Former CM Naveen Patnaik clarifies purpose of Biju Naveen Foundation Bhubaneswar: Amid a political row over the formation of a Delhi-based trust which has Naveen Patnaik’s close aide V K Pandian as president and Rajya Sabha MP Santrupt Misra as secretary, the former CM on Wednesday said it was his own initiative, taken for the…
Berhampur: Four men were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a 45-year-old woman, her son and his two friends at Bhetanai village under Kotinada police station limits in Ganjam district earlier this week on suspicion of theft.The accused were identified as Santosh Kumar Sethy (24), his brother Sushant, Sankar Sethy (38) and Naresh Kumar Sethy…
Koraput: The additional district judge in Rayagada on Wednesday sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a woman last Nov. Swift investigation by Odisha Police led to the conviction within four months.According to a release by the police, the incident occurred on Nov 18, 2025. The survivor and her husband were…
Fire personnel conduct a mock drill at SCB Hospital Bhubaneswar: Doctors after examining the SCB fire victims said on Wednesday that at least nine of the 12 victims had possibly died of suffocation with only three of them bearing external burn injuries.Some of the samples have been sent to the State Forensic Science Laboratory (SFSL),…
Govt sources said more actions may follow in the days to come Bhubaneswar: Three fire service personnel and an electrical engineer were suspended on Wednesday by the govt for alleged lapses that led to the fire in the trauma care unit of SCB Medical College and Hospital, resulting in the deaths of 12 ICU patients,…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha vigilance department on Tuesday arrested a 35-year-old banker for allegedly conniving with his father, a retired headmaster, in a massive pension fraud case that siphoned off more than Rs 5.5 crore of govt funds in a span of six years. The father, who is the prime accused in the case, fabricated bills…
Leopards have remained a popular attraction at Nandankanan Bhubaneswar: In a renewed push to revive leopard breeding after decades of failure, Nandankanan Zoological Park here is set to bring four young leopards from Sakkarbaug Zoological Park in Junagadh, Gujarat, under an animal exchange programme approved by the Central Zoo Authority.The move is seen as a…
Koraput: The death of a 20-year-old youth in the ICU fire at SCB has cast a shadow of grief over an entire village in Koraput district.Pabitra Disari of Pandasaguda village under Borigumma block was among the 12 who lost their lives in the fire on Monday night. Pabitra met with a road accident on March…
Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has collected Rs 4 crore in user fee in the past year. “Last year, Rs 2 crore was collected,” BMC’s deputy commissioner (revenue) Ajay Mohanty said on Wednesday.“The fee is being collected for generation of municipal waste daily in households and various institutions and hotels. This…
The residential complex of the MLAs being built in Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar: The MLA residential complex in Bhubaneswar is expected to be completed by June 30, works minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said after reviewing the project on Wednesday.During his visit, the minister reviewed progress across the site and directed senior officials and the executing agency to expedite…
