Bhubaneswar: Puri district police have launched a manhunt to arrest a man accused of raping a six-year-old girl on Sunday. The suspect, identified as the minor’s neighbour, is currently absconding. “We registered the case on Monday after receiving information from the hospital. The accused has been identified and will be arrested soon,” a senior police…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha govt on Tuesday approved 18 industrial projects involving a total investment of Rs 3,877.14 crore, with the potential to generate 7,565 jobs.The proposals were cleared by the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) chaired by chief secretary Anu Garg. The approved projects span 11 districts — Balasore, Deogarh, Ganjam, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar,…
Bhubaneswar: BJD MP Sasmit Patra on Tuesday wrote to chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, raising serious concern over the proposed deletion of nearly 9.8 lakh voters in Odisha during the elector mapping exercise ahead of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Patra warned that alleged procedural lapses and inadequate verification could lead to large-scale…
Rourkela: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday inaugurated four major projects in Rourkela, with a combined investment of ₹158 crore, underscoring the Centre and state’s focus on urban infrastructure, tribal heritage and technology-driven governance.The President inaugurated the Planetarium and Science Centre and the Nirmal Munda Parivesh Path at a public function here. She later unveiled the…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) on Tuesday announced a WhatsApp-based summer learning initiative for students from Shishu Vatika to Class VIII across govt schools in the state during the summer vacation. Additional director Amita Pattanaik directed all district education officers (DEO-cum-DPCs) to implement the programme to ensure continuity in learning.As per the…
Bhubaneswar: A 31-year-old man, who was granted bail earlier this month for allegedly threatening to bomb the Jagannath Temple, was on Tuesday arrested again for issuing fresh threats to trigger blasts during the Rath Yatra and blow up the Shankaracharya’s mutt in Puri.Police identified the accused as Pratik Mishra, describing him as a habitual offender…
Bhubaneswar: Piyush Ranjan Swain, a student of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya (OAV), emerged as one of the top performers in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 (Session 2), securing an impressive 99.89 percentile.Besides, 141 students of OAVs qualified for JEE (Advanced) 2026. As many as 7 students scored above 99 percentile, while 34 students secured…
Balasore: A 30-year-old school teacher has gone missing under mysterious circumstances while she was on Census duty in Mayurbhanj district, triggering a police investigation.The missing teacher was identified as Jyotsnarani Sahu, an assistant teacher at Dhenkinenjia Government Upper Primary School under Baripada sadar police station limits. She has been untraceable since Saturday morning after she…
Berhampur: The special court for Pocso Act at Paralakhemundi in Gajapati district on Monday sentenced a 45-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing and attempting to rape a 14-year-old girl in the district four years ago.Bibhu Prasad Panda, the additional district judge-cum-judge of the special court, has also imposed Rs 10,000…
Berhampur: A 19-year-old Agniveer trainee from Bihar died by suicide at the INS Chilika Naval Training Centre, Chilika on Sunday.Police on Monday seized the body and sent it for an autopsy at Banapur hospital.The deceased was identified as Vikash Kumar of Sariour village in Bihar’s Bhojpur district, police said. The reason behind his suicide was…
