Kendrapara: A growing number of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh have reportedly settled in Kendrapara district by forging identity documents and securing government jobs using fake caste certificates, raising alarm among local authorities and civil society groups. Despite presence of three dedicated marine police stations, weak...
Koraput/Nandapur: Koraput District Collector V Keerthi Vasan has been awarded the prestigious Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration for the outstanding implementation of various Central government schemes in 2024. The award was presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Vigyan Bhawan in New...
Paralakhemundi: Believe it or not, a woman in Gajapati district was declared dead in government records after receiving the first instalment under the state-sponsored Subhadra Yojana. The woman was identified as Rajani Devi, 34, a resident of Jhami village under Paralakhemundi police limits in Gajapati...
Berhampur: Berhampur police Monday arrested three persons for allegedly stabbing a 46-year-old contractor, an officer said. The accused were arrested from Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh, Superintendent of Police, Berhampur, Saravana Vivek M said. The injured person was identified as Sonu alias Dheeraj Mohan Choudhury of...
Bhubaneswar: Police in Odisha Monday claimed to have busted a fake job racket and arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in it, officials said. Acting on a complaint, a case was registered over an “illegal” interview being conducted in a hotel in Kharvel Nagar...
Bhawanipatna: The Odisha Police Monday arrested five persons for attempting to loot money from two employees of a business house at Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district. Three bike-borne miscreants attempted to loot the employees using chilli powder. However, it was foiled due to the timely intervention...
Bhubaneswar: A BJD delegation met Odisha DGP Y B Khurania Monday and demanded stringent action against the culprits involved in the repeated attacks on Pranab Balabantaray, ex-MLA from Dharmasala in Jajpur district, The BJD delegation submitted a memorandum to the DGP stating that attacks have...
Kolkata: Skipper Shubman Gill sizzled with a 55-ball 90 as Gujarat Titans posted 198 for 3 against hosts Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL here Monday. Invited to bat, Gill showcased his class with a strokeful fifty as fellow opener Sai Sudharsan (52) also continued...
Sambalpur: Accompanied by 10 ministers and departmental secretaries, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday held a public grievance hearing session at Sambalpur in Western Odisha. This is for the first time that an Odisha chief minister held a public grievance hearing session outside the state...
Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing of Odisha Police Monday arrested four persons for allegedly defrauding a state-owned lender of Rs 8.1 crore in the state. A statement released by the EOW said the accused managed to sanction 234 ‘Xpress Credit' loans amounting to Rs 8.1...
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