Balasore: A retired headmistress has lodged a police complaint against the Rairangpur MLA Jalen Naik, accusing him of mentally and financially exploiting her for over 32 years. While an FIR is yet to be registered, a station diary has been made based on her complaint.The matter came to light on Tuesday when the woman (61)…
Rourkela: A 20-year-old truck driver was burnt alive after two trucks collided head-on and one caught fire at Ratanasara under Hemgiri police station limits in Sundargarh district early Thursday. The victim was identified as Manish Kumar of Bihar.Around 4am, an iron-laden truck heading towards Raigarh in Chhattisgarh collided with another truck travelling from Bankibahal towards…
Berhampur: Pochilima in Ganjam district’s Hinjili block has been adjudged the best performing panchayat in the state by achieving an A grade in the Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI). Six other panchayats in the district have also secured top rank in the state in the theme-wise best performing gram panchayats in the PAI, released by the…
BHUBANESWAR: Police in Dhenkanal district have launched a manhunt for a man accused of raping a 30-year-old woman and attacking her with a knife on Monday.The incident came to light on Thursday when the survivor, in critical condition, was referred from Dhenkanal hospital to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.Anger spilled onto the streets…
Bhubaneswar: January is nationally observed as road safety month, but Odisha’s latest figures reveal a grim irony. The state recorded an unprecedented 18% rise in road accident fatalities during the road safety month—the steepest increase ever during the month-long campaign. Odisha police data shows that the state saw 561 deaths in Jan 2024, which rose…
Bhubaneswar: A violent clash erupted between two groups of students of BJB College at the principal’s chamber here on Thursday over allegations of inappropriate remarks made against some female students of the institution. The confrontation turned serious, leaving two students critically injured.Sources said a group of students allegedly passed objectionable comments on some girl students…
Keonjhar: An administrative probe by the revenue divisional commissioner (RDC), Northern Division, has prima facie found negligence by a bank branch that led Jitu Munda (50) to exhume his sister’s corpse and carry the skeletal remains to prove her death in an effort to withdraw Rs 19,402 in her account. The inquiry has also flagged…
Bhubaneswar: In a move aimed at tightening accountability and ensuring time-bound delivery of public services, the state govt has decided to roll out an auto appeal system under the Odisha Right to Public Services Act (ORTPSA) by May-end.The system received Cabinet approval recently and is expected to plug the delays in grievance redressal by automatically…
Bhubaneswar: Cuttack’s Srijit Haldar topped the state in ICSE while Berhampur’s Yajnadatta Samantara and Garv Agarwal of Rajgangpur in Sundargarh district emerged state toppers in ISC Science and Commerce, respectively.According to the Association of Odisha ICSE Schools, Srijit scored 99.5% while Yajnadatta got 99.5% in ISC Science with Garv scoring 99% in Commerce.While Srijit is…
The research was conducted by Sushil Kumar Singh (R) with Rishab Goyal, M-Tech graduate Rourkela: Researchers at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela have secured a patent for a system capable of rapidly detecting and measuring adulteration in spices and other food products. Addressing the global food safety challenge, the developed technology combines fourier transform…
