Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police-Bhubaneswar Thursday morning arrested three accused including the deceased’s boyfriend who was previously absconding, in connection with the death of a girl under mysterious circumstances at Tarini slum of Bharatpur. The arrested boyfriend has been identified as Biswajit Jena. A police source...
Bhubaneswar: Brown sugar worth Rs 32 lakh was seized and a suspected drugs dealer was arrested in Khurda town, police said Thursday. The arrest was made from outside Haladia College Wednesday, they said. The accused, arrested last year in another drugs case, recently got out...
Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Senior BJP MLA from Nilagiri in Balasore district Sukanta Nayak has tested COVID positive for the third time in a span of 18 months, the lawmaker said Thursday. Nayak told PTI that he tested positive for the virus Wednesday and is isolating at home....
Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 10,059 new Covid-19 cases, of which 872 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 11,01,606. Active caseload in the state now stands at 44,349. Odisha also reported...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday issued guidelines for upcoming elections to panchayati raj institutions, banning roadshows and large gatherings during campaigns as the state is going through a "critical stage" of the COVID-19 pandemic. It allowed candidates to conduct door-to-door campaigns with only five people...
Bhubaneswar: A day after the model code of conduct was imposed across Odisha for the three-tier panchayat polls, the State Election Commission Wednesday asked all the district collectors to immediately remove hoardings and stickers highlighting government schemes, which are displayed in public places and offices....
Bhubaneswar: During 2021, despite Covid-19 Pandemic, Odisha Vigilance was successful in registering 267 criminal cases against 475 persons, including 46 Class-I officers, 40 Class-II officers, 231 Class-III employees, and 96 private persons. Vigilance Directorate sources here Wednesday said this was higher than the registration of...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Wednesday registered 67 new cases of Omicron, the highest so far, taking the state's tally in the new variant to 170, a health department official said. The Institute of Life Science (ILS), Bhubaneswar, informed the state health and family welfare department about detection...
Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar Wednesday forecasted thunderstorm with lightning activities in several district of Odisha. In its mid-day bulletin, The Regional Meteorological Centre forecasted thunderstorm along with lightning at one or two places over Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Khurda,...
Cuttack: The mortal remains of veteran Odia actor Mihir Das were consigned to flames with full state honours at Satichoura crematorium in Cuttack City Wednesday morning. Hundreds of fans chanted slogans for the departed soul saying ‘Mihir Bhai Amar Rahe’. A ‘Guard of Honour’ was...
By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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