Bhubaneswar: The city police on Friday arrested eight people, including four women, on charges of extorting money from various educational institutions.According to police, the accused are associated with a private money recovery agency.Chandrasekharpur police said the accused had gathered outside the main gate of a private college on Thursday, creating chaos and obstruction, allegedly shouting…
Rain/thunderstorm likely in Odisha Bhubaneswar: India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bhubaneswar, has issued yellow warning for thunderstorm, accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50kmph, in some districts till April 8. Bhubaneswar on Friday received rain with thunderstorm for around 20 minutes in the afternoon, bringing relief from heat. The capital city recorded a…
The crocodile must have covered around 100 km from Bhitarkanika to reach the Kharasrota river in Jajpur district, said forest range officer Kendrapada: A 47-year-old man sustained serious injuries in a crocodile attack in the Kharasrota river in Jajpur district on Friday morning, marking the second such incident in the area within two days.The victim,…
Kendrapada: A 28-year-old man from Jagatsinghpur district died allegedly by suicide on Thursday night after his girlfriend declined to marry him, police said.The deceased was identified as Rakesh Das of Narayanpur village under Naugaon police station limits. Family members said they found his room locked from inside on Friday morning. On peeping through a window,…
Photo for representation only Rourkela: Bonai police in Sundargarh district on Friday detained a 40-year-old man from Madhya Pradesh on the charges of killing his wife during a quarrel. Their four minor children have been handed over to Childline for care and rehabilitation.Detained Ajay Singh, along with his wife Soma (33) and four children, used…
The order said all parents should be sensitised to ensure that their children carry a water bottle while going to school Bhubaneswar: In view of the increase in day temperature, class timings in both govt and private schools have been rescheduled from Friday till the start of summer vacation. According to a govt order issued…
Berhampur: Forest officials in Ganjam district are taking strict measures to protect the eggs laid by Olive Ridley turtles near the Rushikulya river mouth in a rookery during the four-day mass nesting period that ended on March 20.The entire 5km-long stretch has been fenced to prevent the entry of wild animals, while forest staff are…
Cuttack: Police on Thursday arrested one of the two notorious criminals from Bihar, who escaped from the high-security Choudwar circle jail on Oct 3 last year. The arrested accused has been identified as Raja Sahani of Begusarai district in Bihar, who was caught from Rishikesh in Uttarakhand after nearly six months of intensive investigation and…
Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan Bhubaneswar: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday urged CM Mohan Charan Majhi to personally intervene to strengthen coal transportation and industrial road infrastructure in Angul district, citing rising coal output and increasing pressure on existing roads.In a letter to the CM, Pradhan proposed widening the Chhendipada-Angul stretch of State Highway-63…
The agreement was signed in New Delhi on Wednesday in the presence of Union coal and mines minister G Kishan Reddy Bhubaneswar: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited and Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Limited have signed a land lease agreement for a 2,000-tonnes per day coal-to-ammonium nitrate project at Lakhanpur in Jharsuguda district, marking a significant step…
