Speaking to the media in Balasore on Tuesday, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Eastern Range, Pinak Mishra, said that coordinated and sustained action has been taken across all three districts under the Eastern Range to curb the menace of illegal cattle movement.
Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police seized 400 grams of "brown sugar" worth about Rs 40 lakh, arresting one accused from Sahadevkhuntha in Balasore, during a raid to dismantle the narcotics network, Police Commissioner Suresh Devdutt Singh said.
In a proactive move to assist the family of the medical student victim in the Durgapur gangrape case, senior IPS officer Pinak Mishra, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP), Eastern Range, Balasore, personally spoke to the victim's father to offer condolences and assure full cooperati
Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, Dutta said, "The start of SIR (Special Intensive Revision) in Odisha has been a long-standing demand of the common people. It will be initiated by the Election Commission in September. The Election Commission is working in the interest of the country."
The death of a 20-year-old student of Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, who had allegedly faced prolonged sexual harassment, has caused a massive political row in the state.
Majhi informed that floodwaters have impacted four blocks in Balasore and two blocks each in Bhadrak and Jajpur districts. Around 30,000 people of 81 villages across these districts have been affected.
The Government is closely monitoring the Subarnarekha, Jalaka, and Baitarani rivers after incessant rainfall has created a flood-like situation in the areas of Balasore, Bhadrak, and Jajpur districts of northern Odisha.
"The government failed to act on its responsibility. The Chief Minister( Mohan Charan Majhi) dismissed women's crimes as not an issue... This raises concerns about Odisha's situation. If they don't realise the justice due, they should withdraw or face opposition action. We're taking steps t
"Allegedly the student had been facing persistent harassment and intimidation at the hands of certain faculty members and peers, and despite her written and verbal appeals to the authorities concerned, no timely or meaningful action was taken to address her grievances, pushing her to take th
On Monday, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) party workers held a protest at Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) office in Odisha's Sambalpur over the Balasore student's death by self-immolation.