Sambalpur: A youth was arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl in Sambalpur district on Friday.The local subdivisional police officer (SDPO) said that the survivor, a resident of Rajasthan, had come to visit her grandmother in Odisha a few days ago. On Friday morning, the family members had gone to Sundargarh for the…
Bhubaneswar: All Odisha Bus Owners’ Association on Saturday issued a 10-day ultimatum to the state govt demanding an immediate revision of passenger bus fares in view of the sharp rise in operational costs over the past six years. The association warned that private bus operators across the state may suspend services if their demand is…
Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths on Friday arrested a cooperative banking officer for allegedly misappropriating govt funds amounting to Rs 33,80,963 in a major crackdown on financial irregularities in cooperative institutions.The officer was identified as Patitapaban Majhi, former secretary of Garhsantri Service Co-operative Society under the Angul United Central Co-operative Bank Ltd (AUCCB), Banarpal branch. He is…
Odisha continues to grapple with a high burden of acute child malnutrition Bhubaneswar: Odisha continues to grapple with a high burden of acute child malnutrition, with 22.1% of children under five years of age classified as wasted (too thin for their height), significantly above the national average of 19%, according to the latest National Family…
Bhubaneswar: Parts of south and central Odisha will likely experience a normal or above-normal monsoon this year, amid possible development of EI Nino condition, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) DG Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on Saturday.However, the north Odisha pockets would likely experience below-normal monsoon, he added. Mohapatra further forecast that heatwave days would be at least…
Rourkela: A couple from Bihar was arrested by Town police in Sundargarh district on Friday night allegedly for abducting a 12-year-old minor girl on May 21 and rescued the girl from Rairakhol. The arrested couple has been identified as Ram Narayan Rout (44) and his wife Sita Devi (40), both honey sellers from Bihar.On May…
KendrapadaPolice arrested two persons, including manager of a jatra party on charges of gang-raping an aspiring jatra party actress in Kendrapada district on Saturday. The arrested persons were identified as manager Bulu Panda and another person Jyoti Panda.The 25-year-old woman lodged an FIR in Pattamundai police station on May 26 and alleged that both the…
Bhubaneswar: The state govt has sanctioned financial assistance of Rs 1.08 crore for the famous Sital Sasthi festival in Sambalpur district this year.The assistance will be provided through the Odia Language, Literature and Culture department following the directions of chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi. Altogether 21 Sital Sasthi festival committees across the district will receive…
Bhubaneswar: The Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG) 2026, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), was delayed due to technical glitches at several examination centres across the state on Saturday.Students who appeared for the examination at centres in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack said that after completing biometric registration, they were informed about technical issues that affected…
Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths on Friday arrested a cooperative banking officer for allegedly misappropriating govt funds amounting to Rs 33,80,963 in a major crackdown on financial irregularities in cooperative institutions.The officer was identified as Patitapaban Majhi, former secretary of Garhsantri Service Co-operative Society under the Angul United Central Co-operative Bank Ltd (AUCCB), Banarpal branch. He is…
