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Odisha govt transfers 19 OPS officers; Berhampur gets new additional SP

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 9 -- The Odisha Home Department on Thursday issued a major transfer order affecting 19 OPS (SB) officers across the state, with significant changes in Berhampur and other key distric... Read More


Security concerns deepen at Sambalpur Circle Jail after criminals escape from Choudwar Jail

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 9 -- Questions are mounting over the security arrangements at Sambalpur Circle Jail following the recent escape of two notorious prisoners fromCuttack's Choudwar Jail. The incident h... Read More


Lightning strike damages Lingaraj Temple flag, ASI team inspects site in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 9 -- A team from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Thursday inspected the Lingaraj Temple premises in Bhubaneswar after a lightning strike during Wednesday's heavy rain bur... Read More


President's Medal awardee Odisha Vigilance SP Satyaban Mahanand dies of heart attack

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 9 -- Vigilance Department Superintendent of Police (SP) Satyaban Mahanand passed away following a heart attack, sources said on Thursday. He had recently been transferred to Cuttack ... Read More


OTV Business Odisha Awards 2025 honours enterprises driving State's growth

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 9 -- With the goal of celebrating excellence in enterprise and honouring institutions that are propelling Odisha towards prosperity, OTV organised the third edition of its Business O... Read More


Maoist bastions crumble as 16 rebels surrender near Odisha border

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 9 -- At least 16 Maoists surrendered before the police at Narayanpur, located along the Chhattisgarh border adjoining Odisha's Malkangiri, on Thursday. The group included a deputy c... Read More


Nuapada bypoll: Who will be BJP's candidate? Party brass to take final call

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 9 -- As the Nuapada Assembly by-election draws closer, speculation is mounting over who the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will field as its candidate. With the poll date set for Novem... Read More


Three days on, 30 suspects interrogated in BJP leader Pitabas Panda's murder; no arrests yet

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 9 -- Even after three days of the shocking daylight murder of senior advocate and BJP leader Pitabas Panda in Berhampur, the Odisha Police are yet to make any arrests. Despite inten... Read More


Cyclonic circulation to form over Bay of Bengal by Oct 10; check its impact on Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 9 -- A fresh cyclonic circulation is likely to form over the north Bay of Bengal by tomorrow, according to the Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar. However, the system is not... Read More


Titilagarh murder plot 'disguised' as accident; Odisha businessman arrested after CCTV exposes conspiracy

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 9 -- In what initially appeared to be a tragic road accident in Titilagarh of Bolangir district has now unravelled into a chilling tale of conspiracy and premeditated murder. The de... Read More