Tag: Odisha

Sambalpur: A minor girl on Saturday alleged that a man was planning to sell her after raping her in captivity on the pretext of marriage in Rairakhol police station area of the district. She lodged a complaint with police after being rescued by the locals. According to police, the accused named Basant Sahoo had kept […]

Cuttack: Hours after Chauliaganj police unearthed an adulterated spices processing unit in Cuttack, another illegal unit making contaminated ghee was busted in Nuabazaar area of the city. According to sources, the illegal unit was busted during a joint raid by Zone 1 ACP, Amarendra Panda and Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) health officer Satyabrata Mohapatra. Huge […]

Bhubaneswar: SP, Jagatsinghpur R Prakash on Saturday clarified that Amrut Das, the son of Sulochana Das of Jagatsinghpur died from accident. Earlier today, Sulochana along with her another son tried to end their lives outside Odisha Assembly alleging improper police probe into the death of Amrut. The SP maintained that Amrut faced a road accident […]

Dhenkanal: An OSAP sepoy has earned praise from all quarters for showing exemplary bravery and thwarting a firing attempt inside a bus in Bhuban police limits of Dhenkanal district. The braveheart sepoy, Himanshu S Patra, will be conferred with DGP disc as a mark of recognition for his bravery. Patra confronted miscreants when they tried […]

Cuttack: The Commissionerate Police on Saturday took Lala Amrit Sagar Ray, the mastermind of the multi crore gold heist from the Nayasarak branch of India Infoline Finance Ltd (IIFL) in Cuttack, on three days remand till December 2. Along with Lala, two others were sent to police remand yesterday. Police will reportedly interrogate the three […]

Bhubaneswar: The daily Covid-19 fatalities in Odisha came down to four on Sunday after a gap of over 130 days. With the fresh deaths, the toll due to coronavirus infection in the State mounted to 1,734, informed the State Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Department. The State had recorded its lowest one-day Covid deaths on […]

Bhubaneswar: There is discontent among senior leaders in ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) as they are not able to meet Chief Minitser and party Supremo Naveen Patnaik, said Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi hours after he was expelled from the party for ‘anti-people activities’ on Sunday. The resentment among the leaders is mainly due to the […]

Bhubaneswar: The winter session of Odisha Assembly, which was supposed to have 40 working days, was adjourned sine die on Sunday, after only 10 days of commencement of the House business. Speaker Surya Narayan Patro adjourned the House sine die after the passage of Appropriation Bill of Rs 11,700 crore amid ruckus by the Opposition […]

Cuttack: The Silver City of Cuttack is fast turning into a hub of adulterated food processing units with detection of as many as 14 such illegal units in the last two months. Goods and property worth Rs 4,40,10,000 were seized from the illegal units operating from various places in the city, said deputy commissioner of […]

Konark: After a prolonged lull due to Coronavirus-induced restrictions, the State government has geared up for the peripheral development of world-famous tourism site Konark in Puri district. As part of the mega project, eviction process has been initiated for the beautification of Chandrabhaga beach to be undertaken at an estimated cost of Rs 50 lakh. […]

Puri: Despite a slew of restrictions in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, extensive security arrangements have been placed in the pilgrim town of Puri in view of public rush on the holy occasion of Kartik Purnima on Monday. On the occasion of Kartik Purnima, the Rajarajeswar Besha or the Golden Attire rituals of Lord Jagannath […]

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 pandemic has cast a shadow on Kartika Purnima celebrations on Monday as the religious fervour associated with the festival was dampened by the prohibitory orders of the Odisha government on congregation of people at river ghats and water bodies for mass bathing and sailing of miniature boats. On Kartika Purnima usually large […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid alleged irregularities in the distribution of tokens to farmers for the procurement of Kharif paddy, State Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain on Sunday informed about the engagement of senior-level officials in several districts to ensure hassle-free paddy procurement in the current Kharif marketing season. The minister stated that 12 […]

Bhubaneswar: The low pressure area over South Andaman Sea and adjoining areas of Southeast Bay of Bengal which has now become well marked and is likely to concentrate into a depression today, will have no impact on Odisha. There is no weather warning for the State associated with the system, said Regional Meteorological Centre (IMD) […]

Nayagarh: Amid the massive public outrage over the alleged lackadaisical investigation into the abduction and subsequent murder of ‘Pari’, a delegation of State BJP under the stewardship of Leader of Opposition Pradipta Kumar Naik will meet the family of the victim at Jadupur in the district today. According to party sources, the delegation will meet […]