Abhijit and his sister Subangi with their grandmother Berhampur: For 13-year-old Abhijit and his 11-year-old sister Subangi, their whole world had been revolving around their mother Sumati (Sukanti) Sahoo (32) for the last eight years after their father deserted the family.Deserted by her husband over a family dispute, Sahoo, a resident of Anand Nagar in…
Berhampur: A day after she lodged a rape complaint at a Ganjam police station, a 20-year-old woman allegedly attempted self-immolation behind her house after pouring kerosene on herself on Saturday.The woman, who sustained around 50% burn injuries, was first rushed to the local subdivisional hospital by her parents and later shifted to a bigger facility….
Bhubaneswar: Consumers in Odisha were upset after Nayara Energy, India’s largest private fuel retailer, raised fuel prices across its outlets in the state since the recent flare up in West Asia.The company increased the price of petrol by Rs 5 per litre and diesel by Rs 3/litre, triggering frustration among daily commuters, transporters and small…
Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi visits Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri Puri: Chief of Army staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday visited the Jagannath Temple in Puri along with his wife and offered prayers to the deities. During his visit, he also offered prayers at the shrines of goddess Bimala, goddess Lakshmi and other deities…
Balangir: Three people, including the husband, were detained in Balangir district on Saturday, following the suspicious death of a 22-year-old woman who had got married just 10 months ago.Anupama Mahanand was declared dead at a govt hospital in Deogaon, with her family members alleging murder, pointing to visible injury marks on her neck.According to sources,…
Consumers outside a gas agency Bhubaneswar: Upset over prolonged delays in LPG cylinder supply, the residents of Sundarpada in Bhubaneswar queued up outside a gas agency on Saturday, accusing the distributor of diverting domestic cylinders to the black market.The local residents alleged that despite booking cylinders weeks in advance, many received delivery confirmation messages on…
Sambalpur: A 32-year-old man was arrested with 61.3g brown sugar near the forest guest house at Deer Park area in Sambalpur on Saturday.Police had information that Arman Khan of Kumbharpada was waiting for customers to sell the brown sugar. Following directions from the Sambalpur SP, a team from Dhanupali police station reached the location and…
A bamboo structure collapses on the road damaging a tractor in the norwesterin Mayurbhanj district Bhubaneswar: Three people were killed after norwester wreaked havoc at different places of the state on Friday night. While two motorcyclists died in Mayurbhanj district, one person was killed in Puri district.One Nabadas Hansdah, who was riding motorcycle on Friday…
Paver blocks laid on the walking track inside Satyabrata Stadium within the protected Barabati Fort area Cuttack: Orissa high court has ordered an immediate halt to the laying of concrete paver blocks on the walking track inside Satyabrata Stadium within the protected Barabati Fort area, directing the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to restore it…
The trauma care ICU of SCB Medical College and Hospital completely destroyed in the fire Cuttack: In the aftermath of the fire at SCB Medical College and Hospital that killed 12 patients, Orissa high court on Thursday turned the spotlight on fire safety in hospitals, directing the govt to place on record details of fire…
