Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has paved the way for the launch of its much-awaited Ekamra Residency housing project while approving a series of major urban infrastructure initiatives during its 152nd Authority Meeting held under the chairmanship of Housing & Urban Development Minister and...
Bhubaneswar: Burglars decamped with gold ornaments worth around Rs 1.5 crore and Rs 4 lakh in cash from the house of a city-based builder under the Laxmisagar police limits, police said Saturday. The theft took place at the residence of builder Pritam Jena while he...
Baripada: A juvenile accused escaped from the Juvenile Court premises in Baripada of Mayurbhanj district Saturday after allegedly fleeing through a skylight in a toilet, police said. The boy, a resident of Kalikapur in Baripada, reportedly sought permission to use the toilet while being escorted...
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Jal Shakti Saturday praised Odisha for completing 905 rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge structures under the Catch the Rain 2026 campaign. Of these, 849 are rooftop rainwater harvesting structures — 21 in government buildings and 828 in private buildings —...
Nandapur: Drug traffickers in Koraput district are allegedly using the bank accounts of local youths to channel proceeds from cannabis trafficking, luring them with commissions while attempting to evade police scrutiny, investigators said. Police said they are doing this to conceal proceeds from the illegal...
Bancho: Senior Congress leader and former Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee President Jc Saturday accused the state government and the Water Resources Department of negligence in connection with the breach of the Anandapur Ring Embankment and the resulting flood devastation. Addressing a press conference in Anandapur,...
Kendujhar: Additional District Judge-cum-Special Judge (POCSO) Monalisa Mohanty sentenced a teacher of a coaching centre to 20 years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 for raping a 7-year-old student. In addition, the court ordered payment of compensation of Rs 10 lakh to...
Lanjigada: A 61-year-old woman was killed after a wild elephant attacked her house in Kalahandi district late Friday night, while four other members of her family escaped unharmed, officials said. The victim, identified as Tilae Harijan of Pidelbaju village under Kumakhal panchayat in Lanjigada block,...
Sunabeda/Semiliguda: Police in Koraput district have arrested four people for allegedly possessing and trafficking narcotic injections, seizing 453 ampoules along with a car, mobile phones and cash during a raid. The accused have been identified as Bikramdev Halang, 39, of Padua in Nandapur block, D....
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said the Centre's approval of advance release of Rs 500 crore under the SDRF (State Disaster Response Fund) to Odisha will help support the relief and rehabilitation of the flood-affected people in the state. The Centre has approved...
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