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Man gets life term for killing wife

Paralakhemundi: A court in Gajapati district has sentenced a 38-year-old man to life imprisonment for murdering his wife following sustained dowry-related harassment. Additional District and Sessions Judge Bibhu Prasad Panda convicted Regati Dhanunjaya, alias Rakoti Dhanunjaya, under Section 302 of IPC and imposed a fine...

Smuggled betel nuts worth Rs 1.5cr seized

Smuggled betel nuts worth Rs 1.5cr seized

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Coast Guard station at Paradip port town Wednesday made a seizure of betel nuts worth over Rs 1.5 crore, which were illegally smuggled from Bangladesh to India by sea route. In a swift and meticulously planned operation, the Indian Coast Guard apprehended...

City schools shine in CBSE Class X board exams

City schools shine in CBSE Class X board exams

Bhubaneswar: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Wednesday announced the Class X board exam results, with Odisha recording an impressive overall pass percentage of 93.66 per cent. In the region-wise pass percentage, Bhubaneswar region got 94.67 per cent. Students across Bhubaneswar delivered an outstanding...

OSWAS

OSWAS rollout: New benchmark in digital governance

Bhubaneswar: In a major push toward modernising urban governance, the Housing & Urban Development (H&UD) department has rolled out the Odisha Secretariat Workflow Automation System (OSWAS) across all 115 urban local bodies (ULBs) in the state. The initiative marks a decisive shift from fragmented, paper-based...

Minors girl raped

Minor raped in Konark

Konark: A schoolgirl was allegedly raped by one of her seniors Tuesday, a police official said Wednesday. According to the official, the girl, a Class VIII student of a local school and a resident of Ward-5 of Konark NAC, was on her way to attend...

Phulbani Circle Jail

Jail inmate dies; kin allege police brutality

Phulbani: Tension flared Wednesday following the death of an undertrial inmate lodged in the Phulbani Circle Jail, with the deceased’s family alleging police assault led to his death. The deceased has been identified as Heran Nayak of Penji Sahi. Sources said, Nayak was arrested by...

 

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