Sambalpur: A wanted drug peddler was injured in an encounter with the police in Odisha's Sambalpur district Sunday, a senior officer said Sunday. As part of the 'Nasha Mukt Odisha Abhiyan', Odisha Police have intensified surveillance, night patrolling and enforcement against the illegal transportation, possession...
Bhubaneswar: Two people were killed after a truck crashed into a trailer on National Highway 16 near Totapada Chhak Sunday. The accident took place when the truck was travelling at high speed from Brahmapur toward Bhubaneswar and rammed into the trailer from behind. The truck's...
Bhubaneswar: BJD Rajya Sabha member Santrupt Misra Saturday questioned the Centre’s proposed charges on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000, warning that the move could burden small traders and consumers. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Misra said UPI had transformed digital payments in the country...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police will launch a state-wide special drive, ‘Daman’, from September 21 to September 30 to keep a close watch on criminals and anti-social elements and prevent unlawful activities during the upcoming festive season. The special campaign is aimed at maintaining peace and public...
Bhubaneswar: More than 240 newly recruited youths received appointment letters for various government jobs during the 20th Rozgar Mela organised in Bhubaneswar and Kataka recently. PM Narendra Modi virtually distributed appointment letters to more than 51,000 newly recruited candidates across the country through the 20th...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has temporarily prohibited registration and mutation of Bhoodan land across the state until further orders, as it rolls out a time-bound exercise to prepare an authentic, searchable digital database of Bhoodan and Gramdan land. The Revenue and Disaster Management department has...
By ASHOK KUMAR PARIDA, OP Korukonda: Children of Bataguda Government Primary School in Malkangiri district are forced to take classes on the verandah of a community centre as the school has no building of its own. The school, located in the remote Bayapada Ghat area...
Dhusuri: A nearly 200-foot stretch of the Baitarani river embankment near Olag village in Bhadrak district’s Chandbali block collapsed Friday night, triggering panic among residents who fear a breach if the river swells again. Another stretch of about 300 feet has reportedly sunk, leaving the...
Chhatrapur: Brahmapur Vigilance officials Saturday arrested ICDS Supervisor B. Uma Patro and Junior Revenue Assistant (JRA) Narasingha Behera, posted at the CDPO office in Hinjilikatu, for allegedly demanding and accepting a 30,000 bribe. According to Vigilance officials, the accused demanded the money from an Anganwadi...
Phulbani: Police in Kandhamal district have arrested a man who allegedly posed as a Motor Vehicle Inspector (MVI), extorted money from motorists and sexually exploited women by promising to marry them, police said Saturday. The accused has been identified as Dharmendra Kumar Behera, alias Nikhil...
After remaining deafeningly silent on a media report casting serious doubts about the fairness and functioning of the Election Commission...
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The alleged suicide by a second-year B. Tech student of the prestigious IIT Bombay, one of India’s most premier institutes,...
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