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EOW raids truck owners’ association over financial fraud

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Friday launched simultaneous searches at 11 locations in Rayagada and Bhubaneswar as part of an investigation into alleged large-scale financial irregularities, misappropriation of funds, extortion and criminal intimidation involving office-bearers of the Rayagada Truck Owners’ Association. Eight...

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Door-to-door civic survey extended till November 22

Bhubaneswar: The door-to-door survey being conducted in the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Kataka Municipal Corporation (KMC) areas ahead of the upcoming municipal elections has been extended by 15 days, with the exercise now scheduled to conclude November 22. The survey was originally scheduled to...

Surge in QR code, loan scams in City

By PRASANJIT SAHOO, OP Bhubaneswar: Cybercrimes in the City has witnessed a sharp rise, with fraudsters deploying increasingly sophisticated tricks to fleece citizens without ever confronting them. Armed only with a phone call, a malicious link, or a manipulated QR code, cyber criminals are draining...

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Delay hits implementation of revised compassionate job rules

By RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: Despite the state government introducing a revamped Odisha Civil Services (Rehabilitation Assistance) Rules in August 2026 to ensure swift justice for bereaved families of government employees who died in harness, bureaucratic delays continue to stall implementation. Under the revised framework,...

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Mohammed Shami retires from Test cricket

Mumbai: Former India pacer Mohammed Shami has announced his retirement from the longest format of cricket, representing India in 64 Test matches in a career spanning 13 years at the international stage. Shami made the announcement in a video posted on his Instagram handle and...

Headless body found in field; murder suspected

Koksara: A headless body of a young man was recovered from an agricultural field along the Ladugaon-Supad road in Kalahandi district Thursday, triggering tension in the area. The body bore multiple injury marks inflicted with a sharp weapon. Despite an extensive search by police, a...

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UTP dies by suicide at Ragadi Sub-Jail

Korei: An undertrial prisoner (UTP) allegedly died by suicide inside the Ragadi Sub-Jail in Jajpur district Friday, triggering a police investigation. The deceased has been identified as Abinash Biswal, a resident of Nimapalli village under Kalinganagar police limits. According to reports, Biswal allegedly died by...

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10 held over fatal shooting of youth in Sundaragada

Sundaragada: Police arrested 10 people Friday and sent two juveniles to a correctional home following the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man at Darlipali village under Bhasma police limits in Sundaragada district Thursday evening. The killing, allegedly linked to a dispute over illegal levies on...

Kotia Dispute

Collector rebuts claims of high Kotia voter turnout in AP polls

Koraput: Koraput Collector Manoj Satyawan Mahajan has rejected claims of a high turnout of Kotia villagers at polling booths in Andhra Pradesh terming the reported figures misleading and contrary to the ground reality. He said establishing Odisha’s own polling stations in Kotia was the administration’s...

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Restaurant fined Rs 45,100 for serving bread with dead fly

Brahmapur: The Ganjam District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Friday imposed a penalty of Rs 45,100 on Zaikaa Restaurant at Ankuli Bypass in Brahmapur for serving butter naan (bread) containing a dead fly and causing an inordinate delay in serving food. Delivering its order, the Commission,...

 

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