Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Crime Branch has arrested a notorious fraudster, Bishnu Prasad Pattanaik alias Biranchi Narayan Pattanaik, for allegedly duping multiple job aspirants of lakhs of rupees by promising lucrative jobs abroad. He was nabbed from Bhubaneswar on May 21, 2025, after years of evading arrest.Pattanaik had been under the scanner of the CID-Crime Branch […]
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will begin a four-day visit to New Delhi from Friday, during which he is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to present a report on his government’s first-year performance and outline future plans.A key highlight of the visit will be Majhi’s one-on-one meeting with the Prime Minister,
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Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Commission (BMC) on Friday demolished the house of a prime accused in the sensational broad daylight murder of sanitation supervisor Sahadev Nayak, at Kedarpalli Basti here under heavy police presence.The accused, Raja Nayak, has been absconding since the victim was bludgeoned with two swords, almost decapitating him, on National Highway-16 near
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Thursday apprehended an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Tigiria Police Station in Cuttack district for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000.The accused ASI has been identified as Pradeep Kumar Behera, posted at Tigiria Police Station in Cuttack district.A Vigilance press release said that the ASI was caught red-handed while accepting the
Bhubaneswar: A person suffering from multiple ailments tests positive for COVID-19 in Bhubaneswar. The individual is a resident of the city, and his travel history shows that he recently returned from Delhi.This development triggers public concern, especially amid ongoing discussions about a potential resurgence of COVID-19 in Odisha. According to sources, the infected person is
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Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP in Odisha Tuesday said it is in favour of a quota for students of the socially and economically backwards class (SEBC) in medical, engineering and other technical institutions in the state, and 11.25 per cent of seats would soon be reserved for them.The saffron party’s statement came a day before the
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday apprehended Deputy Ranger of Bisra Forest Range under Rourkela Forest Division in Sundargarh district, Asit Pattanayak, while allegedly accepting Rs 18,000 bribe.Pattanayak had demanded illegal gratification from the owner of a vehicle to clear the bill of his pre-engaged vehicle for official purpose for the month of April
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Bhubaneswar: In a series of tragic incidents across Odisha today, five people, including a two-year-old child and a woman, lost their lives due to drowning.In Sundargarh district, a woman identified as Anasi Behera from Chenpur village drowned while bathing near the Pradhanpali ghat in the Koel River. She reportedly lost control and was swept into
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday informed the steel manufacturing companies that around 30 iron ore mines in the state are likely to be put to auction this year.The assurance was given by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi when a delegation of Indian Steel Association (ISA) led by its president Naveen Jindal called on him
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has appointed Usha Padhee, Principal Secretary of the Housing and Urban Development Department, as the interim Chairperson of the Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority (ORERA).The appointment was made through an official notification issued by the Housing & Urban Development Department of the Government of Odisha on Friday.“In exercise of the powers
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