Gajapati

Bhubaneswar: In a major development in Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra death case, his cook Manmath Kumbha was arrested by the police in Odisha’s Paralakhemundi. According to...

Bhubaneswar: A 50-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death and his body set ablaze by some villagers over suspicion of practising sorcery at a village in Odisha’s Gajapati district. According...

Bhubaneswar: A court in Paralakhemundi has sentenced 12 persons to life imprisonment for a double murder on suspicion of practicing witchcraft. Additional sessions judge HP Pattanaik also imposed a fine...

Paalakhemundi: An under-trial prisoner (UTP) died in Paralakhemundi Sub-Jail in Odisha’s Gajapati district, with his family alleging negligence by prison authorities. The deceased has been identified as Runa Bada Rait...

Paralakhemundi: A major fire broke out at the Regional Transport Office (RTO) in Paralakhemundi in Odisha’s Gajapati district on Saturday, causing extensive damage to the server room. According to preliminary...

Paralakhemundi: In a major turn of events in the high-profile death case of Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra, former Paralakhemundi divisional forest officer (DFO) Sangram Behera surrendered...

Paralakhemundi: A 41-year-old man was arrested in R Udayagiri area of Odisha’s Gajapati district for allegedly cheating hundreds of farmers by promising them subsidised borewell installations. According to police, the...

Paralakhemundi: Police in Odisha’s Gajapati district busted an interstate human trafficking racket by arresting two accused and rescuing seven female victims, including six minors. A joint operation conducted along with...

Paralakhemundi: In a major breakthrough, Odisha Police busted an illegal money-lending with the arrest of a man accused of running a high-interest loan operation by accepting motorcycles and other valuables...

Paralakhemundi: A youth leader of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) was arrested in Odisha’s Gajapati district on Friday for his alleged involvement in ganja smuggling. The leader, identified as Mosha Majhi,...