Tag: Berhampur

Bhubaneswar: Three new Cyber Crime Police Stations were set up at Berhampur, Sambalpur and Rourkela, said a notification issued by the State government today. As per the notification issued by the Home department, the cyber crime police station at Berhampur will have 10 police limits and Sambalpur will have nine while police stations in four […]

Berhampur: The Ganjam police has arrested eight persons in connection with the murder of Councillor Laxmidutta Pradhan of Ward-6 in Chhatrapur of the district. Police arrested the accused, who had been absconding since the incident, after conducting raid at various places, informed SP Ashis Singh at a Press meet today. Singh informed that seven of […]

Brahmagiri: More than 50 people were stuck in Chilika after a ferry boat carrying them got trapped in mud on its way to Janhikuda from Satapada this afternoon. However, another boat has reached to rescue those trapped. The ferry boat was trapped in mud around one-and-half kilometre off the coast. Some two wheelers and a […]

Berhampur: Notwithstanding the efforts aimed at generating awareness on saving the girl child, an infant girl was found abandoned near a pond embankment in Gurujhari village under Beguniapada block of Ganjam today. According to sources, locals spotted the abandoned infant and informed the district Childline officials about the matter. Later, the infant was admitted to […]

Puri: Tension prevails at Brahmapur village in Krushna Prasad Tehsil of Puri district today following a clash between two groups on late Friday night. At least five persons have been injured in the clash, sources said. According to reports, two groups in the village are now at loggerheads following a clash that occurred between them […]

Phulbani: In an exemplary verdict, the Juvenile Justice Board has directed a minor rape convict to serve inmates of Gopabandhu Bal Ashram- an orphanage at Phulbani, for a year. The court pronounced the sentence while conducting a hearing via video conferencing on Thursday in a case pertaining to molestation of a three-year old girl by […]

Berhampur: At a time when fake job offers are on the rise, more than 4000 youths have been duped here under the pretext of being offered jobs in Singapore. The prime accused, Subrat Palo, who had opened a fake agency ‘Royal India’ in Berhampur to trap the youths aspiring to work abroad has been arrested […]

Bhubaneswar: In a change in tactics to reach and connect with voters, BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has decided to start ward-level visits from August 31. The Chief Minister’s ward-level visit is considered as a game plan by BJD to woo voters and counter the ‘Mo Booth Sabuthu Majboot’ (My Booth Strongest) campaign […]

Cuttack/Berhampur: The SIM box seized by the Gopalpur police from four persons last week was brought from Hyderabad whereas the SIM cards were collected from different places in the State, informed Crime Branch Special DG BK Sharma today. He further stated a team of Special Task Force (STF) led by an additional SP is interrogating […]

Berhampur: A team of Odisha Crime Branch along with two officials of Mumbai Crime Branch police today started investigation into the seizure of SIM box through which an aide of underworld criminal Chhota Rajan resorted to extortion from Hong Kong. The officials from Mumbai visited Gopalpur Police Station and discussed with the officials who had […]

Berhampur: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch takes over probe into seizure of SIM box in Berhampur in which four persons were arrested on Saturday for alleged link-ups with underworld don Chotta Rajan. In a tweet message, Crime Branch Special DGP BK Sharma said a team of officials of STF and EOW, […]

Berhampur: The Mumbai Crime Branch (CB) today arrested four persons from Ganjam district over suspected underworld links and extortion in the name of gangster Chhota Rajan and seized five China-made SIM boxes. According to police, four persons were arrested including mastermind identified as T Laxminarayan Sharoff who was operating the SIM boxes used to divert […]

Berhampur: In a fresh twist to the fake marriage allegations made by a woman against a junior doctor of the MKCG Medical College and Hospital here claiming that she was cheated on the pretext of marriage; the junior doctor has claimed innocence and termed the allegations as false and baseless. The doctor, identified as Jyotiranjan […]

Berhampur: Dead bodies of a youth and married woman were found lying on a rail track beneath an overbridge near Kamapalli in the town today. The deceased were identified as Kalia Moharana of Srikrusna Nagar in Lanjipalli and P.Lakshmi of Goilundi area. The Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel reached the spot and started an investigation […]

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur/Angul: The anti-liquor protest is gaining momentum in the State with protests staged at least three different places today against the sale of liquor. Protesters even ransacked a liquor shop in the Capital city. Scores of women on Sunday joined an anti liquor movement and went on a rampage to demolish a liquor outlet in […]