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Odisha Police SI recruitment scam: 114 accused candidates granted bail, 9 key agents remain in jail

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 29 -- In a major development in the Odisha Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment scam case, the Berhampur Vigilance Court on Wednesday granted bail to 114 arrested candidates. However, the ... Read More


Two major trains from Andhra, Odisha to remain cancelled post-Cyclone Montha landfall: ECoR

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 29 -- In the aftermath of Cyclone Montha's landfall, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has announced the cancellation of two major passenger trains operating between Andhra Pradesh, Odis... Read More


9-year-old girl killed in Maoist-planted IED blast along Odisha-Jharkhand border

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 29 -- A nine-year-old girl was killed in an IED explosion planted by Maoists inside Jharkhand's Saranda forest in West Singhbhum district, close to the Odisha border. The minor was i... Read More


Two hardcore Maoists surrender before police along Odisha-Telangana border

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 29 -- The Maoist stronghold in neighbouring Telangana appears to be weakening as two senior leaders, Bandi Prakash and P. Prasada Rao, surrendered to state authorities on Tuesday. Bo... Read More


Cyclone Montha batters Odisha's Koraput: Heavy rain makes rivers swell, triggers landslides

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 29 -- Landslides, road blockades, and power outages owing to heavy rainfall under the influence of Cyclone Montha and its remnants have severely impacted the Koraput district. Sourc... Read More


Cyclone Montha: IMD closely tracking its trajectory, coastal area residents urged to remain alert

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 29 -- The severe cyclone Montha has weakened to a cyclonic storm after making landfall in Narasapur area and is currently moving over the Andhra Pradesh coast at a speed of 10 kmph, ... Read More


Odisha Police ASI nabbed while taking Rs 40,000 bribe amid Vigilance Awareness Week observance

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 29 -- Even as government officials across Odisha are observing Vigilance Awareness Week and taking pledges to maintain integrity and transparency in public service, a police officer ... Read More


Pitabas Panda murder case: Police arrest another accused for sheltering sharpshooter

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 29 -- In a fresh development in the senior advocate and BJP leader Pitabas Panda murder case, police have arrested another accused for allegedly providing shelter to the sharpshooter... Read More


Two killed, nine injured as Kolkata-bound bus rams into truck near Jaleswar toll gate

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 29 -- Two people died, and nine received severe injuries when a Kolkata-bound passenger bus rammed into a stationary truck from behind near the Lakshmannath toll gate in Jaleswar und... Read More


Cyclone Montha's remnants to trigger heavy downpour in Odisha, IMD issues multiple rain alerts

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 29 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red warnings for five districts and orange alerts for four others as heavy rainfall continues across Odisha under the influ... Read More