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Eight Gates Of Hirakud Dam Opened

Sambalpur: The Hirakud dam authorities on Thursday opened three more gates of the reservoir following the Meteorological Department's (IMD) forecast about the movement of the well-marked low-pressure towards Chhattisgarh in the next 24…

Housekeeper ‘Kills Self’ At AIIMS Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: A housekeeping staff of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar allegedly committed suicide on the hospital premises on Thursday. The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained. Sources said the yet to be identified housekeeper was found…

DS Kutey Appointed Special Secretary To Odisha CM

Bhubaneswar: Senior IPS officer Dhirendra Sambhaji Kutey was appointed as special secretary to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday. The 1997-batch officer has been serving as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the CM since April 2017.…

Elephant Herd Triggers Panic In Rourkela

Rourkela: An elephant herd spotted near the national highway on the outskirts of Rourkela triggered panic in the area on Tuesday night. More than 50 forest staff were deployed to prevent the herd of 18 elephants from entering the city.…

Cash Looted From ATM In Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: A gang of miscreants looted cash from an ATM of Punjab National Bank near Nandankanan Zoo here on Tuesday night. The incident came to light on Wednesday morning after some locals found the ATM machine broken and informed…

Odisha Govt Engineer In Vigilance Net

Balasore: Vigilance officials on Wednesday conducted simultaneous raids on the office and houses of the executive engineer of Water Resources department, Sarbeswar Senapati, for allegedly amassing properties disproportionate to his known…