue of work order,…

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Dharam Sansad case: Plea in SC seeks SIT probe into hate speeches against Hindu community

New Delhi, 23/1:An organisation, Hindu Front for Justice, through its president and others, has approached the Supreme Court to examine hate speeches delivered against the community. It has filed an intervention application in the hate speech case examined by the top court with regard to the Haridwar Dharam Sansad case.The plea claimed that since the…

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