Debabrata Mohanty

Jagatsinghpur SP Rahul PR said the eight fishermen had been fishing in the sea for the last two days and were returning when their vessel capsized after hitting a sand bar

The Odisha EOW alleged that Odisa newspaper Sambad had run a meticulously organised loan scam in which at least ₹50 crore loan was taken from various banks using forged salary certificates of its employees

Odisha's Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has named Pramila Mallik as its candidate for the position of assembly speaker, making her the state's first female speaker. Mallik, a six-time MLA, has held various important roles in the government. She expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for selecting her and promised to ensure impartial functioning of the assembly.

The EOW of the Odisha Police claimed that Odia daily newspaper ‘Sambad’, owned and edited by media baron Soumya, was running a “meticulously organised loan scam” in which at least ₹50 crore loan was taken from various banks using forged salary certificates of its employees

The court also rejected the petition of Anubhav Mohanty’s wife and actor Varsha Priyadarshini for restitution of conjugal rights

The court has also framed charges against the BJD leader’s wife, who allegedly received ₹25 lakh from the chit fund company over a land deal

Naveen Patnaik said his officers’ district tours were done in a decentralised and transparent manner to address the legacy issues pending for years

On January 2, 2021, Kulamani Baral, 75, in-charge of Salepur mandal of the BJP and his associate Dibyasingh Baral, 80, were hacked to death near Jankoti village in Odisha’s Mahanga tehsil

Leader of Opposition Jayanarayan Mishra of BJP said several questions raised by the party still remained unanswered

In an ex-parte order, the Sambalpur District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum said the shopkeeper will be liable to pay 9% interes