Bhubaneswar: Police in Cuttack district on Tuesday arrested two retired police personnel and four home guards in connection with the alleged custodial death of a man in 2016.The arrests came a day after nine policemen in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai were sentenced to death for the custodial killings of a father-son duo in 2020.“We have arrested…
The accused in police custody Bhubaneswar: City police on Tuesday arrested three persons, including a couple, for their alleged involvement in multiple snatching cases carried out in an unusual and calculated ploy to evade suspicion.According to police, accused husband Rakesh Rout (35) deployed his wife Swetalina Behera (27) as a shield, using her presence to…
Consumers outside a gas agency Berhampur: Tension erupted outside a cooking gas agency at Aska in Ganjam district on Monday, as residents queued up with empty gas cylinders since early morning. Police and civil supplies officials rushed to the spot and pacified the waiting people by assuring them of resolving their problem soon.A consumer complained…
Kendrapada: Twelve people were injured after a dispute escalated into a violent clash between two groups at Kasaba village under Mangalpur police station limits in Jajpur district on Monday night. The injured were taken to community health centre at Mangalpur.The clash broke between two groups from Bautra Sahi and Jia Sahi of the village during…
Berhampur: Two minor girls drowned in a village pond at Patanda under Ganjam district’s Digapahandi police station limits on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Pranjali Dora (11), a Class VI student and daughter of Deenabandhu Dora and Manini Dora (12), a student of Class VII and daughter of S.Prakash Dora, police sources said.After returning…
A woman cooks on 5kg LPG cylinder Bhubaneswar: A day after food supplies and consumer welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra announced an immediate ban on the sale of 5kg LPG cylinders in open market, the department on Monday clarified that students and migrant workers can procure them from authorised distributors.Food supplies and consumer welfare department…
Health experts recommend routine gastrointestinal examinations for individuals with risk factors like family history or persistent stomach discomfort Bhubaneswar: With gastroenterological issues being detected late, leading to life-threatening diseases, health experts suggest examination of both upper and lower gastrointestinal organs to be part of routine health check-up, even when there is mild symptom or family…
Bhubaneswar: Extracellular vesicles (EVs), a tiny packet/pouch released by cells in body to communicate with other cells, have the potential to change the way cancer is treated at present. Keeping this in mind, researchers from ILS-Bhubaneswar, AIIMS-Delhi and other institutions of the country are conducting research on EVs for better understanding about the disease progression,…
The National Investigation Agency office Bhubaneswar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe from city police into the recent rooftop explosion in Airfield area that killed two people and left two others critically injured.While the agency declined to confirm whether its involvement was prompted by suspicions of a wider terror conspiracy, govt…
Bhubaneswar: The state transport department on Monday announced a ban on the movement of commercial vehicles which are more than 10 years old and are registered outside Odisha. The department officials said the move aims to prevent the resale of unfit vehicles from other states in Odisha and enhance road safety.“We noticed that many old…
