Tag: Cuttack

Cuttack: Tightening noose around the organised crime, the Commissionerate Police on Sunday arrested two persons who were allegedly part of an illegal firearms racket in Cuttack. Six firearms (Four pistols…

Cuttack: A group of cattle-grazers on Friday rescued a girl who was allegedly being kidnapped by an auto-rickshaw driver who also attempted to rape her. As per preliminary reports, the girl from Kendrapara district was to appear in an examination at Bhubaneswar. She reportedly got down from a bus at Link Road and took a […]

Cuttack: A gang of armed dacoits decamped with gold and Rs 13,000 cash after holding a family hostage in their house at Dwarabatipur village in Athagarh block of Cuttack district in the wee hours today. As per reports, around 5-6 dacoits armed with guns and sharp weapons barged into the house of one Ravindra Nayak […]

Cuttack: A man from Sakhigopal area of Puri district paddled his sick wife for around 90 kms from Puri to Cuttack on a rented trolley rickshaw after he failed to hire an auto-rickshaw to take her for treatment at SCB Hospital due to lack of money. The incident reported on Saturday has now become the […]

Cuttack: The woman who was brought to SCB Medical College and Hospital here on a trolley rickshaw all the way from Sakhigopal in Puri district by her husband, Kabir Bhoi yesterday, died while undergoing treatment at the hospital today, informed Emergency Medical Officer of SCB Hospital Superintendent Dr Bhubanananda Maharana. “Soon after the woman (Sukanti) […]

Cuttack: In what could be a positive sign in the battle against COVID19, only 51 new positive cases were reported in Cuttack city on Monday, the lowest daily new infections recorded since the last two months. The latest data released by the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) revealed that out of the 134 new COVID19 positive […]

Cuttack: In what could be a positive sign in the battle against COVID19, only 71 new positive cases were reported in Cuttack city on Tuesday. The latest data released by the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) revealed that out of the 118 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Cuttack district, 74 were from Cuttack city. The […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rain along with thundershowers over many places in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack today. As per the forecast, the cities will witness one or two spells of intense (2-3 cm/hr) rainfall till 12.30 pm today. #Nowcast Warning for capital city area #Bhubaneswar & […]

Cuttack: Timely action by Commissionerate Police foiled a robbery attempt at an ATM counter in Gandarpur area under Chauliaganj Police limits in the wee hours of today. Addressing a presser today, Cuttack DCP, Prateek Singh informed that the accused Sishir Debanath was working at a medicine store and has confessed. “The accused watched several videos […]

Cuttack: A special team has been constituted to probe the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl in Cuttack, said deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Pratik Singh on Wednesday. Singh said a youth has been arrested and a manhunt is underway to nab the accused involved in the crime. “On the basis of the complaint, […]

Cuttack: Chauliaganj Police in Cuttack busted an illegal firearms trading racket while arresting four persons in connection with the same. Five guns, 50 rounds of bullets, eight cellphones and a car were seized from the possession of the accused. Illegal firearms trading racket busted by Chauliaganj Police in Cuttack; 4 persons arrested; 5 guns, 50 […]

Cuttack: The Chauliaganj Police on Wednesday nabbed another accused in the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl in Cuttack. The two accused identified as Santosh Behera and Rakesh Rout were arrested within 24 hours of reporting the incident, the Twin City Commissioner of Police, Sudhansu Sarangi informed through a tweet congratulating Cuttack DCP for […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre here issued thunderstorm and rainfall alert for the Twin Cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar till 12.30 PM on Thursday. “Light to moderate rain/thunderstorm with one or two spells of intense (2-3 cm/hour) rainfall very likely to occur over Bhubaneswar and Cuttack city area,” informed the Met Centre. #Nowcast warning for […]

Cuttack: Police have registered a case under POCSO Act against the two youths who have been arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in Cuttack for 22 days. The two youths identified as Santosh Kumar Behera alias Tiki and Rakesh Rout aka Raka have been sent for medical examination before court forward. The duo has […]

Cuttack: After a slight decline in the daily Covid cases, the silver city is again witnessing an uptrend since the last two days. Of the 186 new COVID-19 positive cases reported today in Cuttack district, 112 belong to Cuttack Municipal Corporation area. The surge has taken the confirmed virus tally in the city to 13863. […]