Tag: Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: A flower shop in the premises of the iconic Ram Mandir in the Capital City was gutted in a major fire on Monday. According to reports, the fire broke…

Bhubaneswar: An additional DCP rank officer is heading the probe into the recovery of beheaded body of a woman near Dasapur area on Bharatpur-Chandaka road on Thursday. Besides, the additional DCP rank officer is assisted by five senior officers, informed Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Umashankar Dash on Friday. “The body was found at […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Met office on Saturday warned of cold wave to severe cold wave conditions in some districts of Odisha for the next four days. According to the weather department sources, severe cold wave conditions are very likely over some districts till February 10 under the influence of north westerly/ northerly dry and cold […]

Bhubaneswar: With the spurt in Covid-19 cases in the Capital City of Odisha which has triggered fears of a second wave infection, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday decided…

Bhubaneswar: The unidentified woman, whose headless body was recovered on the city outskirts two days ago, was strangulated to death before she was beheaded, post mortem reports have revealed. Top sources, quoting autopsy findings, told OTV on Saturday the woman had died due to strangulation before her head was severed from the body. However, the […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown, the Commissionerate Police on Sunday arrested four dacoits who were part of a criminal gang that mostly used to target women during morning walk in Bhubaneswar. The four dacoits were arrested following a joint raid by a team of special squad and Chandrasekharpur police. Senior police officials said that gold […]

Bhubaneswar: Throwing law and order to wind, unidentified miscreants snatched gold chain from a woman near Jharpada jail in the State Capital city early Tuesday morning. According to sources, three bike-borne miscreants intercepted the woman, who was out for morning walk and snatched the jewellery from by threatening her with sharp weapons. The woman sustained […]

Bhubaneswar: Putting an end to speculations related to the observance of Khandagiri Mela this year, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday has finally decided to cancel it citing COVID guidelines. After a barrage of meetings with all the stake holders, the civic body concluded that with the prevailing COVID-19 restrictions and the ongoing road […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Twin City Police Commissioner Sudhanshu Sarangi on Tuesday revealed that citizens across Odisha had lost over Rs 1.4 crore to various cyber frauds in just one month, a lecturer in the Capital City was duped of Rs 19,000 in an online fraud on Wednesday. The victim has been identified as Reshma […]

Bhubaneswar: A private coaching centre at Jaydev Vihar in the city has been sealed for allegedly violating covid-19 guidelines on Monday. The action has been taken by the enforcement squad…

Bhubaneswar: Panic gripped visitors after fire broke out in an isolated place inside the Botanical garden of Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Sunday. As per preliminary reports, the fire might have spread from one of the pindis (concrete structures) where people assemble and cook meals during excursion trips here. #FirstInformation […]

Bhubaneswar: In the darkness there is not always light, corroborates this shocking reality in Smart City Bhubaneswar where kids of an Anganwadi centre are forced to learn under the shades of a tree, and at times under the open skies, let alone being provided with other ancillary facilities like kitchen and washroom. Lack of permanent […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Monday arrested a self-styled ‘Lady Don’ in a slum cluster in the Airfield area for allegedly attacking a police party. The 45-year-old woman, identified as Aasma Bibi allegedly tried to manhandle policemen who went to rescue two men who she had punished by tying them up on allegation of stealing […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when Odisha government has been requesting the Centre to withdraw the National Monuments Authority (NMA) draft bylaws for the Ekamra Kshetra temples, contrasting reports have emerged wherein a notification issued by Union Ministry of Culture mentions specifying an authorised officer in Odisha way back in 2014 to be a part of […]

Bhubaneswar: The Special Squad of Commissionerate Police arrested four members of a criminal gang who were involved in several loot cases in the Capital City, on Wednesday morning. As per reports, the police have recovered 12 gold chains weighing 80 grams which is worth over Rs 4 lakh, three vehicles and other incriminating materials from […]