Bhubaneswar, Jan. 8 -- Court proceedings across several districts in Odisha returned to normal on Thursday after a temporary disruption caused by bomb threat emails sent to multiple district courts. The district courts of Cuttack, Sambalpur, and Deogarh resumed regular functioning following extensive security checks conducted by law enforcement agencies.

According to official sources, the district courts in the three locations received threatening emails earlier in the day, warning of bomb explosions within the court premises. The emails immediately triggered panic and prompted authorities to place the court complexes under high alert. As a precautionary measure, court activities were suspended, and people present inside the premises wer...