Bhubaneswar, April 23 (IANS) Odisha is reeling under scorching heat, with day temperatures hovering above 40 degrees Celsius in several parts of the state, including the capital Bhubaneswar, as an intense heatwave sweeps across the region, severely affecting normal life. The state’s industrial hub, Jharsuguda in western Odisha, continued to record the highest maximum temperature, with the mercury touching 44 degrees Celsius by 2 p.m. on Thursday. Similarly, the Talcher area of Angul district, …
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Bhubaneswar, Feb 27 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Odisha Police has arrested a 31-year-old cybercriminal from Bihar for his alleged involvement in an Rs 2.06 crore investment fraud case, informed a senior police official on Friday. The accused was identified as Prins Raj of Ratanapur in Begusarai district of Bihar. The accused fraudster was arrested in connection with a case registered at the Crime Branch Cyber Police Station on March 28, 2025, based on a complaint lodged by a Bhubaneswar-based bus…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 12 (IANS) The Odisha Vigilance on Thursday arrested an Additional Tahasildar after he was caught while receiving a bribe from a businessman in the Belaguntha area of Ganjam district.As per Vigilance sources, the accused, Kabiraj Sethi, Addl. Tahasildar, Belaguntha, Ganjam, had detained a sand-laden tractor on February 5 without mentioning it in the official record.Sethi was allegedly pressurizing the tractor owner, who is engaged in the trade of minor minerals, to pay a bribe of…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 12 (IANS) The nationwide strike call given by the Central Trade Unions on Thursday evoked a mixed response in Odisha, disrupting normal life in several places, particularly in the state’s industrial areas.Members of various trade unions resorted to picketing at markets, bus stops and railway stations in different parts of the state on Thursday morning. The protesters also staged road blockades on National and State Highways, halting traffic movement for several hours across Odis…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’ places strong emphasis on infrastructure development, overall economic growth, and achieving net-zero emissions as key priorities, NALCO’s CMD Brijendra Pratap Singh said on Monday, adding that in alignment with this vision, “we are planning an expansion of 0.5 million tonnes and are also exploring the adoption of green power”.The chief of Aluminium major NALCO told IANS here that as part of thei…