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Bhubaneswar: Planning any wintry weekend shopping or thinking of just taking a stroll at the markets during the evening hours in the districts of Cuttack, Khordha (including Bhubaneswar), Puri, Ganjam (including Berhampur), Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Kendrapara and Nayagarh? Do a rethink. Smog is going to rule here. It will attain the heights in the evening hours […]

Bhubaneswar: Three bike-borne miscreants allegedly opened fire at a man in Kalinga Vihar K-4 area under the Tomando police limits in the Capital City on Friday morning. The man, whose identity was not disclosed, had a providential escape as all the three bullets fired at him from the moving motorcycle missed target. The miscreants who […]

Cuttack: In a major breakthrough, the Commissionerate Police recovered 16 guns and over 1000 rounds of live ammunitions during an intense crackdown on the crime network of gangster brothers – Sushil and Sushant Dhalasamant in the past 24 hours in Cuttack. Twin City Police Commissioner Sudhanshu Sarangi on Friday informed that eight firearms, 16 magazines […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha, especially Bhubaneswar, got zoomed on the country’s dubious narcotics map by a leaked Whatsapp chat of  controversial actress Rhea Chakrobarty, who in the chat had  purportedly exclaimed, “Dude, Bhubaneswar is the Scene.” What she boasted of her finding in Odisha’s capital city was ‘the best ever weed’. True to Rhea’s discovery, Odisha looks […]

Bhubaneswar: As per India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecast, a thick blanket of dense fog engulfed several parts of Odisha including the Twin Cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Though early-risers had the opportunity to witness the thick pall of mist, the dense cover of fog also created troubles for hundreds of motorists who were […]

Bhubaneswar: Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi directly took money from two applicants who had been conned in the massive recruitment scam allegedly committed by Akash Pathak on pretext of providing employment in Tata Motors, police said. Informing this, Crime Branch ADG Soumendra Priyadarshi on Saturday said, “So far, six persons who were duped by Akash Pathak […]

Puri: In what could end the nine-months long of painful wait for devotees to witness Lord Jagannath, the abode of the supreme lord, Srimandir may soon reopen its gates for people between December 22 and 24. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) will soon recommend the Odisha government for reopening of the ancient shrine which […]

Bhubaneswar: Gone are the misty days, this December has been quite hotter for the Naveen Patnaik – led BJD government, as all of a sudden, the ruling dispensation has to handle with lot of hot potatoes. True to the adage, ‘adversities come in hordes’, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik simply gets flummoxed at the pace of […]

Bhubaneswar: Dense fog engulfed the capital city and several places of the State throwing life out of gear in the early hours on Sunday. Visibility reduced below 200 metres in Bhubaneswar affecting vehicular movement on the national highway severely. “As forecasted, dense fog continues in Bhubaneswar city area. Airport observatory reported visibility of 200 metres […]

Bargarh: People will miss the much awaited Krishna leela during the Dhanu Yatra in Bargarh which is the largest open air theatre in the world this year. The district administration on Sunday decided not to hold the mega event in view of the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Such decision was announced by Bargarh Collector after a […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as Odisha government is on the overdrive to bring investments into the State to give a boost to the employment generation, the state of joblessness seems to be on the rise in the State. A cursory glance at the registration of the unemployed youths from the State in the Union Ministry of Labour’s […]

Balasore: The body of a minor girl, who had been reported missing since Friday, was found near a pond at Sundarkoili village under Baliapal police limits in the district on Monday morning. A complaint about the missing of the seven-year-old girl Bishnupriya alias Neuli was lodged by her family members at Baliapal Police Station yesterday […]

Balasore: The Baliapal Police on Monday claimed to have unraveled the mystery behind the murder of seven-year-old girl Bishnupriya, nicknamed Neuli, by arresting one of her distant relatives and the latter’s sister-in law. The arrested accused were identified as Deepak Sahoo while the woman’s name is yet to be disclosed. Police said the duo killed […]

Bhubaneswar: In August this year, the mother of alleged gang rape survivor in Bhubaneswar in a complaint lodged with the Mahila Police, had alleged that two staffers of a particular media house, two security personnel and three more including a police officer and his associates had raped her daughter. In spite of any evidence, today […]

Bhubaneswar: It seems the fraudsters of Jamtara –infamous as the cybercrime capital of India– are now on the prowl and in search of their next target, this time in the smart city of Bhubaneswar. The Commissionerate Police recently released a video and cautioned people to remain alert as the cyber fraudsters of Jamtara in Jharkhand […]