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Odisha Vigilance Report: 205 criminal cases in one year; over Rs 120 crore assets, 18kg gold ornaments seized

Bhubaneswar, May 21 -- Corruption within government offices continues to remain a major concern in Odisha, with successive Vigilance raids across the State exposing huge amounts of alleged illegal wea... Read More


'Remarks on journalists': BJP leader Arindam Roy says his statements wrongly portrayed

Bhubaneswar, May 21 -- BJP leader and Odia actor Arindam Roy addressed a press conference on Thursday amid the controversy surrounding his alleged remarks targeting journalists and media organisations... Read More


27 Maoists carrying Rs 33 Lakh reward surrender in Jharkhand

Bhubaneswar, May 21 -- In a major success for anti-Naxal operations in neighbouring Jharkhand, as many as 27 Maoists surrendered before the Jharkhand Police in a single day on Thursday, marking one of... Read More


'Kidnap for ransom': 5 detained for abducting Bhubaneswar youth near SUM Hospital

Bhubaneswar, May 21 -- A kidnapping incident surfaced on Thursday in Odisha's capital city, Bhubaneswar, where a young man was allegedly abducted yesterday by a group of miscreants and held captive fo... Read More


STU and STG teams formed in Twin City to tackle mob violence, urban threats

Bhubaneswar, May 21 -- In a major step towards strengthening urban security and law enforcement preparedness, the Commissionerate Police on Thursday constituted two dedicated special units - STU and S... Read More


Odisha BDO walks 5 km through muddy terrain to hear remote villagers' problems

Bhubaneswar, May 20 -- In a rare display of grassroots administration, Sarat Kumar Mallik, the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Daspalla, drew widespread attention after trekking nearly five kilomet... Read More


Odisha to modernise all ULB bus stands under Atal Bus Stand scheme

Bhubaneswar, May 20 -- The Odisha government is all set to include all the Urban Local Body (ULB) bus stands under the ambitious Atal Bus Stand (ABS) scheme in a major step towards modernising public ... Read More


Journalists file police complaint over Arindam Roy's social media remarks

Bhubaneswar, May 20 -- Political tension intensified in the Tangi-Choudwar block of Cuttack district on Wednesday after some journalists filed a police complaint over Arindam Roy's social media remark... Read More


Odisha battles extreme heat as Jharsuguda and Sambalpur touch 45degC

Bhubaneswar, May 20 -- Severe heatwave tightened its grip over several parts of Odisha, with Jharsuguda and Sambalpur recording temperatures around the 45-degree mark, causing immense discomfort to re... Read More


Diesel shortage pushes shrimp farming into crisis, farmers warn of protest in Bhadrak

Bhubaneswar, May 20 -- Prawn farmers in Odisha's Bhadrak district are facing severe difficulties due to an acute shortage of diesel, raising concerns over large-scale losses in aquaculture production.... Read More