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Bhubaneswar: The Infocity police arrested a 21-yearold youth working as a delivery boy at a private shipment company for allegedly stealing electronic gadgets, including an iPhone 15 and earbuds, worth around Rs 2 lakh. The accused has been identified as Paresh Kumar Kar of Cuttack,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s integrated approach to maritime development is transforming the state into a key hub along India’s eastern maritime corridor, said Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Tuesday. Speaking at India Maritime 2025 in Mumbai, Parida said, “Our vision is to honour our maritime heritage while...

Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed concern over the slow and uneven career progression of entry-level judicial officers across the country and began hearing a case to frame uniform, nationwide criteria for determining seniority in the Higher Judicial Service (HJS) cadre. A five-judge Constitution bench...

Bhubaneswar: A five day residential Hands-on Skill Development Training Programme has been launched for students of Government Vocational Higher Secondary Schools. The programme is being conducted simultaneously at two locations, focusing on different trades. While IT-ITeS training is underway at the Central Tool Room and...

Bhubaneswar: Severe cyclonic storm Montha Tuesday brought heavy rain in coastal and southern Odisha districts, causing landslides and damaging houses besides uprooting trees, officials said. The landfall of Montha started at Kakinada in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh at around 7 pm, the Met office said. Preliminary...

Puri/Bhubaneswar: The great cyclone of 1999, one of the most devastating natural disasters in Odisha's history, marked its 26th anniversary October 29. Though the super cyclone made landfall on October 29, 1999, near Jagatsinghpur, Ersama area, it left an indelible mark on the Astaranga region...

Balasore: A special POCSO court in Balasore Tuesday awarded 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) to a 26-year-old man after holding him guilty of raping a minor girl. Special Judge (POCSO) Indira Priyadarshini also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on the convict, Jyoti Ranjan...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday asserted that the Vigilance Department will not show leniency towards any corrupt government official and asserted that his government has adopted a "zero-tolerance" policy against corruption. Addressing a state-level function to mark the Vigilance Awareness Week (October...

Koraput: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police was caught red-handed by vigilance officials while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000 from a complainant in Odisha's Koraput district Tuesday, officials said. ASI Narasingha Dora of B Singhpur police station, along with a private person, Sunadhara...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Tuesday questioned the recent appointment of senior IPS officer HK Lal as inspector general of Police (Southwestern Range), Koraput, which covers the Nuapada assembly segment, where a bypoll is scheduled for November 11. In a petition submitted to...