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Bhubaneswar: Badagada Police under Bhubaneswar UPD arrested a man for allegedly cheating investors of Rs 18.9 lakh by promising higher returns through investments in government and power sector projects, officials said Saturday. The accused has been identified as Onkar Prasad Pattnaik (44), who has been...

Bhubaneswar: The Cyber Crime and Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has arrested a youth from Bhopal for allegedly cheating a senior citizen of the City out of Rs 81,30,082 in an online investment scam, police said Saturday. The accused was identified as 24-year-old Aakash Kaushik, a...

Bhubaneswar: The state Cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, approved key proposals, including three tenders related to the Integrated Anandpur Barrage Project that involves construction of barrage on Bairarini river and its distribution system to provide irrigation facilities to 60,000-hectare of agricultural land...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Saturday arrested one of the two prisoners who escaped from Choudwar Circle Jail in Cuttack during last year's Durga Puja celebrations. The fugitives, Madhukanta Kumar and Raja Sahani, both from Bihar, had escaped the high-security jail on the intervening night of October...

Cuttack: The Rajya Sabha Secretariat has issued a notice to Cuttack Collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde following a written complaint by BJD MP Debashish Samantaray over his alleged exclusion from the Netaji Jayanti programme held in the city January 23. Officials said the notice was issued...

Bhubaneswar: CCTV footage has surfaced showing the powerful explosion that shook the Sundarpada area of Bhubaneswar, leaving four people injured. The blast took place January 29, Tuesday, in Azad Nagar under the Sundarpada locality. The sources added that the explosion took place while explosive substances...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Biju Janata Dal Saturday intensified its criticism of the Bharatiya Janata Party, questioning its commitment to a decade-old promise to secure special category status for Odisha. BJD MP Sasmit Patra, speaking at a press conference here, said the demand remains unresolved despite...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government will begin hearings for Aadhaar-related grievances from February 16, offering citizens a structured mechanism to resolve issues linked to the unique identification system, a source said Saturday. The hearings will reportedly be carried out by the Electronics and Information Technology Department of...

Bhubaneswar: Redevelopment work at 57 railway stations across Odisha is progressing under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, the Union Railway Ministry informed the Parliament. Balasore MP Pratap Sarangi sought details on the redevelopment of Balasore railway station and other stations in his constituency under the...

Berhampur: A special POCSO court in Bhubaneswar Friday sentenced a 26-year-old man to life in jail after convicting him in the sexual assault and mu*der of a four-year-old boy three years ago. Additional District Judge (ADJ)-cum-judge of the special court under the POCSO Act, Pranati...