CUTTACK: In a significant judgment, the Orissa high court has quashed an order of the Jagatsinghpur regional transport officer (RTO) suspending registration certificates of multiple trucks which were allegedly involved in illegal transportation of sand.While hearing a number of petitions filed by the truck owners, Justice B P Routray ruled that the authorities had wrongly…
Jharsuguda: In a boost to regional connectivity and trade, cargo operations at Veer Surendra Sai (VSS) Airport, Jharsuguda, are set to commence soon, airport director Upendra Nath Dhaundia said on Monday.The development follows a high-level security vetting conducted by a committee led by J P Baxla, regional director of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security…
BJD president Naveen Patnaik speaks on the row in Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar: Leader of opposition and former CM Naveen Patnaik on Monday said BJP MP Nishikant Dubey “needs mental doctor’s attention” for his alleged comments about Biju Patnaik, calling them “outrageous”, even as BJD Rajya Sabha MPs staged a walkout on the issue.Dubey, who had claimed…
Bhubaneswar: Safety of govt employees in Odisha has come under sharp focus after official data revealed a surge in workplace assaults. As per chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s written reply in the assembly on Monday, 632 on-duty govt employees were attacked in 2024-25, and the number surged by 21% to 767 in 2025-26.The figures, presented…
People block the road in Keonjhar district on Monday Keonjhar: Consumers in Keonjhar town on Monday blocked the Keonjhar–Jharbelda road near Sankarpur village by placing LPG cylinders on the road, protesting disruption in cooking gas distribution. Traffic remained affected for over three hours.Protesters alleged that the local LPG warehouse was locked and no staff had…
Bhubaneswar: Two ambulance drivers were arrested on Monday for the alleged gang rape of a 25-year-old woman from West Bengal on Friday night. Police sources said the crime took place after one of the accused, who is known to the survivor, reportedly offered to drop her at the railway station in his vehicle.The woman had…
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has sought the help of Infocity police to stop construction work at a private apartment project in Nandan Vihar area, terming the ongoing activity “unauthorised” and flagging the possibility of a law-and-order situation.In a letter to the inspector in-charge of Infocity police station on Saturday, BMC’s north zone office…
Cuttack: Friends Colony in Cuttack is grappling with growing sanitation concerns as heaps of garbage are being dumped in the open by Cuttack Municipal Corporation’s workers. The situation has raised serious concerns about waste management practices and public health in the area.Large piles of mixed waste, including plastic, food leftovers and household garbage, were seen…
Bhubaneswar: As many as 10 private hospitals have been de-rostered from the Ayushman Bharat-Gopabandhu Jana Arogya Yojana over alleged irregularities and violations of scheme norms, while another hospital in Ganjam district has been penalised for submitting duplicate claims, health minister Mukesh Mahaling said in the assembly on Monday.Mahaling said the govt had examined 56 complaints…
Bhubaneswar: Two years back, Sakuntala Chatar (35) would trek at least an hour inside Odisha’s Chandaka-Dampada wildlife sanctuary negotiating the forests full of wild animals, particularly elephants, to fetch water that was not even fit for drinking. The trek would be twice daily, at times even in the night. The tube wells where she lived—Kandelei…
