Five people were killed after a speeding truck driving on the wrong side rammed multiple motorcycles in Odisha's Ganjam district. The truck driver has been arrested, and an investigation is underway.
According to local accounts, students had hoisted the national flag on the rooftop of the coaching centre on Monday morning to celebrate Republic Day. The flag was raised using an iron pipe.
Officials said the pilots executed a controlled forced landing, which helped prevent any loss of life. The district administration reached the site after receiving information and shifted all injured persons to medical facilities in Rourkela.
The Odisha Forest Department's procurement and costly modification of the Thar SUVs has sparked widespread criticism, prompting an official audit to review the spending and approval process for these expenditures.
Nearly 8,000 graduates and postgraduates appeared for just 187 Home Guard posts in Odisha's Sambalpur, even though the minimum qualification was Class V.
Adarsh, a resident of Kotkan village in Jagatsinghpur district, had been working with a private plastic company in Sudan for the past three years. During the ongoing civil war, he was allegedly abducted by terrorists and subjected to severe physical and mental torture during captivity.
As the main entry point of the bank was damaged, the bank authorities and the local residents placed the ladder on a trolley as an alternative pathway.
The boy accidentally swallowed the toy gun, which blocked the airway and led to the child's death.
Odisha Police has arrested a government engineer for allegedly sexually assaulting nine boys at a village hostel. The victims reported the abuse to their headmistress, prompting swift action.
A teenage boy from Odisha died after being hit by a speeding train while filming an Instagram reel close to the railway tracks in Puri district.
