Rourkela: The body of a woman, which had been recovered in a bush behind a govt school in Rourkela on Friday, was identified by her family members on Sunday. Police are now investigating why the woman, who was from Jharkhand, came to Rourkela and the circumstances leading to her death.The victim was identified as Sauni…
Israel’s Kevin Cuzmiciov (left) and Eylon Elazar in Bhubaneswar on Sunday Anxiety Follows Athletes To Bhubaneswar As West Asia Conflict Shadows Beach Volleyball TourBhubaneswar: Competition travelled. So did fear. Israel’s beach volleyball pair Eylon Elazar and Kevin Cuzmiciov arrived in Bhubaneswar chasing points on the global tour. They leave with a bronze medal — and…
Koraput: The Malkangiri district police busted an interstate illegal online betting racket and arrested four, including two from Raipur, while seizing several digital and financial devices on Sunday. The action was carried out under the special initiative, ‘Operation Cyber Kavach’, launched by the Odisha police to crack down on cybercrime.The arrests were made in connection…
The Gadakana housing project Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (OREAT) has dismissed an appeal filed by a city-based promoter and upheld the Rs 3 lakh penalty imposed on him for handing over flats at the Gadakana housing project without securing the mandatory occupancy certificate (OC) and for not obtaining the registration certificate from…
Berhampur: A dozen people sustained injuries, five of them critically, when the pick-up van in which they travelling overturned near Pilikadhia village on Bankeswari temple road under Ganjam district’s Digapahandi police station limits on Sunday.The injured persons, residents of Harina and Dharampur villages, were rescued by firefighters and shifted to a hospital at Digapahandi. Five…
Berhampur: As part of the ongoing Operation Cyber Kavach, the Berhampur cyber crime & economic offences police on Sunday busted a syndicate specialising in forming and operating mule accounts by arresting two persons, including a 38-year-old woman.These accounts served as primary conduits for laundering stolen funds across a nationwide cyber criminal network, said police. Probe…
Berhampur: Two girls who had gone missing from Utkal Balashram, a child care institute in Berhampur, were rescued from Gajapati district on Saturday, police said.Both children – aged 12 and seven – originally hail from Ramnagar area of Paralakhemundi in Gajapati district. On Tuesday, police had rescued nine children – six girls and three boys…
Berhampur: Berhampur police on Sunday conducted cardiometabolic health screening camp for women cops and family members of male cops on the occasion of Women’s Day. Around 55 women police personnel of different ranks and spouses of male officers took part in the camp, organised in collaboration with the Indian Medical Association. SP (Berhampur) Saravana Vivek…
Bhubaneswar: Forest officials in Similipal Tiger Reserve arrested four suspected poachers after artificial intelligence-enabled cameras and infrared trap cameras helped flag their movement inside the core area.According to officials, AI cameras installed across Similipal south division are being used to track real-time entry of suspected poachers. “On Thursday at around 9.40 pm, two image alerts…
Moquim displays an image of his new party flag Bhubaneswar: Three months after being expelled from the Congress for questioning party president Mallikarjun Kharge’s competence on grounds of advancing age, former MLA Mohammed Moquim (61) on Sunday announced the name of his new regional political outfit — Odisha Janata Congress.The party may be formally launched…
