Puri cops on lookout for rapist | Bhubaneswar News

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…

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Govt clears Rs 3.8k-cr investment proposals, to generate over 7,000 jobs, projects To Span 11 Districts | Bhubaneswar News

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,…

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Concerned at proposed deletion of 9.8L voters, BJD MP moves CEC | Bhubaneswar News

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…

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President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates Rs 158cr worth of projects in Rourkela | Bhubaneswar News

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…

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OSEPA to roll out WA-based summer learning for school students | Bhubaneswar News

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…

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Man arrested for threatening to bomb Shankaracharya’s mutt in Puri, trigger blasts during Rath Yatra | Bhubaneswar News

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…

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School teacher on Census duty goes missing | Bhubaneswar News

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…

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Agniveer trainee dies by suicide | Bhubaneswar News

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…

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