Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police arrested one dreaded Maoist leader following an exchange of fire with the CPI (Maoist) cadres in Koraput district on Thursday. The arrested red ultra, Kunjam Hidma alias Mohan, hails from Janaguda village in Bijapur district of neighbouring Chhattisgarh. Kunjum was an Area Committee Member (ACM) in the banned Communist Party of [...]

Bhubaneswar: A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday launched an investigation into the looting of explosives weighing around four tonnes by the Maoists near the Odisha-Jharkhand border in Sundargarh district on Tuesday, a senior police officer said. The senior police official also said that the NIA team is examining the case to [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance today apprehended Suraj Prasad Jaiswal, Divisional Accounts Officer (DAO), and Naresh Pattanaik, Senior Assistant, both from the Office of the Superintendent Engineer, Minor Irrigation, Gajapati, for accepting a bribe of Rs.30,000 through UPI transactions (PhonePe). The duo was caught red-handed while each accepted Rs.15,000 from a contractor in exchange for clearing pending [...]

New Delhi: Senior IAS officer from Odisha cadre R. Vineel Krishna has been appointed as the Joint Secretary of Sports Department under the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. An official notification has been issued by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and Training [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday approved five major proposals of different departments. The proposals were approved at the 20th meeting of the State Cabinet held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at Lok Seva Bhawan. Following the meeting, Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja briefed the [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a landmark step towards redefining the future of urban development in Odisha, the Housing & Urban Development Department today launched ANKUR – Atal Network for Knowledge, Urbanization & Reform, a strategic initiative designed to catalyze inclusive, sustainable, and innovative urban growth across the state. MoUs were signed between the department and six leading [...]

Bhubaneswar: The additional district and sessions judge (ADJ) court in Patnagarh, Balangir district of Odisha, on Wednesday pronounced the judgment in the sensational parcel bomb case in which a newlywed software engineer, Soumya Sekhar Sahu and his 85-year-old great-aunt, Jemamani Sahu died on February 23, 2018. The 26-year-old Soumya Sekhar’s wife, Reema Sahu, 22, also [...]

Dhenkanal: Odisha Vigilance apprehended Sashi Bhusan Behera, Revenue Inspector (RI) of Gandanali Revenue Circle under Hindol Tahasil, Dhenkanal district, along with Bishnu Ballav Khatua, a private individual, on Wednesday. The duo was caught red-handed inside Behera’s office chamber while accepting a bribe of Rs.60,000 from a complainant. The bribe was demanded to process and provide [...]

Berhampur: Gangster Ratikanta Senapati was arrested in connection with two cases involving extortion, threats, and illegal interference in property disputes in Berhampur. Senapati, alias Julee, a 45-year-old resident of Bhaapur Bazar Akula Street, Berhampur, was arrested by Town Police on Tuesday. The cases, registered at Badabazar and Berhampur Town Police Stations, highlight Senapati’s alleged role [...]

Bhubaneswar: Two senior officers from the Housing & Urban Development (H&UD) Department, Government of Odisha, are participating in the Asian Development Bank’s Water and Urban Development Forum (AWUF) 2025, being held at the ADB Headquarters in Manila, Philippines, from May 27 to 30. The four-day forum, themed “Valuing Water & Enhancing Liveability in Asia and [...]