Berhampur: A 58-year-old betel leaf farmer was killed in an attack by an unknown person with sharp weapons at Panchama village under Golanthara police station limits in Ganjam district on Sunday. Ekadesi Nahak, a resident of Panchama, died on the spot. Senior police officers, in cluding Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M, along with a forensic…
A 58-year-old betel leaf farmer was killed in an attack by an unknown person with sharp weapons at Panchama village under Golanthara police station limits in Ganjam district on Sunday. Ekadesi Nahak, a resident of Panchama, died on the spot. Senior police officers, including Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M, along with a forensic team and…
Bhubaneswar: After remaining stranded for 31 days near the conflict-hit Strait of Hormuz while ferrying a fuel vessel amid the war in West Asia, Ashok Kumar Dixit from Odisha, returned home late on Saturday night after navigating what he described as one of the most terrifying experiences of his life.Dixit, a native of Cuttack, serving…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Engineers’ Service Association (OESA) on Sunday urged CM Mohan Charan Majhi to take swift action to resolve long-pending issues affecting govt engineers, stating that timely intervention would boost morale and accelerate the state’s development.The association submitted a memorandum to the CM on the sidelines of the 54th Council Biennial General Body Meeting and…
Poachers arrested from Similipal Tiger Reserve Bhubaneswar: In a joint operation, personnel from Similipal Tiger Reserve’s south division and police arrested five armed poachers after their movement was captured on an AI-enabled camera inside the wildlife sanctuary on Saturday.Acting on the photographic evidence and subsequent intel inputs, the joint team raided a house in Katuria…
Cuttack: The Orissa high court has rejected the bail plea of a Nigerian accused of abetting a woman’s suicide through alleged blackmail, while also overstaying in India with forged travel documents.On March 24 last year, Cuttack commissionerate police had arrested 31-year-old Djedje Raymond alias Chijioke John Okoye from New Delhi in connection with the suicide…
Bhubaneswar: Deputy chief minister Pravati Parida on Sunday appealed to members of both the Opposition parties in the state, BJD and Congress, to support the Women’s Reservation Bill (officially called Narishakti Vandan Adhiniyam). The Bill seeks to reserve one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and legislative state assemblies for women.“Letters will also be sent…
Berhampur: Top Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, who is imprisoned in circle jail, Berhampur, has successfully cleared Master of Arts (MA) in Sociology (MSO) under Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). He, along with another convict, appeared for the second year exam of MSO in Dec-Jan at a special centre in the jail, sources said. The…
Koraput: One person died and more than 20 others were injured after an Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) bus veered off National Highway-26 at a sharp bend before plunging into a gorge and overturning in Sunki area of Koraput district in the early hours of Saturday, police said.The deceased has been identified as Jambab…
Keonjhar: Sundargarh district administration officials detected illegal mining at Sanindpur Iron and Manganese Ore Mines owned by M/s Grewal Minerals and Metals, located under Koira tehsil in the Koira mining sector.Based on a joint inspection, Koira tehsildar submitted a detailed report on April 9, to the additional district magistrate (ADM), Sundargarh, highlighting violations of the…
