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Odisha Mines Dept Deputy Director caught taking Rs 30,000 bribe; Vigilance conducts raids

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 25 -- The Odisha Vigilance on Tuesday apprehended Debabrata Mohanty, Deputy Director of the Mines Department, Cuttack Circle, on charges of allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 f... Read More


Cabinet clears Rs 1,677 crore expansion of Srinagar airport civil enclave; capacity to reach 10 million passengers

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 25 -- In a major push to aviation infrastructure in Jammu & Kashmir, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the expansion of... Read More


Paradip woman's death case takes dramatic turn; Police suspect rape and murder

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 25 -- The investigation into the death of a young woman in Paradip has taken a serious turn, with police now suspecting that she was sexually assaulted and murdered. The woman's body... Read More


High-level panel set up to overhaul DigiLocker framework, focus on expansion & commercialisation

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 25 -- In a significant move to strengthen India's digital public infrastructure, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has constituted a high-level committee... Read More


Centre bans 5 OTT platforms for streaming 'obscene' content

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 25 -- The Government of India blocked five over-the-top (OTT) platforms for allegedly streaming explicit and pornographic material in violation of existing digital content regulation... Read More


Full emergency declared as SpiceJet Delhi-Leh flight returns after engine failure

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 24 -- A full emergency was declared on Tuesday morning after a SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Leh reported an engine issue shortly after takeoff. The aircraft safely returned to the n... Read More


Two sisters arrested in alleged sex and forced conversion racket in Bhopal

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 24 -- A disturbing case has come to light in Bhopal after two separate complaints exposed an alleged sex exploitation and forced religious conversion racket. The case surfaced when a... Read More


Hailstorm and heavy rain lash Odisha; IMD issues yellow warning

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 24 -- Several parts of Odisha were battered by heavy rain accompanied by hailstorms and gusty winds on Monday, disrupting normal life and damaging crops in some areas. Districts inc... Read More


Court orders seizure of land records office assets in Cuttack over Rs 9.44 crore dues

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 24 -- In a significant development, a commercial court has directed the seizure of office equipment and other assets belonging to the Office of the Director of Land Records and Surve... Read More


Electoral Roll Revision: Supreme Court allows deployment of Odisha, Jharkhand judges for Bengal SIR process

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 24 -- In a significant development concerning West Bengal's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted the deployment of judicial off... Read More