Berhampur: An argument over the choice of music during a wedding procession turned fatal when the groom’s brother was stabbed to death by the DJ and his friends. The incident took place on Saturday night at Balighai village under Polasara police station limits in Ganjam district.The victim was identified as Akash Jena (25). On Saturday…
AI-generated representational image. BHUBANESWAR: The city police on Sunday said that two trafficked Nepalese minor girls were recently rescued from a hotel in the Patia area and subsequently rehabilitated at a short-stay home.“We have informed the Nepal Embassy in Delhi to facilitate their repatriation,” a senior police officer said.Both girls, aged 17, told police that…
Two school teachers on Census duty have died in Odisha within two days (Representative image) BHUBANESWAR: Two school teachers on Census duty died within two days in separate incidents in Odisha, with officials suspecting sunstroke as the cause. The incidents were reported from Mayurbhanj and Sundargarh districts, where temperatures have crossed 37 degrees Celsius. This…
BHUBANESWAR: In a series of incidents, miscreants – suspected to be disgruntled individuals penalised for traffic violations – have reportedly stolen materials from multiple traffic aid posts across Bhubaneswar.Police have registered at least three FIRs in connection with the thefts, lodged separately at Capital, Kharavel Nagar and Nayapalli police stations in the past one week.“It…
Tapan Mohanty in Bhubaneswar on Sunday The second day of the Junior and Senior Artistic Gymnastics National Championship being held at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar witnessed high-intensity performances and remarkable achievements in the Senior Men’s Artistic Gymnastics (MAG) category, highlighting the growing depth of talent in Indian gymnastics.Representing Odisha, Tapan Mohanty emerged as all-around champion…
Rourkela: The railways has launched a manhunt for a man after receiving allegations that he impersonated a travelling ticket examiner (TTE) and extorted money from some of the general coach passengers.A K Choudhury, senior divisional commercial manager, Chakradharpur railway division, said on Sunday that RPF and GRP of Sambalpur, Bilaspur and Chakradharpur divisions have been…
Rourkela: A 32-year-old teacher of a govt school in Sundargarh district succumbed to suspected heatstroke on Saturday after he fell ill while doing census duty last week amid intense heatwave, his family claimed on Sunday. The district administration has begun an inquiry to ascertain the cause of the death of Anurag Ekka (32), an assistant…
Rourkela: Tension prevailed in Kutra block in Sundargarh district on Sunday after villagers of Uparbahal detained around 20 trucks loaded with industrial ash since Saturday night, alleging illegal dumping in their area causing severe environmental pollution.Kutra police and a team of Regional Transport Office, Sundargarh, were at the spot examining the detained vehicle when reports…
Cuttack: Orissa high court invoked poet Khalil Gibran on dignity of work and dismissed a former bank officer’s appeal against removal for unauthorised absence, underscoring duty to comply with transfer orders and narrow scope for judicial review in disciplinary matters.Opening proceedings with the words of the Lebanese-American poet — “You work that you may keep…
Bhubaneswar: A 67-year-old grocery shop owner was arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping an MBA student from Chhattisgarh. The incident happened while he visited her rented accommodation on Friday night to deliver some grocery items.According to the police, the accused, who runs a small grocery store on the city’s outskirts, entered her room under the…
