State

Keonjhar/Hatadihi: A two-member team of state Planning and Convergence department launched an inquiry into the alleged irregularities, misuse and misappropriation of funds of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) in Keonjhar district following directions from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), a report said Wednesday. The order for...

Berhampur: Odisha Police has arrested a 26-year old man from Surat city in Gujarat for allegedly raping a girl from Berhampur several times over the last eight months, police said Wednesday. The accused Karmaraj Dubey, also known as Subalak, 26, who hails from Uttar Pradesh’s...

Bheden: Seven youths were arrested Wednesday after allegedly circulating an obscene photograph of a 17-year-old girl under Bheden police limits of Bargarh district. The arrested were identified as Basant Patel, 24, Chhabil Melli, 23, Jibardhan Behera, 24, Prakash Pradhan, 24, Subrat Pradhan, 26, Tosabanta Pradhan,...

Bhadrak: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, on a two-day visit to Bhadrak district, Wednesday urged bankers to implement welfare schemes more proactively and ensure broader participation of beneficiaries. On the second day of his visit, the Governor interacted with the lead bank manager and heads of...

Berhampur: Odisha Police have arrested a 26-year-old man from Surat city in Gujarat for allegedly raping a girl from Berhampur several times over the last eight months, police said Wednesday. The accused, who hails from Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district, was arrested by a team of...

Sambalpur : Eminent Sambalpuri playwright, poet and lyricist, Padma Shri awardee Binod Kumar Pasayat died in Odisha's Sambalpur Wednesday. He was 91. Pasayat was suffering from cancer. He breathed his last some time after being admitted to the district headquarters hospital in Sambalpur this morning,...

New Delhi/Chandipur: In a significant boost to India's strategic defence arsenal, the nuclear-capable Agni-5 intermediate-range ballistic missile was successfully test-fired Wednesday from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha's Chandipur, the Ministry of Defence said. In a statement, the ministry said: "The intermediate-range ballistic missile...

Jajpur: BJD leader Pravat Kumar Balabantaray has resigned from the post of chairperson of the Dharmasala block panchayat samiti in Odisha's Jajpur district Wednesday, an official said. The resignation of Balabantaray, a two-time block panchayat samiti chairperson, comes just two days before the scheduled voting...

Baripada: A court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl three years ago. The sentence was pronounced by the Fast Track Special Court Judge Santosh Kumar Nayak. Rauta Purty (57) was held guilty...

Berhampur: Berhampur Police have arrested a 27-year-old man from Karnataka for allegedly killing his paramour and brutally assaulting her minor daughter in the Lochapada area of Berhampur August 10, Superintendent of Police Saravana Vivek M said. On August 11, one Chitrasen Swain reported to the...