Bhubaneswar, July 27 (IANS) In a shocking development, a man on Monday killed his 26-year-old wife before trying to end his own life by consuming poison over alleged marital discord in Mancheswar police limits of Bhubaneswar. According to police, the deceased was identified as Monika Jena, a native of Baunsapada village under Itamati Police Station area in Nayagarh district. Monika had married accused Deepak Kumar Jena of Ranpur area of the same district in 2019. The couple has a six-year-old ch…
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Bhubaneswar, July 27 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday said that regular monitoring of the grievance redressal mechanism at every level has significantly improved the grievance resolution rate, strengthening public confidence in the system across the state. He made the statement while addressing reporters after hearing grievances at the 19th public grievance hearing held at the Chief Minister’s Public Grievance Cell in Unit-II, Bhubaneswar.Majhi also stated that Odisha’s …
Bhubaneswar, July 23 (IANS) A day after issuing a notice to former top bureaucrat and Naveen Patnaik’s close aide V.K. Pandian, the Commissionerate Police on Thursday served a notice to another retired IAS officer, Upendra Nath Behera, directing him to appear before the investigating officer in connection with the alleged disappearance of two high‑profile inquiry reports from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) during the previous Biju Janata Dal (BJD) regime. The notice has been served in c…
Bhubaneswar, July 22 (IANS) In a significant development, the Commissionerate Police has issued a notice to V. Karthikeya Pandian, former IAS officer and close aide of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik, directing him to appear before the investigating officer for examination in connection with the alleged disappearance of two inquiry commission reports from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) during the previous BJD government. Capital Police Station Case (460/26) was registered on …
Bhubaneswar, July 22 (IANS) The East Coast Railway (ECoR), on Wednesday, introduced DSC ARJUN (Dedicated Security Chassis Advanced Railway Junction Under Network Enabled Surveillance), an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered robotic surveillance platform, to enhance passenger safety, station security and operational efficiency. The AI-powered robotic security platform, DSC ARJUN, was unveiled here in the presence of the General Manager, East Coast Railway, senior railway officials and Railway Pr…
Bhubaneswar, July 20 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bhubaneswar, on Monday predicted widespread rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds across Odisha over the next three days. IMD Bhubaneswar Director Manorama Mohanty informed that scattered to fairly widespread rainfall was recorded across the state during the past 24 hours, with the highest rainfall of 119.6 mm reported in Dhenkanal district.She stated that light to moderate rain or thundershowers ar…
Bhubaneswar, July 20 (IANS) The Commissionerate Police on Sunday arrested two persons, including a woman, for allegedly duping a Bhubaneswar-based couple of around Rs 90 lakh by luring them to invest in a legitimate online dollar trading business with the promise of high returns. The accused were identified as Nilima Satpathy (41) of Bharatpur area in Bhubaneswar and Manoj Kumar Satpathy (43) of Koeri area in Jajpur district.According to the police, the case (381/26) was registered at Nayapalli …
Bhubaneswar, July 19 (IANS) In a significant move toward structural modernisation and enhanced transparency in sports administration, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI)on Sunday officially amended its constitution. The landmark changes were approved unanimously by the General Body during a Special General Body Meeting convened on July 18, 2026, in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.The approved amendments align the shooting federation’s governing framework with the statutory provisions of the lan…
Bhubaneswar, July 14 (IANS) In a coordinated operation in and around Bhubaneswar in Odisha, multiple teams of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday searched three locations in connection with the bomb blast that occurred in the Sundarpada area of Bhubaneswar in January 2026, the NIA said in an official statement. The premier anti-terror agency further added that the targeted locations were identified through detailed analysis of various evidence collected earlier from one accused ar…
Bhubaneswar, July 13 (IANS) In a tragic incident, a minor student died after falling from the 10th floor of a residential apartment in the Niladri Vihar area under Chandrasekharpur police limits in Bhubaneswar on Monday while allegedly hiding to avoid being caught by his alleged girlfriend’s family members. The deceased was identified as Rafan Khurshid, reportedly a resident of the Laxmi Sagar area of the city. Khurshid was a Class XI student and a classmate of the girl at a prominent private En…