Tag: Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Motorists keep your eyes and ears open if you are hitting the road early in the morning hours as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued dense fog alert for several districts of Odisha. As per the latest weather bulletin issued by the IMD on Thursday, dense fog cover is likely to prevail over […]

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Bhubaneswar: The Inspector-in-charge of Nayagarh Sadar Police station Rinarani Sahu has been placed under suspension, Odisha Police sources said on Thursday. Apart from the Inspector In-Charge (IIC) of Sadar Police Station, Nayagarh SDPO Niranjan Padhi has been transferred and posted as DSP to Kandhamal. Both the officials were under scanner over the murder case of […]

Bhubaneswar: The state government will not tolerate Banks found neglecting credit disbursement to different livelihood programmes launched to counter impact of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Patnaik said this on Thursday while reviewing the coronavirus situation in the state and the government’s efforts in tackling the pandemic situation. The coronavirus cases […]

Cuttack: As many as three unidentified miscreants opened fire at an employee of a financial company and robbed him of Rs 1 lakh at Khuntakata near Anshupa Square of Athagarh in the district on Thursday. The victim identified as Kitish Ranjan Bhanja of Mahindra Finance sustained severe injuries in the firing. He was rushed to […]

Mayurbhanj: Tension ran high in Kalabadia panchayat area under Bangiriposi police limits of Mayurbhanj district on Thursday after some workers of a private construction company allegedly tried to abduct tribal children of nearby Akhadasahi village. One among the workers, identified as Jai Bhagwan, was arrested in connection with the incident. Based on the complaint of […]

Rayagada: In a tragic accident, two labourers were killed and as many injured after a truck hit an overturned tractor at Kaliapada Ghati under Tikiri police limits of Rayagada district on Friday. The injured were rescued by locals and rushed to the nearby hospital in a critical condition. According to reports, the tractor carrying the […]

Jagatsinghpur: Intensifying the on-going drive against drug syndicates and street peddling of narcotics, an Excise department flying squad and police on Friday seized 47 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 4.70 lakh during a joint raid at Alipingala area under Jagatsinghpur Sadar police limits in the district on Friday. Two peddlers have been arrested in […]

Rourkela: Ahead of the much-awaited Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023, preparations have started in full swing at Rourkela, one of the venues to host the mega event. After successful hosting of the 2018 edition of the mega event in Bhubaneswar, the next edition has been split between Kalinga Stadium in the Capital City and Biju […]

Bhubaneswar: The cumulative COVID-19 caseload in Odisha rose to 323029 on Friday as 387 persons tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. With the death of four more patients during the period, the death toll mounted to 1,798. Of the fresh cases, 220 were from quarantine while 167 were local contacts, as […]

Keonjhar: A marriage reception party turned fatal for two persons, including a minor boy after they died of asphyxiation, while they were sleeping in a room with the generator on at Kathabari village under Sadar police limits of Keonjhar district late on Thursday night. The two deceased have been identified as Badal Nayak (15) and […]

Bhubaneswar: Three bike-borne miscreants allegedly opened fire at a man in Kalinga Vihar K-4 area under the Tomando police limits in the Capital City on Friday morning. The man, whose identity was not disclosed, had a providential escape as all the three bullets fired at him from the moving motorcycle missed target. The miscreants who […]

Bhubaneswar: The farmers across Odisha are not able to sell their produce, mostly paddy in mandis and the token system introduced by the State government has compounded their miseries, alleged BJP leader Pradip Purohit on Friday. Though the Centre has fixed Minimum Support Price (MSP) at Rs 1868 per quintal of paddy, the farmers are […]

Bhubaneswar: A team of Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) is likely to visit spot to conduct a detailed probe into the mysterious death of engineer Amrut Das, whose mother and brother had recently attempted suicide near Odisha Assembly alleging shoddy police investigation. The father and brother of the deceased engineer on Friday deposed before the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Lokayukta on Friday directed State Vigilance Directorate to probe into the corruption allegations levelled against Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi who was recently arrested by the Crime Branch for his alleged links with IFS officer Abhay Pathak and his son Akash. The directive came after the anti-corruption watchdog accepted the recommendations of Odisha […]