jajpur district

Jajpur, April 10 One person died, and ten others fell ill due to diarrhea in Jajpur district, Odisha, officials said.The diarrhea outbreak was reported from Baunsadola village under the Anjira panchayat of the Dharmasala block. The deceased has been identified as Badal Mohanty (36), a resident...

Bhubaneswar, April 10 The Odisha government on Friday announced the Atal Bus Stand scheme to establish bus stands across the state, with a budgetary allocation of Rs 3,400 crore for a period of six years.The proposed modern bus stands will feature facilities such as digital information display...

Bhubaneswar, April 9 – The Odisha Vigilance on Thursday arrested a senior engineer of the Department of Water Resources for allegedly possessing assets 241 per cent in excess of his known sources of income."On April 9, Rajesh Chandra Mohanty, Additional Chief Engineer, Central Irrigation...

Bhubaneswar, April 8 – Continuing its crackdown on corrupt state government employees, the Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday unearthed significant assets during simultaneous searches at properties linked to a senior official of the Department of Water Resources, based on allegations of accumulating...

Jajpur (Odisha), April 7 At least 20 people were injured, with eight in critical condition, in a clash between two groups of villagers over remarks made during a cultural event in Jajpur district, Odisha, police said on Tuesday.According to police, residents of Kasaba village had organized a...

Bhubaneswar, April 6 The Odisha government appointed chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of Special Development Councils (SDCs) in 23 districts on Monday, officials said.According to a list shared by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), Basistha Nayak has been appointed chairman of the SDC in the...

Bhubaneswar, April 2 Odisha Police on Thursday arrested an undertrial prisoner (UTP) who escaped from Choudwar Circle Jail in Cuttack during last year's Durga Puja celebrations, an official said.In a statement, Odisha DGP Y B Khurania said, "The second UTP, namely Raja Sahani, who had escaped...

Jajpur, March 28 Three police personnel, including an assistant sub-inspector, were suspended in Odisha's Jajpur district on Saturday after an accused in a theft case escaped from custody, officials said.SP Yash Pratap Shrimal ordered the suspension of ASI Achutananda Das and constables...

Jajpur (Odisha), March 27 A 35-year-old man and his pregnant wife died, and their minor daughter suffered critical injuries when a vehicle collided with their scooter in Jajpur district, Odisha, on Friday, police said.The accident occurred near the Sankharidiha village on National Highway No...

Raipur, March 26 In 2022, during a regular class, when a sports teacher asked students to choose different sports, 11-year-old Anjali Munda quietly raised her hand and chose swimming, the only sport she knew.Anjali comes from the village of Gahiragadiya in Odisha's Jajpur district, about 100...

Bhubaneswar, March 25 Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan urged his cabinet colleague in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, and the Chief Minister of Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi, to expedite the implementation of the proposed 'Strategic Petroleum Reserve' (SPR) project...

Jajpur (Odisha), March 19 A day after arresting a banker, Odisha vigilance officers arrested his father and mother along with another man on Thursday for allegedly embezzling government funds amounting to Rs 5.56 crore in the Jajpur district, officials said.The accused have been identified by...

Bhubaneswar, March 19 – The Odisha Vigilance arrested the main accused and his wife on Thursday in a case involving the embezzlement of ₹5.56 crore from government funds."The main accused in the ₹5.56 crore misappropriation case, Pradip Kr Mohanty, a retired headmaster who was re-employed at...

Bhubaneswar, March 18 – The Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday arrested an official of a private bank for his alleged involvement in misappropriating over Rs 5.56 crore of government funds in connivance with his father, a retired teacher.According to Vigilance sources, the accused bank official...

Bhubaneswar, March 10 Members of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, from all political parties, expressed concern on Tuesday over the lack of safe drinking water in several rural areas of the state ahead of the summer season.The members, including BJP's Manoranjan Dyan Samantara, BJD chief whip...

Bhubaneswar, March 9 – As many as 44 prisoners have escaped from various jails across Odisha during the last five years, raising serious concerns about prison security, monitoring systems, and the effectiveness of measures taken by authorities.The information was revealed by Chief Minister...

Bhubaneswar/Rourkela, March 4 At least six people, including four minors, drowned while taking a bath after celebrating Holi at separate locations in Odisha on Wednesday, police said.Two such incidents occurred in the Jajpur and Sundergarh districts, while one each occurred in the Cuttack and...

Bhubaneswar, March 4 At least three people, including a boy, drowned while taking a bath after celebrating Holi at separate locations in Odisha on Wednesday, police said.Two incidents occurred in the Jajpur district, while the third took place in the Cuttack district.A report from Jajpur...

Jajpur, February 28 At least five people have been arrested by police for allegedly poisoning a man to death in Odisha's Jajpur district, an officer said on Saturday.Police arrested them after an autopsy report revealed that the 39-year-old deceased, Santosh Malik, was poisoned to death...

Bhubaneswar, February 28 Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Ltd (IMFA), based in Odisha, has announced the completion of its strategic acquisition of Tata Steel Limited's ferro-chrome plant at Kalinganagar in the Jajpur district.According to a company statement, the transaction is valued at...