Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Amid massive public outrage over the alleged gang-rape of a 20-year-old student at Gopalpur beach in Ganjam district, the Odisha Police’s CID-Crime Branch has officially taken charge of the investigation. Director General of Police (DGP) Yogesh Bahadur Khurania has ordered the transfer of the case (Gopalpur PS Case No. 186/16.06.2025) to the Crime Against [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Tuesday apprehended Amarendra Satapathy, Sub Inspector of Excise and in-charge of Tangi Excise Station, while accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 from a licensed liquor vendor. According to official sources, Satapathy had been demanding a monthly bribe of Rs 8,000 from the complainant to avoid initiating any legal proceedings and to [...]

Berhampur: Amid the statewide outrage over the shocking gang rape of a 20-year-old college student at Gopalpur Beach, a popular tourist destination in Odisha, Berhampur Police on Tuesday held ten individuals, including four minors, in connection with the incident. The incident occurred on Sunday night during the Raja festival when the victim, an undergraduate student, [...]

New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognizance of the shocking gang-rape of a 20-year-old student at Gopalpur beach in Odisha’s Ganjam district. NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has written to the Odisha DGP, directing the immediate arrest of all remaining accused, a swift and time-bound investigation, and the provision of [...]

Jajpur: The death toll from the diarrhea outbreak in Odisha has climbed to 21, with over 1,700 cases reported across seven districts. Jajpur district remains the worst-affected, where the disease has taken epidemic proportions, prompting the closure of eateries, fast food stalls, and meat shops in affected areas, as per reports. As many as 1,300 [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has appointed OAS officer Dr. Swati Mishra as the Registrar of Utkal University. An official notification has been issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department in this regard. Dr. Mishra will replace Pinaki Pattnaik for the post. “ The services of Dr. Swati Mishra, OAS (SAG), Joint Secretary, OSSC, [...]

Bhubaneswar: The horrific gang rape of a 20-year-old college student at Gopalpur beach, a popular tourist destination in Odisha, has sent shockwaves across the state. BJD President and Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, condemned the incident in the strongest terms, calling it “deeply shocking” and demanding urgent action from the state [...]

Berhampur: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has submitted a memorandum to the Superintendent of Police, Berhampur, expressing deep outrage over the brutal gangrape incident at Gopalpur beach and voicing serious concern over the growing insecurity faced by women in Odisha. Condemning the heinous crime, the BJD stated that the incident has not only shocked the [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra on Monday stated that the state government is fully alert and taking all precautionary arrangements to avoid spread of diarrhea during the Rath Yatra festival, which is scheduled to commence from June 27. While speaking to media persons, Mahapatra said that the urban development department [...]

Cuttack: A growing diarrhea outbreak in Odisha has triggered serious public health concerns, with 27 patients admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. The patients—mostly referred from Jajpur and nearby areas—are being treated in a dedicated diarrhea ward, according to medical sources. Tragically, one of the patients, identified as 43-year-old Basanta Barik from [...]