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Phulbani

Cyber fraud worth Rs 6.27cr busted; five held

Phulbani: Kandhamal district cyber police have busted a major cyber fraud involving transactions worth Rs 6.27 crore, arresting five persons, including the alleged mastermind, police said Friday. Ten bank account holders have also been served notices under Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the...

Jharsuguda

Jharsuguda records coldest night in 72 yrs at 4.6 degrees Celsius

Jharsuguda: Jharsuguda district is reeling under an intense cold wave as mercury plummeted to 4.6 degrees Celsius Thursday night, breaking a 72-year-old record, according to the Meteorological department. Weather officials said the district has been witnessing severe cold conditions for the past week, with minimum...

Odisha: Jail warder found dead in barrack; family alleges foul play

JE detained over suspicious death of young woman

Kendrapara: Kendrapara Town police Friday detained a Junior Engineer (JE) in connection with the suspicious death of a young woman as part of an ongoing investigation, police said. The detained JE has been identified as Sudhanshu Sekhar Behera. According to IIC Dillip Kumar Sahoo, the...

Agni Jagrukta Abhiyaan

Vedanta starts ‘Agni Jagrukta Abhiyaan’

Jharsuguda: Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer, has launched ‘Agni Jagrukta Abhiyaan’, a monthly safety awareness programme extending its safety-first culture from the workplace to the homes of employees and business partners. The initiative focuses on practical domestic safety, including fire prevention, safe use of...

Kotia

Kotia grows, Andhra gains

Koraput: Despite being rich in forest and agricultural produce, Odisha continues to lose market control over products grown within its own territory, with neighbouring Andhra Pradesh dominating trade, particularly in the Kotia region of Koraput district. This concern came to the fore when Pottangi block...

Paddy Procurement

Farmers worried over sluggish pace of paddy procurement

Bhawanipatna: Paddy procurement in Kalahandi district has been moving at a sluggish pace since the beginning of the current kharif marketing season, causing concern among farmers. The situation worsened between January 5 and 7 following an agitation by rice millers, which brought paddy lifting at...

Odisha lokaseba bahwan

OSDP Phase II gets cabinet nod

Bhubaneswar: The Phase-II of the Odisha Skill Development Project (OSDP) and Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited’s integrated solar manufacturing facility were among the 11 proposals approved by the state Cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, here Friday. The Cabinet approved Phase II of...

National Bamboo conclave at Crystal crown hotel Friday (10)

Website for bamboo products launched

Bhubaneswar: The state government Friday announced the operationalisation of a dedicated website for online sale of bamboo products and expanded market access for local artisans. Inaugurating the National Bamboo Conclave 2026 , Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia announced the operationalisation of...

BJD debi prasad mishra atanu sabyasachi nayak sanjaya das burma

BJD warns of protests over Polavaram

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Friday warned that it would take to the streets if the BJP-led "double engine" government fails to resolve issues arising from the Polavaram Project, which is likely to submerge large parts of Malkangiri district and render hundreds of tribal...

 

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