Odisha

Berhampur: Odisha Vigilance on Monday launched simultaneous house searches at four locations of Subash Chandra Panda, Dy. General Manager, Eng.(Civil), Odisha State Police Housing Welfare Corporation, Berhampur Division due to the allegation of possession of disproportionate assets. The Vigilance sleuths led by 5 DSPs, 7 Inspectors, and other supporting staff are conducting the raids on [...]

Bhubaneswar: Narayan Chandra Nayak, Sub-Collector, Kamakshyanagar in Dhenkanal district has come under the scanner of Odisha Vigilance for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets. Simultaneous house searches are being conducted by the Vigilance sleuths led by 7 DSPs , 3 Inspectors, 8 ASIs, and other supporting staff on the strength of search warrants issued by Special Judge, [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police have arrested a woman and her 35-year-old ‘paramour’ on the charges of inflicting torture on her minor son and daughter for opposing their illicit relationship at a slum under Maitri Vihar police station area in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar, an official said. The accused were identified as Raju Nayak of Kumbhara Bazar under [...]

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Dhenkanal district collector to provide the best available care and medical facilities to one poor unmarried girl who got pregnant following repeated sexual abuse by some miscreants in the Bhapur area of the district. Acting on a plea filed by the Supreme Court advocate and [...]

Bhubaneswar: The police on Thursday arrested a 31-year-old man on the charges of cheating people by impersonating an Ayurvedic doctor in the Berhampur area of Odisha’s Ganjam district for the past few years. The arrested fake doctor identified as Utpal Bala is a resident of Tinna Netajipalli village of Hooghly district in West Bengal. Police [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (IOC-UNESCO) has recognised Communities of 24 tsunami-prone coastal villages of Odisha under six coastal districts- Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri and Ganjam- of Odisha as Tsunami Ready. The state Revenue and Disaster Management Department in a press statement on Thursday stated [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the anticipatory bail of senior BJP leader Jayanarayan Mishra in connection with a case filed against the legislator for allegedly assaulting a woman Inspector during a protest rally in February last year. The Bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti dismissed the Sambalpur MLA’s plea on Thursday. [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will soon bring a law equipped with provisions of stringent punishments to prevent all malpractices, and disruptions in the public examinations conducted by various state government agencies such as Odisha Public Service Commission, Odisha Staff Selection Commission etc. During a meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi [...]

Bhubaneswar: Prof. Manoranjan Parida, Director, Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi, has been elected as the President of IRC during the Annual Session of IRC held at Raipur on 11th November 2024. IRC is the largest professional body of Highway Engineers dealing with Highway infrastructure such as highways, bridges and tunnels etc. He is the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) is now registered as a digital ticketing seller on the ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) platform. This marks a significant milestone in CRUT’s ongoing commitment to innovation and improving the commuting experience for passengers. The first ticket was generated in the presence of Usha Padhee, Principal Secretary, Housing [...]