Brahmapur: Odisha Police has arrested four persons for allegedly laying live wires for hunting wild animals, which resulted in the death of a man in Ganjam district, officials said Friday. A 38-year-old man was allegedly electrocuted to death on October 7 after coming in contact...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance officials Friday unearthed four buildings, a flat, seven high-value plots, gold jewellery and bank deposits worth around Rs 1 crore during searches linked to a senior soil conservation official in Sundargada district, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, vigilance sleuths led by...
Rourkela: At least 25 people were injured when a private bus overturned in Odisha's Sundaragada district, police said. The incident took place near Madhupur in Gurundia police station area when the bus was on its way to Bonai from Jharsuguda with over 40 passengers, they...
Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Friday conducted searches at 10 premises in Odisha and West Bengal in connection with the alleged leak of the question paper for the 2024 sub-inspector (SI) recruitment exam in Odisha, sources said. ED officials from the Bhubaneswar zonal office carried...
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has directed the Centre and other authorities to disembark the crew of MT Unity, a foreign oil tanker abandoned by its owner off Paradip since May, and repatriate them to their respective countries, preferably within three weeks. The direction was...
Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday termed the BJP government in Odisha "incompetent" and accused the ruling party's "double-engine" dispensation of tarnishing the state's image through a series of failures. Patnaik launched the attack while addressing a public meeting in the North Bhubaneswar assembly constituency...
Thuamul Rampur: Hundreds of residents in Thuamul Rampur block headquarters in Odisha’s Kalahandi district have been grappling with a drinking water crisis for the past 10 days after piped water supply under the Vasudha scheme was disrupted amid an alleged dispute between the electricity and...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi met Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati at the Lok Bhavan here Friday and discussed key initiatives to accelerate the state's economic growth and people's welfare. The Lok Bhavan said the discussions focused on Odisha's all-round development and the government's...
Bhubaneswar: The nomination process for student union elections began across colleges and universities in Odisha Friday, marking the start of the countdown to campus polls scheduled for October 15 after an eight-year hiatus. Candidates can submit their nomination papers from 10 am to 1 pm,...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Friday paid rich tributes to 'Utkalmani' Gopabandhu Das, a prominent social reformer and poet, on his 149th birth anniversary, with leaders across the political spectrum participating in commemorative programmes held across the state. Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati paid tributes to Das and...
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