Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The condition of the 16-year-old girl who was set on fire by unknown assailants in the Balanga area of Puri district on July 19, and was later airlifted to AIIMS, Delhi the next day for better treatment, still remains critical. A press note issued by AIIMS, New Delhi on Wednesday, the victim minor continues [...]

Kolkata: The Odisha government on Wednesday informed the Calcutta High Court that not a single Bengali-speaking Indian from West Bengal was arrested by the state police in apprehension of them being illegal Bangladesh infiltrators. The counsel for the Odisha government also informed the division bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Reetobrata Kumar Mitra that [...]

Bhanjanagar: A supervisor in Tata Power’s vigilance section in Bhanjanagar, Ganjam district, attempted suicide on Wednesday inside the company’s office premises, driven by alleged harassment and a termination notice from an outsourcing company. The supervisor has been identified as Bhaktaram Sahu. Having served for four years, Bhaktaram faced accusations of unsatisfactory work, leading to a [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Odisha Government on Tuesday transferred several IAS officers across the state. As per an official notification issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department, Hemant Sharma, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, lndustries Department with additional charge of Chairman, IPICOL is allowed to remain in additional charge of [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, the Odisha Government on Tuesday announced the appointment of dynamic IAS officer Keerthi Vasan V as Collector and District Magistrate, Ganjam. An official notification has been issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department in this regard. Currently, Keerthi Vasan is serving as the Collector & District Magistrate, Koraput. [...]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the ongoing debate over the rising cases of atrocities against women, two rape incidents reported in Jajpur and Jagatsinghpur districts have once again rocked Odisha. In a shameful incident, the Jagatsinghpur police on Tuesday arrested one person on charges of raping an 18-year-old girl in Jagatsinghpur Town police station area. Police have launched [...]

Berhampur: Baidyanathpur Police have arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly attempted to rape a woman. The accused has been identified as Jeevan Mishra (29), son of Jagannath Mishra, from Santoshpur, PS-Hinjilikatu, currently residing at Co-operative Colony 2nd Line, PS-B.N.Pur. Based on the written complaint of a 27-year-old woman from Sandhamula village, Ganjam district, the case [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance officials arrested Nityananda Nayak, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Keonjhar’s KL Division on charges of possessing disproportionate assets. Following a two-day investigation and extensive searches, the vigilance team unearthed evidence of significant wealth accumulated beyond Nayak’s known sources of income. The searches revealed a 9,000-square-foot multi-storeyed building in Angul, a luxurious farmhouse [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik has expressed deep concern over the exclusion of Odisha’s historic Paika Rebellion or Paika Bidroha from the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks. Calling the move “a huge dishonour” to Odisha’s legacy, Naveen said the omission undermines the bravery of the Paikas, who [...]

Bhubaneswar: In yet another disturbing incident from Odisha, a minor girl was sexually assaulted by a truck driver in the Malkangiri district, according to police reports on Tuesday. The victim’s family filed a written complaint at Malkangiri Sadar Police Station, according to which, the girl had gone to her friend’s house on Monday evening to [...]