Tag: Cuttack

Cuttack: Three members of a family sustained burn injuries in a fire mishap due to suspected LPG cylinder leak at Pasania under Banki police limits on Saturday. Though the exact reason how the mishap occurred is still unclear, locals informed that it happened when Saraswati Kar was cooking inside the kitchen of her house. On […]

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: The Commissionerate police has made elaborate security arrangements in the Capital city for the two-day visit of President Ram Nath Kovind starting tomorrow. Sources said 30 platoons of police force have been deployed in Bhubaneswar to avoid any eventuality during the President’s visit. Besides, a carcade rehearsal was conducted by the Commissionerate Police here […]

Jajpur: Three persons, including a doctor, were killed after the car they were travelling in was hit by an unidentified vehicle near Bandalo village under Badachana police limits in Jajpur district late on Wednesday. The deceased have been identified as Paresh Mohapatra, a doctor of Cuttack City Hospital and a pharmacist. As per sources, the […]

Cuttack: In a bid to promote voluntary blood donation among people, two newly-wed couples donated blood by organising a blood donation camp to inspire relatives and others in Daraghapatna area of Cuttack on Wednesday. Sai Prakash, son of Pramod Behera, got married to Pranati and the couple organised the blood donation camp on their marriage […]

Cuttack: The JMFC (Rural) court Cuttack granted permission to Sadar police to take notorious gangster Sushant Dhala Samant and arrested BJD corporator of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), Ranjita Biswal, on a three-day remand from today. Both Sushant and Ranjita will be grilled in connection with the firing on contractor Bijay Pal. Earlier on March 7, […]

Cuttack: A minor girl, who was missing from Sudasailo village in the district since February 11, was allegedly murdered after gang rape by three youths of the village, police said on Sunday. Three persons were detained yesterday in connection with the case after carrying out a thorough investigation as per the complaint filed by the […]

Cuttack: In an early morning operation, Commissionerate Police on Sunday nabbed two criminals after an encounter near Kuakhai river under Sadar police limits. The accused- Sudhakar Patra alias Lipu and Manoj Moharana alias Mangu have sustained bullet injuries and admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital for treatment. Both Lipu and Mangu were wanted in […]

Cuttack: President Ram Nath Kovind will dedicate the Anand Bhawan Museum and Learning Centre in Cuttack to public on March 17 during his two-day Odisha visit. Ahead of the President’s visit Police Commissioner YB Khurania and Cuttack DCP Akhilesvar Singh took stock of the security arrangements at Anand Bhawan. “The President is coming on a […]

Cuttack: Commissionerate police on Wednesday arrested Ranjita Biswal, the BJD corporator of Cuttack Municipal Corporation’s ward no-7 for her alleged links with notorious gangster brothers-Sushil and Sushant Dhala Samant (D-brothers). Sources said, Ranjita was part of the conspiracy hatched by D-brothers from jail to kill four persons, mostly contractors and others who were once part […]

Cuttack: 35 top women footballers of India are now attending a workshop conducted by FIFA at Barabati Stadium here in the city. The workshop aims at focusing on overall skill development of the players so that they can improve their game on field. The workshop is likely to play a crucial role in development of […]

Cuttack: A dreaded criminal was nabbed following a police encounter in Cuttack Sadar area this evening. The criminal, identified as Sada Nayak has sustained injuries in left leg during the exchange of fire with police and has been admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital. Police also seized a gun and live bullets from the […]

Bhubaneswar: While people were busy celebrating the festival of colours, nearly five persons were injured in three separate group clashes across Odisha today. In Cuttack, three persons were injured in firing during a clash between two groups in Gopalpur under Sadar police limits. The injured were identified as Sushant Rout, Kalindi Rout and Samir Rout, […]

Cuttack: Angul police today busted a major inter-state diesel theft racket with the arrest of three persons from Cuttack. The three were allegedly involved in theft of diesel worth over Rs 30 lakh. As per reports, at around 1 PM today a special team of Angul police with the help of Badambadi police nabbed the […]

Cuttack: A woman was allegedly killed by her in-laws for dowry at Paikerapur village under Gurudijhatia tehsil of Cuttack district on Thursday. The deceased, identified as Puja from Jenapur village under Khuntuni police limits here, was married to Bhikari Rout for two-and-half years. As per the allegation of the woman’s family, she was being tortured […]

Cuttack: Notorious criminal Guru Charan alias Guria was injured in a police encounter at Jagatpur area in Cuttack on Wednesday evening. As per reports, there are various cases registered against Guria at various police stations. Acting on a tip off, a joint team of special squad and local police had arrived at the spot to […]