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IPL betting rackets busted in Odisha; 18 nabbed

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police arrested 18 persons and seized Rs 36.85 lakh in cash while freezing Rs 39.42 lakh in bank accounts allegedly linked to IPL betting activities. Authorities also confiscated two cars and 13 mobile phones used in the illegal operation. According to a press...

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Three bank officials held for Rs 6.88 crore loan fraud

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police has arrested three bank officials in connection with an alleged loan fraud involving outstanding dues of Rs 6.88 crore, linked to the fraudulent sanctioning of personal loans at multiple branches of the State Bank of India...

Baranga police station

Protest erupts over alleged custodial torture; probe underway

Bhubaneswar: Villagers staged a protest before Baranga police station in Odisha's Cuttack, alleging custodial torture of a man, officials said Tuesday. The villagers alleged that Rakesh Behera, a native of Chandi Prasad village under the Baranga police station, was subjected to custodial torture after he...

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OPSC declares OCS 2024 results; Bubun Sahu tops, CM extends wishes

Bhubaneswar: A total of 200 candidates, including 78 women, cleared the Odisha Civil Services Examination-2024, the result of which was declared Wednesday. According to a notice by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC), 50 tribal, 45 Scheduled Caste (SC), 35 Socially and Educationally Backward Class...

ABVP general secretary Virendra Singh Solanki

ABVP calls Cockroach Janata Party a bid for online fame

Bhubaneswar: ABVP general secretary Virendra Singh Solanki Tuesday dismissed the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) as a social media stunt aimed at gaining followers and said it had no connection with the country's youth. Addressing reporters here ahead of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad's (ABVP's) national...

Odisha Court acquits Abdur Rehman in AQIS-linked case

Cuttack: A court in Odisha’s Cuttack Tuesday acquitted Abdur Rehman, who was arrested over alleged links with terrorist outfit Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), citing lack of sufficient evidence. The District and Sessions Judge Court pronounced verdict after the final hearing in the sedition...

Odisha, Crime

Woman found dead in Bhubaneswar rented house

Bhubaneswar: A woman was found dead in a rented house in Bhubaneswar’s Pahala area, triggering suspicion over the circumstances surrounding her death. The deceased was reportedly a native of Basudevpur in Bhadrak district. According to reports, she had been working as an HR professional at...

 

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