New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a major interstate ganja trafficking network, seizing 210 kilograms of contraband valued at approximately Rs 20 crore and arresting four individuals in Nagpur.According to an official release, the operation was carried out on Saturday (April 11) based on specific intelligence inputs. NCB’s Mumbai Zonal Unit intercepted two accused, identified as P. Kumar and R. Kumar, who were travelling in a truck bearing a West Bengal r…
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Bhubaneswar, April 3 (IANS) The Sambalpur police in Odisha have arrested two employees of the Excise Department, including a retired Excise Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), in connection with a case involving large-scale embezzlement of government funds worth over Rs 3.67 crore between 2022 and 2025, said Mukesh Kumar Bhamoo, Superintendent of Police, Sambalpur district, on Friday.The accused persons arrested in the fraud case have been identified as Sandeep Kumar Pattnaik, a junior assistant (cur…
Sambalpur (Odisha), March 29 (IANS) Sujata Bhuyan, a fish farmer from Odisha’s Sambalpur, on Sunday expressed immense happiness after Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned her work during the 132nd episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’, calling it a proud and emotional moment for her and her family.Reacting to the recognition, Sujata said she felt honoured that her journey in fish farming had reached the national stage. “I am very happy and grateful to the Prime Minister for mentioning my name. It is a…
Bhubaneswar, March 10 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, on Tuesday, expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for approving the new Amrit Bharat train services between Podanur (Coimbatore) and Dhanbad (Jharkhand), via Rayagada, Muniguda, Kesinga, Titlagarh, Balangir, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, and Rourkela in Odisha. Chief Minister Majhi emphasised that the Amrit Bharat train services from Podanur and Dhanbad passing through se…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 17 (IANS) A Special POCSO court in Odisha’s Sambalpur, on Tuesday, sentenced two persons to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) each in two separate cases involving the sexual abuse of minors in the district. “On November 29, 2025, a 10-year-old girl, who had gone to a shop near her residence to buy a packet of snacks, was returning home when the 55-year-old accused Madhusudan Bagarty, who was seated at his residence, forcibly dragged her inside and raped her,” Special Public…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 13 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday launched the ‘Shree Jagannath Darshan’ scheme, offering free travel, accommodation, and other amenities to elderly citizens to undertake a pilgrimage to the 12th-century Jagannath Temple and have darshan of the holy triad. CM Majhi launched the scheme during a special programme in Nabarangpur district of the state.The scheme was inaugurated simultaneously during special events in Bhadrak, Baripada, Sambalpur, an…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 27 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday said that a new industrial revolution has begun in Odisha, asserting that the state is steadily moving ahead with industrial proposals amounting to nearly Rs 20 lakh crore for the establishment of new industries across Odisha. While inaugurating India’s first Flat Rolled Products (FRP) aluminium unit at Hindalco Industries Limited’s Aditya Aluminium plant at Lapanga in Sambalpur district, CM Majhi stated that once these …
Pune, Jan 14 (IANS) The Indian cycling team touched down in Pune on Wednesday for the Pune Grand Tour 2026, India’s first-ever UCI 2.2 category multi-stage Continental Road Cycling Race for Men, marking a landmark moment for the sport in the country.Scheduled from January 19 to 23, the five-stage race will span 437 kilometres, featuring 171 elite riders from 29 teams representing 35 countries across five continents. Organised by the Pune District Administration and supported by the Government …
Bhubaneswar, Jan 14 (IANS) The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government alleging that ever since the BJP came to power, the administrative system has started to collapse in the state.The party, in a press statement, accused the ruling BJP of now trying to convert the government offices into party offices. The regional party has strongly condemned the alleged misuse of government offices by the ruling BJP.According to the press st…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 8 (IANS) Anonymous emails threatening bomb attacks on three courts in Odisha were received on Thursday, triggering panic.As per reports, the registrars of the District and Sessions Courts in Cuttack, Sambalpur, and Deogarh received emails threatening bomb attacks.Following the receipt of the threat mails, the court premises were immediately cleared by suspending all work.Upon being informed, local police forces, along with bomb disposal squads, dog squads, and cyber experts, rea…