Tag: Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In yet another instance of alleged targeted harassment, the Baghamari police today arrested an engineer and a supervisor working at the campus of Odisha Television Ltd Studio in Sarua here, who approached the police with a complaint after being attacked by a group of contract workers without provocation. As per reports, an argument ensued […]

Sambalpur: In a major crackdown, police busted IPL betting dens and arrested as many as five persons during series of raids at various places in Sambalpur on Saturday. As per sources, cops seized Rs 15, 000 cash, five mobiles from the 5 persons arrested for betting. Police crackdown on IPL betting dens at various places […]

Bhubaneswar: Tightening the noose around the drug peddlers, the Special Task Force (STF) of Crime Branch, Odisha claims to have marked a significant achievement in the seizure of contrabands in a single year. Former officials have however raised concerns over CB not reaching the endpoint of the investigations. So far in 2020, the STF has […]

Lamtaput: Intensifying crackdown on ganja smuggling, Koraput police on Saturday seized more than 13 quintals of the contraband during raids at two places in the district. According to sources, the market value of the seized Ganja is around Rs 1.5 crore. The Machakunda police seized more than eight quintals of Ganja inside a closed house […]

Sambalpur: An elephant calf was rescued in a joint operation by the forest and the fire department after it reportedly fell into a dilapidated well at Badakasibahal in Badabahal forest range in Sambalpur district on Saturday. The baby elephant was part of a herd that strayed into the locality last night. While moving towards a […]

Kendrapara: Unidentified miscreants set three motorcycles on fire parked outside a house at Ranapur village under Town police limits late on Saturday night. According to sources, the miscreants torched the vehicles using petrol. Though the exact reason behind the act is unknown, past enmity is believed to be the fallout of the incident. “We heard […]

Mayurbhanj: Over 200 tourists from West Bengal, Jharkhand and different parts of Odisha visited Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district which was thrown open to public from today. The park was closed for visitors since March following the outbreak of Covid-19. Visitors were seen making long queues both at Pithabata (Baripada) and Kaliani (Jashipur) gates […]

Bhubaneswar: With a single-day spike of 1709 Covid-19 cases, the virus tally in Odisha went up to 291825 on Sunday. The death of 11 patients undergoing treatment for coronavirus at various hospital pushed the toll to 1331. Of the fresh cases, 985 were detected from quarantine, while 724 were local contact cases. Three districts of […]

Puri: In view of the breeding season of Olive Ridley sea turtles, the Odisha Government on Sunday imposed a seven-month ban on fishing within five kilometres in the sea from Baliharchandi Arhud to Devinasi of Astaranga beach to protect the nests of the endangered species. Use of motor boats, trawlers and mechanised fishing boats has […]

Phulbani: Ranjit Kumar Muni, the inspector-in-charge of Bramhanigaon Police station in Kandhamal district on Sunday sustained multiple injuries after he was attacked by a group of villagers near Meramaha chhak in Baliguda. As per preliminary reports, the incident occurred when Ranjit along with a police team was returning after conducting a raid on a gambling […]

Kendrapara: A group of alert villagers foiled an alleged kidnapping of a youth by four miscreants near Nalitapatia area in Kendrapara district on late Saturday night. As per reports, the youth from Talachua Tikayatnagar was abducted by the miscreants in a car. On getting information, a group of locals intercepted the car near Nalitapatia chhak […]

Baripada: Three members of a family sustained critical burn injuries after one of them reportedly attempted self-immolation at Baidapur village under Betanati block of Mayurbhanj district today morning. The three injured have been identified as Gair Singh, his wife Saraswati and mother Raim. Singh and his mother were admitted to Baripada Medical College and Hospital […]

Bhubaneswar: With the by-elections to Tirtol and Balasore Sadar Assembly constituencies just round the corner, tight security arrangements have been put in place by the administration to ensure smooth conduct of the elections. Informing about the security arrangement in Jagatsingpur, district Collector Saroj Mishra said, “155 out of total 373 polling booths have been identified […]

Bhubaneswar: With detection of 83 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, the total virus tally in the capital city rose to 29,236 according to the data shared by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Of the fresh cases, 63 are local contacts while the remaining 20 are from quarantine, the civic body said […]

Bhubaneswar: Hours, after he was arrested by the Crime Branch’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in connection with the alleged land issue in Sarua, Manoranjan Sarangi, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Odisha Television Limited, was remanded to two-days custody of the probe agency by a court late on Sunday. EOW sources informed that the probe […]