Balangir: Police on Monday seized explosives and arrested three persons for allegedly conducting illegal blasting operations at a stone quarry near Talpadar village under Tarbha police station limits in Subarnapur district. Police seized 43 detonators, 225 packets of gunpowder each weighing 25 kg and six bundles of detonating cord. The accused have been identified as…
Rourkela: A 26-year-old man, who sustained burn injuries after his speeding car caught fire on hitting a divider at Sundargarh on Sunday midnight, died on Monday. The deceased, Ananda Bhoi, of Giringkela village under Lephripada police station, was going to attend to his ailing mother at Government Medical College & Hospital, Sundargarh, when the mishap…
Rourkela: Hemgir police in Sundargarh district have busted a large illegal gambling den in the Jamjharia forest area under Hemgiri police station near the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border and have arrested 26 persons on Monday allegedly for their involvement in illegal gambling activities, said SP (Sundargarh) Amritpal Kaur . Police also seized Rs 11,16,900 in cash, 9…
Sambalpur: The special intensive revision (SIR) process has been launched in Sambalpurdistrict to prepare a clean, error-free and updated electoral roll. Collector (Sambalpur) Siddheshwar Baliram Bondar said booth-level officers (BLOs) will conduct a door-to-door survey across the district from May 30 to June 28 to collect and verify voter information.During the survey, each voter will…
A stray dog near a landfill Bhubaneswar: Amid the ongoing tussle between animal lovers and people who are against feeding stray dogs in public, an NGO, which rescues and rehabilitates sick and needy animals, has warned that the canines will show aggressive behaviour without food, which may be harmful for passers-by.Recently, an apartment in Nandan…
Bhubaneswar: In a relief for non-govt higher educational institutions, the state has substantially reduced the mandatory pledge money requirement, and allowed colleges to withdraw excess deposits locked with the higher education department for infrastructure development and institutional strengthening.The department released a notification in this regard on Monday, rationalising the pledge money and current account norms…
BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty addresses the media on Monday Bhubaneswar: The alleged custodial death of a detainee at Kabisurya Nagar police station in Ganjam district has triggered a blame game, with opposition parties accusing the police of running a “reign of goondaraj” at the behest of the govt. BJP dismissed the allegations, insisting that the…
The makhna elephant roaming in Pathargadia on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Monday Bhubaneswar: A makhna elephant dispersed from Chandaka wildlife sanctuary and strayed into Pathargadia area on the outskirts of the city triggering panic on Monday. The makhna elephant roaming in Pathargadia on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Monday Chandaka authorities said the elephant…
Cuttack: More than 25 shops were reduced to ashes after a major fire broke out at a fish market near Press Chhak here around 2.30 am on Monday. The blaze led to a massive fire-fighting operation lasting nearly nine hours. No casualties were reported. Fire services officials and police have launched a probe to determine…
Keonjhar: Keonjhar Town police on Monday arrested Alok Dhada, a jail warder in Keonjhar Jail, for ganja trade inside the jail. A court sent him to judicial custody. Jail superintendent Upendra Jena filed a complaint at the Town police station. Sources said during a raid on the night of May 22, 2026, the superintendent seized…
