New York: A 22-year-old Indian postgraduate student who went missing in the US less than a week ago has been found dead, the Indian mission has said. Saketh Sreenivasaiah, a student at the University of California, Berkeley, hailing from Karnataka, had been missing since Monday. In an X post Saturday (local time), the Indian Consulate in San...

Kendrapara: In a significant breakthrough, police have unravelled the mystery behind the tragic death of a 21-year-old female college student in Kendrapara district. After days of investigation, police arrested the victim’s boyfriend on charges of allegedly forcing her to commit suicide. The case has sent shockwaves across the coastal district and raised serious concerns about harassment and...

Nayagarh: A partially burnt body of a 65-year-old man, who had been missing for six days, was recovered from a forest near Gudupangi village in Nayagarh district, police said. The deceased, Gokul Pradhan of Gudupangi, went missing February 9. After searching forests, ponds and relatives’ houses without success, his wife, Sita Pradhan, lodged a complaint at the...

Bonai: In a tragic turn of events, a 59-year-old man, who had come to celebrate three decades of marriage at Khandadhar Waterfalls, returned home in a coffin after he suddenly collapsed following a night of anniversary celebration. The deceased was identified as Rajesh Gupta of Rajgangpur in Sundargarh district. He had booked four cottages at the Khandadhar...

Binjharpur: Four days after the death of a woman, whose half-burnt body was recovered behind her in-laws’ house under the police limits in Jajpur district this Wednesday, police arrested five members of the family including the husband Saturday. According to police, the woman’s husband confessed to killing her after she allegedly demanded money to repay loan instalments....

Hatadihi: Khandagiri police in Bhubaneswar arrested a social worker and BJD leader on charges of Rs 22 lakh fraud, sources said Saturday. The accused was identified as Sureswari Sagarika Jena, the president of a philanthropic organisation Jaydurga Foundation and a native of Jalkalang village under Hatadihi block in Keonjhar district. Khandagiri police arrested her with assistance from...

Kendrapara: Two days after a caste row over the engagement of a Dalit woman as an Anganwadi helper was raised in Parliament, the Kendrapara district administration Saturday said the matter had been resolved through negotiations, ending an 85-day stalemate that had disrupted child and maternal welfare services in Nuagaon village. The dispute began in November after Sharmistha...

Bhubaneswar: With the objective of ensuring all eligible citizens in the state are included in the electoral roll and to strengthen a transparent electoral process, a state-level capacity building workshop for radio broadcasters was held at the conference hall of the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Odisha Saturday. The programme was organised by The Sociogenic...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has directed officials to complete all pending corrections related to land pattas and Record of Rights (RoR) particularly Column-2 entries within a fixed timeline in mission mode across all districts of Odisha. District Collectors have been asked to personally monitor the progress. In a letter issued February 13, Additional Chief Secretary of the...

Bhubaneswar: Minister for Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Rural Development Rabi Narayan Naik Saturday, chaired a high-level review meeting with Chief Development Officers (CDO-cumEOs) and Block Development Officers (BDOs) to assess the progress of major rural development programmes across the State. The meeting was held at the MGNREGA Society Conference Hall, SIRD Campus. The review focused on...