Thuamul Rampur: Police Monday arrested seven persons and forwarded them to court in connection with the alleged attack on a Dalit family at Taragaon under the jurisdiction of Thuamul Rampur police station. The accused have been identified as Nabin Majhi (40), Santosh Majhi (25), Daya...
Thuamul Rampur: The block administration visited the remote Tumonikhol village in Kalahandi district within days of an Orissa POST report highlighting its long-pending civic issues and initiated measures to address them. A team led by Block Development Officer (BDO) Dhruva Charan Muduli trekked nearly 3 to 4...
Puri: Lord Jagannath and his sibling deities had a massive ceremonial bath a day ago. This kicked off the 'Anasar' ritual Tuesday as the divine trinity had fallen 'sick' and gone into isolation, requiring the 12th-century temple to remain closed for a fortnight. The portals...
Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: Continuing its drive against public servants engaged in corruption, Odisha Vigilance Tuesday launched simultaneous house searches at multiple locations linked to two officials of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), formerly called V.S.S. Medical College and Hospital, Burla, in Sambalpur...
Bhubaneswar: Banapur police have arrested two people in connection with the death of Tofan Nayak Tuesday, after registering a case based on a complaint filed by his family, sources said. According to the family members, Tofan, a married man with two daughters and a son,...
Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain lashed Bhubaneswar and Kataka early Tuesday, with the regional centre of the Indian Meteorological Department forecasting that rainfall intensity is likely to increase further in the coming days as the southwest monsoon becomes more active from July 1. The weather office has...
Bhubaneswar: A major fire broke out at the Market Building shopping complex in Bhubaneswar Tuesday, damaging more than 15 shops, officials said. Firefighters rushed to the spot after receiving information about the blaze and launched an operation to bring the fire under control. The cause...
Nandapur: Two men in Bilaput panchayat under this block in Koraput district have accused personnel from Andhra Pradesh’s Muchimput police station of illegally detaining and assaulting them for five days after falsely accusing them of cannabis smuggling. The victims were identified as Ramamurti Niriki of...
Bhubaneswar: In a major step towards strengthening citizen safety through technology and digital innovation, the state government has launched an advanced safety module on Odisha Yatri, trans forming it into India’s first state-owned integrated safety and mobility platform. The initiative reflects the State’s commitment to...
Jajpur: Pronouncing its verdict in the sensational 2021 Jharaphula murder case, a local court Monday sentenced the deceased girl’s male friend to life imprisonment and his accomplice to five years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI). Additional District and Sessions Judge Bisweswar Biswaprakash Ray convicted prime accused Rakesh...
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