Balasore: Relentless rain since Monday afternoon, triggered by a low-pressure system over Bay of Bengal, has paralysed life in Bhograi block of Balasore district and neighbouring Medinipur in West Bengal. District emergency officials said Bhograi block recorded 88 mm rain by 8 am Tuesday, the...
Berhampur: Doctors at MKCG Medical College and Hospital here gave a new lease of life to a woman after successfully removing a 250-gram tumour from her brain. Hospital sources said Shanti Mahankuda, 50, of Badagada area in Ganjam district had been unable to recognise people,...
Anandapur: An undertrial prisoner (UTP) died under mysterious circumstances at Anandapur Sub-Jail in Keonjhar district Tuesday, sparking concern over safety and security of inmates. The deceased was identified as 28-year-old Abhi Munda, a native under Soso police station. His sudden death has thrown several questions....
Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: Seema Meher, a member of Maa Gajalaxmi Self-Help Group from Sambalpur district, won third prize in the Handloom Stall category at the National Saras Fair 2025 in New Delhi. Congratulating her on the national-level achievement, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida extended best wishes via...
Bhubaneswar: Amid boycott by the Opposition BJD and Congress, the Odisha Assembly Tuesday passed a resolution on voice vote, thanking the BJP-led central government for implementing the ‘next generation’ Goods and Service Tax (GST) reforms for the benefit of the people. The resolution moved by...
Jajpur: A POCSO court in Odisha's Jajpur district Tuesday sentenced a 52-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl last year, an official said. Additional District Sessions Judge and Special POCSO Court Judge Abhijit Palei delivered the judgment convicting Arakshita Parida, alias Kalia,...
Kendrapara/Bhadrak: Two Odisha government officers were arrested Tuesday in corruption cases, officials said. Odisha Administrative Service officer Siba Mallick, who was the tahsildar of Mahakalpada in Kendrapara district, was apprehended while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000, they said. He allegedly took...
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal Tuesday suspended Shreemayee Mishra, its general secretary (women affairs), citing anti-party activities. The party issued an official order confirming her suspension, which followed criticism over her social media posts indirectly targeting the BJD by using terms such as ‘Dhritarashtra’. The...
Puri: Valuables were shifted back to the treasury of the Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri Tuesday, about a year after they were taken out for repair of the structure, officials said. Restrictions were imposed on the entry of devotees to the temple during the process,...
Berhampur: A retired forest ranger was sentenced to four years of imprisonment by a special vigilance court in Odisha's Berhampur Tuesday for taking a Rs 30,000 bribe from a carpenter. The officer took the bribe from the carpenter for not registering a case against him...
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