Berhampur: A man allegedly involved in the brutal attack on a 30-year-old man at Ambika Nagar under Bada Bazar police station limits here, suffered bullet injuries in police firing, hours after the Sunday night incident.The accused, identified as Jagannath Sahu (33), alias Jaga, the prime accused in the assault case, received bullet injuries in both…
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of BJP govt’s second anniversary in Odisha on June 12, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday and invited him to attend the celebrations.In a post on X, Majhi said he discussed accelerating Odisha’s infrastructure development, enhancing investment opportunities and implementing key public welfare initiatives…
Jharsuguda: The Brajrajnagar police on Monday busted an organised IPL betting racket operating through illegal online cricket gambling networks and arrested eight people.Police identified the accused as Gobind Das Mahant (35), Akash Srivastava (25), Vishal Kumar Ravi (27), Vim Kumar Ram (25), Mannu Singh (25), Shankar Prasad Ram (35), Rajiv Kumar (19), all residents of…
Bhubaneswar: Alleging that he was being systematically sidelined, BJD MP Debashish Samantaray resigned from Rajya Sabha and the party on Monday, announcing plans to join the BJP soon. He is the third BJD Rajya Sabha member in the past two years to quit the party, with two before him going on to join the BJP.A…
Kendrapada: A 35-year-old man, Basant Sahoo, was arrested for allegedly killing his younger brother over a property dispute in Jajpur district on Monday and staging it as suicide. The deceased, Pradeep Sahoo (32) of Nuapatna village under Panikoili police limits, was initially believed to have died by hanging from a mango tree on May 20…
Bhubaneswar: The BRICS technical meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group, being held under India’s BRICS Presidency, will take place in Puri from June 3 to 5. Representatives and specialists from BRICS nations will attend to discuss disaster management, resilience measures and international collaboration. Delegations from countries including Brazil, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Russia,…
Berhampur: Forest officials on Monday arrested 11 fishermen for illegally entering the banned area of Nalaban, a wildlife sanctuary in Chilika Lake. Two mechanized boats, two motor engines, super dubinets (13) and bamboo oar (two), thermocol boxes (two) were seized from their possession. During patrolling in the lake by the staff of Chilika range, they…
Rourkela: Devotees of Lord Jagannath expressed concern after Iskcon went ahead with an “untimely” Rath Yatra in London on Sunday, defying protests and objections.A memorandum had been submitted to the organisers ahead of the event, urging adherence to the ritual calendar of the Jagannath Temple in Puri.Devotees alleged that Iskcon continues to hold events that…
An eco retreat in Sonapur Bhubaneswar: The state govt is considering a new mechanism for leasing land to short-gestation tourism and hospitality projects such as tent cities and glamping facilities.Tourism commissioner-cum-secretary Balwant Singh has written to Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco), seeking a framework for leasing govt land for such projects for shorter durations, instead…
Bhubaneswar: A recent study has flagged serious gaps in fungal disease diagnosis across Odisha, raising concerns over timely detection and treatment of infections that account for millions of deaths globally.According to the study, published in Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology on May 15, 90.5% of medical colleges in Odisha has independent mycology sections, but none…
