Chit fund scam: Sai Pragati’s founder member arrested
Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of state Crime Branch on Tuesday arrested Kamalakant Patnaik, founder member of Ponzi firm Sai Pragati Group of Companies, in connection with…
ITI student caught playing Blue Whale game in Balasore
Balasore: A student of Government ITI College in Balasore town was caught playing the lethal Blue Whale game on Tuesday.
According to reports, some students of the institute found the…
Ex-MLA’s son, friend arrested on ragging charges
Bhubaneswar: Chandrasekharpur police here on Tuesday arrested two students, including son of former Titlagarh MLA Surendra Singh Bhoi, for allegedly ragging a first-year student of a private…
CM flags off 2nd Biju Patnaik Himalayan Expedition
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik flagged off the second Biju Patnaik Himalayan Expedition at his residence here on Tuesday.
The Chief Minister congratulated the 15-member team,…
Selfies inside Jagannath Temple hint at security breach
Bhubaneswar: Selfies taken inside Jagannath Temple in Puri doing the rounds on social media have raised serious questions over security arrangements at the 12th century shrine.
Besides a…
Dawn-to-dusk shutdown hits life in Kalimela
Malkangiri: Normal life was affected in Kalimela area of Malkangiri district on Tuesday following a dawn-to-dusk bandh called by the state Congress, seeking fulfillment of their five-point…
Modi-Abe to lay stone of bullet train project on Sept 14
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe will be laying the foundation stone of the Mumbai – Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) project in Ahmedabad on…
PM addresses CUO students through webcast
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed all the higher education institutions,, including Central University of Orissa (CUO) in Koraput, through webcast from Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on the…
Miscreants rob jewellery shop, employee shot at in Mayurbhanj
Mayurbhanj: Six armed robbers looted a jewellery shop at Udala in Mayurbhanj district on Monday.
An employee of the shop, identified as Sukant Behera, was injured after one of the…
Some trains to Northeast restored
The railway has decided to restore some trains, which were earlier cancelled due to breaches in Northeast parts of India under North East Frontier Railway jurisdiction following heavy rain.…