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Keonjhar: A former employee of a private company in Keonjhar, who allegedly siphoned off Rs 15 lakh by forging financial records, bank transactions and digital data, was arrested on Sunday. The accused was identified as Saroj Panda, a native of Bhadrak district’s Hasinpur village.Managing director of the company, Rakesh Modi, had filed a complaint alleging…
BERHAMPUR: The special Pocso court in Berhampur on Friday sentenced two Army personnel to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a four-year-old nursery student.The crime occurred on January 2 while the girl was returning home from school in a bus designated for transporting children of defence personnel, in which the convicts were employed as escorts. Sources…
Photo for representation only Bhubaneswar: Family members of NEET aspirant Roshan Patra, who was found dead in his hostel room in Rajasthan’s Kota on Saturday, suspect foul play and want a thorough probe into the incident.Roshan (24) from Abhaypur village under Patrapur block in Ganjam district was preparing for NEET while staying at Rajiv Gandhi…
On Tuesday, the air quality index (AQI) of Cuttack touched 181 and Bhubaneswar’s 297 Cuttack: Sharp rise in pollution levels in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack a day after Diwali is due to use of locally and illegally-made crackers and less use of green crackers. “There was hardly any visible check on the…
Many are buying for the wedding season or making purchases now expecting prices to rise further Bhubaneswar: Shoppers continued to flock to jewellery stores for the second day on Sunday to purchase gold, silver and other precious metals linked to Dhanteras.Many buyers bought jewels for the upcoming wedding season, while others were keen to make…
Jatra troupe owner, Ananta Narayan Dhal Bhubaneswar: The political aspirations of a controversial jatra troupe owner received an unexpected jolt when his attempt to join the Congress was stonewalled on Wednesday.Ananta Narayan Dhal, wearing garlands and accompanied by over 1,000 supporters, arrived at the Congress office at Master Canteen around 11 am, only to find…
Bhubaneswar: The body of an unknown young man, with his head brutally crushed, was found near an under-construction road close to Defence Colony in Sailashree Vihar area here on Monday.Initial investigations suggest that the victim’s head was smashed with a heavy object, possibly a stone or an iron rod, indicating a violent attack, police sources…
Officers from Patnagarh police station & a forensic team arrives at the scene and collects evidence for analysis Balangir: Skeletal remains were found inside two toilets of a derelict wing of the Bhainsa primary health centre (PHC) in Balangir district on Sunday. The discovery prompted a police investigation to ascertain the origin and identity of…
BDA will spearhead the project in Andharua and Daspur mouzas Bhubaneswar: State govt has taken a significant step towards structured urban development in the capital city by approving the draft plan of town planning (TP) scheme-8. The approval was officially announced in the Odisha Gazette on Friday.TP scheme-8 will be implemented over an area of…
Senior advocate and BJP member Pitabash Panda was shot dead by two bike-borne miscreants near his Berhampur residence on Monday night BERHAMPUR: A senior advocate and BJP member Pitabash Panda (50) was shot dead by unidentified miscreants near his house in Brahma Nagar area on Monday night. Panda was also a member of the state…
