Bhubaneswar: Train services were disrupted for several hours on Thursday after a crane at a concrete sleeper factory near Gopinathpur Nilgiri station in Balasore district collapsed onto two stationary goods trains. Authorities are yet to ascertain the exact cause of the crane collapse. No injuries or casualties were reported as both trains involved were freight…
Hrusikesh MohantyBerhampur: A 25-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl in a village under Ganjam district on Sunday. The accused was from the same village as the survivor, who was reportedly lured to an isolated place in the village and raped. The incident came to light when she complained of…
Hrusikesh MohantyBerhampur: The accountant of a non-govt organisation here was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly misappropriating over Rs 30 lakh from the organisation from Nov 2025 to this month. He was identified as Rajeeb Kumar Sethy (35) of Golapalli Sahi.“Annual report of the organisation 2024-25, registration certificate, PAN card, bank accounts and some other documents…
Berhampur: Police on Thursday arrested 10 people for alleged involvement in clash between two theatre groups at Markandi under Ganjam district’s Golanthara police station limits on Wednesday night. At least a dozen people, including some police personnel were injured in the clash between members of theatre groups of Ramapalli and Gobindapur following a heated argument,…
Rourkela: A man was arrested by Hatibari police in Sundargarh district on Thursday for his alleged involvement in IPL betting. Police seized over Rs.3.95 lakh cash from the accused, Gajendra Sahoo. He was nabbed during a police raid on Joketa Asanbeda village under Hatibari police station. Others fled from the spot in the dark.Three mobile…
A cavalcade on Bhubaneswar’s streets Bhubaneswar: Expressing concern over the leakage of sensitive details about VVIP movements on social media, Odisha govt has directed authorities to curb such practices to safeguard against potential security breaches.In a letter to the DGP, director (intelligence), district collectors and SPs, the state home department on Thursday instructed strict compliance…
Naresh Chandra PattanyakKeonjhar: Two youths died and two others were severely injured after a car carrying four persons fell off a bridge near Rasol village on Brahmanipal-Harichandanpur-Keonjhar road in Keonjhar district on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Debabrat Das and Shivaswarup Rout, both 30 years old. The injured, Samaresh Swain (28) and Iswar Prasad Beura…
Police said 10 people from both groups have been arrested in connection with the incident so far. (Image credit-Social Media) BHUBANESWAR: Around a dozen people, including two police personnel, were injured after a clash broke out between two theatre groups during the staging of ‘Mahabharat’ in Odisha’s Ganjam district, police said on Thursday.The incident took…
Berhampur: Eighty-seven-year-old Sasibhusan Moharana of Boripadar in Ganjam district’s Kaithakhandi panchayat is very worried. He has not received his monthly old-age pension under National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) for the last two months. He goes to the bank every alternate day to inquire about it.Similarly, B.Dandasi Reddy (75) of Kotharsing in Rangeilunda block is also…
Garbage dumped along box drain road at Kesharpur Chowk in Cuttack Cuttack: Dumping of garbage along the box drain road near Kesharpur Chowk here has given rise to unbearable stench and unhygienic conditions in the area making commuting difficult and life miserable.Locals have alleged that despite repeated complaints to the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), sanitation…
