Seven dacoits held in Cuttack
Cuttack: Police on Saturday arrested seven dacoits from Khannagar near Link Road here.
A pistol, two bullets, one motorcycle and an autorickshaw were seized from their possession.
Acting…
Man arrested for stabbing brother’s wife
Cuttack: A man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly stabbing his brother’s wife at Link Road here.
Police identified the accused as Biswambar Barik.
According to reports, Biswambar had…
Swine flu toll rises to 35 with two more deaths
Bhubaneswar: Two more persons succumbed to swine flu on Saturday, taking the death toll to 35 in the state this season. The deaths were reported from SCB Medical College and Hospital in…
Education is the key to transformation: CM
Bhubaneswar: Education is the key to transformation. The students should take initiative to provide proper education to those children, who are deprived of education in their locality, said…
Man, daughter electrocuted in Bargarh
Bargarh: A man and his daughter were electrocuted after coming in contact with a live electric wire at Trinathnagar near Bargarh railway station on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as…
Second traffic police station for state capital
Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to set up a second traffic police station at Chandrasekharpur here in view of the rising number of vehicles in the state capital, twin cities…
Lightning alert for 19 districts, more rain forecast
Bhubaneswar: The regional office of India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued thunderstorm and lightning warning for 19 districts of Odisha.
According to an IMD bulletin,…
Woman thrashed for selling liquor in Kendrapada
Kendrapada: A woman was tied to a tree and beaten up by some members of a Self Help Group for allegedly selling liquor at Gangapada village in Pattamundai of Kendrapada district on Saturday.…
Six injured in group clash during Ganesh idol immersion in Puri
Puri: Tension ran high at Brahmapur village under Krushna Prasad Tehsil in Puri district on Saturday after crude bombs were hurled at more than 40 houses following a clash between two groups…
7-month-old girl branded with hot iron in Nabarangpur village
Nabarangpur: A seven-month-old baby girl of Fupu village in Nabarangpur village was rushed to Indravati project hospital here when her condition deteriorated after being branded with hot…