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Odisha police inspector arrested over rape charges by SI colleague

India, Oct. 23 -- An Odisha Police inspector has been arrested on charges of sexually exploiting a woman sub-inspector (SI) after allegedly assuring her of marriage. Yashobant Acharya - a 2017-batch ... Read More


Odisha hands over sub-inspector recruitment question paper leak case to CBI

India, Oct. 23 -- The Odisha government has handed over the probe into the police sub-inspector (SI) recruitment question paper leak case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Muna Mohanty, o... Read More


Vedanta plans rRs.r1 lakh crore investment in Odisha, announces new ferro-alloy plant

India, Oct. 23 -- Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal on Thursday met Odisha chief minister Mohan Majhi, unveiling his group's plans to invest around Rs.1 lakh crore in the state over the next few yea... Read More


Ex-BJD MLA among 11 held for killing BJP leader

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 23 -- Former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Bikram Panda, former Berhampur mayor Siba Shankar Das and 10 others were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the October 6 murder of Bhara... Read More


Former BJD MLA, ex-mayor arrested with 10 others in Odisha lawyer's murder case

India, Oct. 22 -- Former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA and Ganjam district president Bikram Panda has been arrested along with 11 others, including former Berhampur mayor Siba Shankar Das, for allegedly m... Read More


17-year-old Bihar girl allegedly gang-raped in Bhubaneswar, in critical condition: Police

India, Oct. 18 -- A 17-year-old girl from Bihar was allegedly gang-raped in Odisha's Bhubaneswar late Friday night. The girl was rescued and admitted to Capital Hospital by a group of autorickshaw dri... Read More


Key mastermind of Odisha police recruitment exam paper leak arrested; total 123

India, Oct. 17 -- The Odisha CID on Friday said four persons have been arrested in connection with the leak of the question paper in the police sub-inspector recruitment exam, exposing an elaborate ra... Read More


Orissa HC rejects tribunal decision, tells railway to pay rRs.r8 lakh for death of man

India, Oct. 16 -- The Orissa High Court has directed the South Eastern Railway to pay Rs.8 lakh as compensation to the parents of a man who died after falling from a passenger train, rejecting the rai... Read More


Man poses as Maoist to extort father

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 16 -- A 24-year-old man has been arrested from Kalahandi district of Odisha for allegedly posing as a Maoist in a bid to extort his father of Rs.35 lakh, police officers aware of the... Read More


No mobile phones to be allowed in Puri's Jagannath Temple: GC Murmu

India, Oct. 14 -- The Srimandir Security Sub-Committee on Tuesday announced a total ban on mobile phones on the 12th-century Shree Jagannath Temple premises, which would apply not only to devotees but... Read More