Cuttack: A 31-year-old physiotherapist was found dead near his rented accommodation in Cuttack district on Thursday morning. The deceased has been identified as Ruhan Kakati of Assam. Police said the exact cause of death is yet to be ascertained.After completing his physiotherapy studies in his home state, Kakati moved to Olatpur in Cuttack district nearly…
Berhampur: A total of 820 candidates were selected for jobs in various sectors at an employment fair held in Ganjam district’s Chikiti on Thursday. A total of 1,394 job aspirants have registered their names for the fair, organised by the skill development and technical education department and the district administration. The offer letters were issued…
Kendrapada: The ministry of ports, shipping and waterways has approved the development of a dedicated jetty with allied facilities for handling green hydrogen, ammonia and other liquid cargo at Paradip port at an estimated cost of Rs 797.17 crore. The project will be executed by the Paradip Port Authority (PPA) on a build-operate-transfer basis, port…
Sambalpur: A 44-year-old tattoo studio owner was arrested in Sambalpur city on Thursday for allegedly harassing a 19-year-old woman employee sexually inside his workplace multiple times. Police said the arrest was made after the survivor’s family lodged a written complaint. According to Bareipali police station IIC Radhakanta Barik, the first incident occurred a few days…
Cuttack: Dancer Utsav Charan Das, the celebrated face of Odisha’s traditional Ghoda Nacha (horse dance) and Padma Shri awardee, died on Thursday morning while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Choudwar. He was 80.Family members said Das had complained of severe chest pain early on Thursday. He was immediately taken to the hospital but…
For representational purposes Rourkela: A 43-year-old man was arrested by Chhend police on Wednesday for allegedly operating a mule current account that received more than Rs 3 crore from suspicious sources and was linked to cyber and cryptocurrency fraud.The accused was identified as Manoranjan Mishra, a resident of MIG-II-328 under Chhend police station limits.Police launched…
Bhubaneswar: In a dramatic incident, a woman slapped an on-duty lady constable at Chandrasekharpur police station on Thursday night, a video of which went viral. Police are investigating the woman’s identity and circumstances that led to the confrontation. “We are trying to find out the reason,” a police officer said.According to police sources, the woman…
Koraput: Villagers in the Swabhiman Aanchal and interior pockets of Kalimela, Mathili and Khairput blocks in Malkangiri district voluntarily dismantled 20 memorial structures between Tuesday and Thursday, locally known as ‘martyrs pillars’, that were earlier erected by cadres of the banned CPI (Maoist). According to police, the decision was taken collectively by the villagers, who…
Sunita Nayak with her mother Bhubaneswar: Sunita Nayak stands merely 1.5 ft tall. But at Panchayatiraj High School in Kamakhyanagar block of Dhenkanal district, where the 14-year-old is appearing for her Class X board examination this year, she comes across as one of the most determined and confident examinees.Sunita hails from Kata village under Kamakhyanagar…
The order was uploaded on Feb 25 Cuttack: Calling encroachment on public land a “significant and growing menace” in the state, the Orissa high court has flagged systemic lapses in curbing illegal occupation, noting that despite consistent judicial directions, authorities often fail to act in “letter and spirit.”The court pointed to “lapses on the part…
