The accused in police custody Rourkela: A drug smuggling racket has been busted with seizure of 1,914kg ganja worth around Rs 4 crore and arrest of five people, including a truck driver from Uttar Pradesh, Bargarh police said on Thursday.A case in this connection was registered at Jharbandh police station on May 6 under sections…
Khallikote Unitary University Berhampur: Asima Sahu, the vice-chancellor (VC) of Khallikote Unitary University (KUU), Berhampur, has become the new VC in charge of Berhampur University. She took the charge on Wednesday evening following the direction of governor-cum-chancellor of the state universities, Haribabu Kumbhampati.The four-year term of the former vice-chancellor of the Berhampur University, Geetanjali Dash,…
Bhubaneswar: Family problems emerged as the leading cause behind suicides in Odisha in 2024, with more than half of the victims ending their lives due to domestic and interpersonal distress, according to the latest Crime in India-2024 report released by the National Crime Records Bureau.According to the report, the state recorded 5,791 suicides in 2024,…
Bhubaneswar: More than 6,000 children went missing in Odisha in 2024, with girls accounting for an overwhelming 87% of the cases, according to Crime in India-2024 report, released by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on Thursday. Across the country, a total of 98,375 children were reported missing in 2024.The report revealed that 6,223 children below…
Bhubaneswar: In a gruesome incident of mob justice, a railway constable was lynched by some people in board daylight on Thursday with his hands and feet tied to a pole for an alleged attempt to rape a woman on the road. The incident, which happened on the city’s outskirts and apparently in front of the…
Rourkela: Five visually-impaired students from economically disadvantaged families in Sundargarh district have delivered an impressive performance in this year’s Class X board examination. Three of them secured B-1 grades and two B-2 grades.The students, all associated with Deokaran Vidyapeeth in Lathikata block, are Sunita Bhokta (405, B-2), Abdil Kujur (450, B-1), Sanjay Singh (432, B-1),…
Bhubaneswar: High commissioner of Canada to India, Christopher Cooter, on Thursday paid a courtesy call to deputy chief minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo here, focusing on strengthening bilateral cooperation with Odisha.Discussions covered agri-exports, technology collaboration and bilateral trade. Singh Deo highlighted Odisha’s leadership in mineral production, including holding 92% of India’s chromite reserves and rare…
Sambalpur: People of Canalpada in Talab village within Sasan police station limits in Sambalpur district have alleged that a local liquor trader contaminated tube wells, wells and vegetable fields with acid and other toxic substances, after being asked to stop liquor sales in the area. More than 10 tribal and dalit families are facing acute…
Bhubaneswar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi will attend a crucial consultation meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah and West Bengal BJP leaders in Kolkata on Friday as part of the party’s efforts to pick its legislature party leader, who is set to take oath as chief minister on Saturday.Majhi, who was named BJP central co-observer…
Berhampur: A 34-year-old man was hacked to death allegedly by his cousin over a long standing land dispute in Kandhamal district’s Da ringbadi police station limits on Thursday. An axe, used in the crime, was seized. Sangram Keshari Jena, inspector in charge of Daringbadi police station said accused Tapan Padra (37) was detained. He allegedly…
