Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Department Thursday arrested two government officials in separate cases of alleged misappropriation of funds, an official statement said. The arrested officials have been identified as Chintamani Mallick, former secretary of Juba Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society (PACS) under Belpada block in Balangir...
Jajpur: A court in Odisha's Jajpur district Thursday sentenced a woman to life imprisonment for murdering her husband by strangling him with a mobile charger cable. Additional District and Sessions Judge Bisweswar Biswoprakash Ray also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the convict,...
ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday expressed deep concern over the rescue of five baby orangutans from Ranakatha Reserve Forest in Bhogarai block of Baleshwar district, saying Odisha would never be allowed to become a transit route for the illegal transportation...
Thuamul Rampur: A migrant worker’s body had to be carried on a cot for more than 2 km through a treacherous hill road in Kalahandi’s Thuamul Rampur block after an ambulance carrying his remains got stranded Thursday. Balasing Majhi, 36, of Shungergarh village under Serkapai...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police has rescued 101 children, including 47 girls, from 17 states during Operation Anweshan, a special drive conducted between August 28 and September 8, a senior officer said Thursday. Briefing reporters here, Additional Director General (ADG) and head of the Crime Against Women...
Chennai: East Zone translated their complete dominance over the last 12 sessions into a Duleep Trophy victory after 13 years, overwhelming South Zone on the basis of a massive first innings lead on the fifth and final day of the final here Thursday. East Zone...
Bhubaneswar: The IMD has forecast heavy rain in 22 districts of Odisha Thursday under the influence of a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal. The weather office has issued a 'red warning' (take action) for Kalahandi and Kandhamal districts, predicting extremely heavy rainfall. Under...
Bhubaneswar: The proposed DNA sampling of five baby orangutans rescued from a forest in Odisha's Baleshwar district has been postponed by at least 10 days as the animals are yet to fully stabilise emotionally in their new surroundings, officials said Thursday. The decision was taken...
Bhadrak: A 42-year-old man was arrested by the Odisha Police from West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district for allegedly cheating several people by promising them government jobs while posing as the personal assistant of state ministers, officials said. Jagannath Bahalia of Chudakuti in Odisha's Bhadrak district...
Bhubaneswar: Five orangutans, who were recently rescued from Odisha's Baleshwar district and kept at a zoo here, have been displaying a range of emotions, from momentary mood swings, playful actions to anxiously clinging to each other. On Thursday, they were taken out of their quarantine...
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