bhadrak district

Balasore, March 23 Two crew members of a mechanized boat died on Monday after allegedly inhaling toxic fumes while unloading fish at a jetty near Chandipur beach in Odisha's Balasore district, police said.The incident occurred at the Naupalgadi fishing jetty in Balaramgadi. The deceased were...

Bhubaneswar, March 18 The Odisha Vigilance Department arrested a bank official on Wednesday for allegedly embezzling over ₹5 crore in government funds, along with his father, officials said.The accused is the branch head of a small finance bank in Bhadrak district, Odisha, they said.The...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 – A day after resigning from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), former Balasore MP Rabindra Kumar Jena formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Wednesday.Jena, along with several other BJD leaders and over 100 of his associates from Balasore, Mayurbhanj, and...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 A day after quitting the opposition BJD, former MP Rabindra Kumar Jena joined the ruling BJP in Odisha on Wednesday, citing the lack of a succession plan in the regional party.Jena, along with his supporters from Balasore, Bhadrak, and Mayurbhanj districts, joined the...

Bhadrak (Odisha), March 7 Odisha Police on Saturday rescued a girl from a central government-run residential school in the Bhadrak district after she ran away following alleged sexual harassment by a teacher, officials said.The Class 7 student reportedly escaped by climbing the school's...

Bhubaneswar, March 7 – The Odisha Vigilance Department conducted coordinated searches at multiple locations linked to Pramod Ray, an assistant executive engineer of the Derabish Irrigation Sub-Division, on Saturday, following allegations that he possessed assets far beyond his known sources of...

Bhubaneswar, March 7 – The Odisha Vigilance conducted simultaneous searches at seven locations linked to Pramod Ray, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the Derabish Irrigation Sub-Division under the Kendrapara Irrigation Division, on Saturday, officials said.The raids followed allegations...

Bhubaneswar, February 23 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought comments from the Ministry of External Affairs regarding six workers from Odisha who were held captive by their employer in Thailand, according to a statement released here on Monday.The NHRC took suo motu...

Bhubaneswar, February 21 Four of the six Odia workers, stranded in Thailand, returned to Odisha on Saturday after the state government took steps to rescue them from the Southeast Asian country, an official statement said.The Directorate of Odisha Paribar, under the Odia Language, Literature &...

Bhubaneswar, February 19 – The Odisha government has formally written to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), requesting its immediate intervention to ensure the urgent and safe rescue and repatriation of migrant workers from Odisha who are currently stranded in Thailand.In a letter...

Bhubaneswar, February 19 The Odisha government has written to the Centre, urging the relevant authorities to take immediate steps to ensure the safe return of six Odia workers stranded in Thailand.The six labourers, reportedly working at a plywood company in Thailand, are "facing severe...

Bhadrak (Odisha), February 15 The bodies of five villagers are allegedly missing from a graveyard in Bhadrak district, Odisha, prompting authorities to order a thorough investigation, a police officer said on Sunday.Police said the bodies were found missing from the cremation ground in...

Bhubaneswar, February 10 The Odisha government on Tuesday approved 23 industrial investment proposals worth Rs 4,111.80 crore, which are expected to generate nearly 10,000 jobs, officials said.The proposals were cleared at the 144th meeting of the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority...