Top Stories

Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi

Odisha man rescued from Sudan, CM Majhi thanks MEA

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday thanked the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), expressing happiness over the successful rescue of Adarsh Kumar Behera from Odisha, who had been trapped in the African nation of Sudan. Behera, a resident of Kotakana village in the Tirtol...

Odisha Bhadrak collector cycles to office to promote fitness

Bhadrak: Bhadrak's collector and district magistrate Dilip Routrai Wednesday rode a bicycle from his residence to his office to promote a healthier lifestyle and cleaner environment. The unusual sight of a senior IAS officer opting for a bicycle instead of a vehicle sparked curiosity among...

NIT Rourkela

NIT Rourkela team wins Smart India Hackathon 2025

Rourkela: NIT Rourkela student team, 'SWADES', secured first position at the 'Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2025'. The team was declared the winner for Problem Statement ID 25166, titled ‘Smart Sabarmati Riverfront & Urban Water Bodies’, during the final round held from December 8 to 12,...

Pitabasa Panda

Bail pleas of Bikram Panda, 4 others nixed

Berhampur: A local court Tuesday rejected the bail applications of five accused in the murder case of advocate Pitabasa Panda. Those denied bail include former Berhampur MLA Bikram Kumar Panda, former mayor of Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) Shiva Shankar Das alias Pintu, advocate and BJD...

UPI app

Youth arrested for duping traders through UPI app

DWARKA PRASAD PATNAIK, OP Chhatrapur: A youth was arrested for allegedly duping a trader of more than Rs 5 lakh through fake cheques and UPI apps. The accused, identified as Nalinikanta Jena (24 years), a resident of Berhampur Sadar police limits, was arrested by the...

Man held for attempting to burn wife, daughters

Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, a man was arrested Tuesday for attempting to set his wife and daughters on fire over prolonged marital discord in the Kuha area under Airfield police station limits. The accused has been identified as Ajit Mallick (36), husband of the...

Protest as Class XII boy dies at Sonepur school

Sonepur/Tarbha: A 17-year-old student of PM Shri Government (SSD) Higher Secondary School in Tarbha block of Subarnapur district died reportedly under mysterious circumstances Tuesday, triggering protests by the locals. The deceased was identified as Aryan Suna, a Class XII Science student, reported ly collapsed suddenly...

Digital fraud: 10 scammers, including from Odisha, held

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: An international digital fraud syndicate allegedly involved in cheating its victims of over Rs 50 crore by impersonating law enforcement officials has been busted, with the arrest of 10 people, including from Odisha, police said Tuesday. The arrests were made from Delhi, Maharashtra,...

 

OrissaPOST epaper Sunday POST OrissaPOST epaper

Archives

Editorial