Sambalpur (Odisha), April 3 Two individuals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in embezzling a government fund of ₹3.67 crore from an excise office in Sambalpur, Odisha, an official said on Friday.The arrests were made in connection with a case registered on March 9, following a...
Bhubaneswar, April 1 – The Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday arrested a senior official of the Odisha Police Housing and Welfare Corporation (OPHWC), who was found possessing a large amount of assets, including cash worth Rs 48.79 lakh and gold weighing more than 1 kg, during a search of his...
Bhubaneswar, March 31 The Odisha Vigilance Department on Tuesday seized Rs 45.41 lakh in cash from the possession of an officer, who could not satisfactorily explain the source of the money, an official said.Acting on a tip-off, a team from the department intercepted Odisha Police Housing and...
Sambalpur (Odisha), March 29 – Sujata Bhuyan, a fish farmer from Sambalpur, Odisha, expressed immense happiness on Sunday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned her work during the 132nd episode of 'Mann Ki Baat', calling it a proud and emotional moment for her and her family.Reacting to...
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Bhubaneswar, March 27 Devotees across Odisha, including the Jagannath temple in Puri, flocked to temples on Friday for Ram Navami, amidst stringent security measures.Surveillance was intensified across the state, particularly in the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, and Sambalpur, which...
Sambalpur (Odisha), March 18 A man, who was involved in over 40 criminal cases, was injured in an encounter with police in Sambalpur district, Odisha, according to an official statement.The exchange of fire took place in Dumchhali forest, under the Rairakhol Police Station limits, at around...
Bhubaneswar, March 10 Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday said the newly approved Amrit Bharat train between Podanur in Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand's Dhanbad will boost connectivity in Odisha.The East Coast Railway (ECoR) also said that another Amrit Bharat Express between Kamakhya in...
In Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh, fifteen Naxalites, including veteran leader Vikas, surrendered on Sunday, bringing an end to the outlawed movement in the Raipur-Sambalpur region bordering Odisha. The surrendered individuals, including nine women, belonged to the Balangir-Bargarh-Mahasamund (BBM)...
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Bhubaneswar, February 26 A 10-member team of the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal began a five-day visit to Odisha on Thursday to inspect key sites related to the river basin amid the ongoing inter-state water-sharing dispute.Led by Tribunal chairperson Justice Bela M Trivedi, the team arrived...
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Bhubaneswar, February 17 – A special court for crimes against minors in Sambalpur, Odisha, on Tuesday, sentenced two individuals to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) each in two separate cases involving the sexual abuse of minors in the district."On November 29, 2025, a 10-year-old girl...