In yet another shocking case highlighting the dark underbelly of Odisha’s popular Jatra (folk theatre) industry, two self-proclaimed party managers have been arrested for allegedly drugging, raping, and blackmailing a...
Tension gripped the town after an unidentified youth fired 10 rounds in two crowded locations on Saturday evening in an alleged attempt to terrorise a local councillor and his family...
In a shocking incident that has raised concerns over law and order, three unidentified miscreants on bikes hurled petrol bombs at the residence of Paradip Municipal Chairman Basant Biswal in...
Bhubaneswar Police arrested six accused in connection with the Chandrasekharpur murder case involving the death of Varun Kumar Rautaray. Investigators confirmed that personal enmity linked to a love triangle triggered...
Police arrested Saroj Bagh, a 25-year-old man also known as Lalo or Sajit, for the attempted sexual assault of a 7-year-old girl in a village near Bamra in Sambalpur district....
A shocking twist emerged in Bhubaneswar after police confirmed that the death of engineering student Baren Rautaray near Acharya Harihar College Square in Chandrasekharpur was a planned murder, not an...
A domestic dispute in Kudabaga village under Rengali police station limits of Jharsuguda district turned violent when a man allegedly attacked his father with an axe, leaving him critically injured....
CID Crime Branch arrested prime accused Ashok Jena alias Geda in the Balianta mob lynching case of GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Swain. Investigators tracked him to Hotel Regal Stay in...
In a decisive move to curb the growing menace of illegal betting during the ongoing IPL 2026 season, Odisha Police have launched a statewide crackdown, resulting in the arrest of...
In a significant breakthrough, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police on Tuesday, arrested three senior women officials of the State Bank of India (SBI) for their alleged involvement...
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