Sambalpur: Police have busted a major illegal narcotic cough syrup racket in Sambalpur, seizing 5,100 bottles of Eskuf cough syrup and arresting 20 people. The contraband was seized during a raid near Machinkanta Square under Bareipali police limits. According to Superintendent of Police Mukesh Kumar...
Chikiti: A 26-year-old youth died Tuesday morning after coming in contact with a live electric wire at Soral village under Chikiti block in Ganjam district. The deceased has been identified as Kalia Jani, a resident of Soral. According to reports, Kalia was removing bamboo poles...
Deogaon: Panic gripped Kacharapali village under Deogaon police limits in Bolangir district Monday evening after a group of armed miscreants reportedly went on a rampage, brandishing guns and swords. According to reports, over 10 youths arrived on four motorcycles and stormed the Sahupara area, threatening...
Jharsuguda: The district police busted a four-member gang involved in tyre theft from a retail store under Badmal police limits Tuesday, informed Jharsuguda SP, S Gundala Reddy Raghabendra in a presser. The accused have been identified as Ganesh Ketan Sahu (37) under Banarpal police limits...
Bhubaneswar: Four persons were Tuesday arrested for their alleged involvement in the murder of a laboratory attendant of AIIMS-Bhubaneswar, police said. Sudhanshu Khuntia was shot dead Monday morning when he was on his way to AIIMS-Bhubaneswar. The prime accused, however, is still absconding, and efforts...
Bhubaneswar: A man was arrested in Odisha's Cuttack Tuesday for allegedly posting morphed obscene videos of various public figures on social media, police said. The accused was identified as Biswaballhab Nanda Kunmun, a resident of Salepur, they said. The videos he posted were found to...
Bhubaneswar: The state government is set to launch ‘Ama Su Vahak’ scheme that aims at empowering women with entrepreneurial opportunities in the transportation sector by providing them interest-free loans to purchase four-wheeler taxis, Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena said Tuesday. The initiative, tailored...
Bhubaneswar: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha, R.S. Gopalan, Tuesday, emphasised the need to tackle any misleading information spread in connection with the initiative of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the 2026 Electoral Rolls in the state. During a virtual meeting with the district...
Bhubaneswar: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sujeet Kumar, Tuesday, claimed that the party is likely to field Jay Dholakia, son of former Odisha Minister and late Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Rajendra Dholakia, as its candidate for the upcoming bye-election in the Nuapada Assembly...
Puri: A comprehensive security plan will be prepared soon for foolproof security of the 12th-century Shree Jagannath temple in Puri, Girish Chandra Murmu, the head of the security sub-committee of the shrine, said Tuesday. Murmu, a former Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and Comptroller...
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