Koraput: A special Pocso court in Jeypore on Monday sentenced a 24-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment after convicting him of raping a minor girl aged 17 years on the false promise of marriage on July 19, 2024.Delivering the verdict, additional district and sessions judge-cum-special Pocso court judge Sanghamitra Dash convicted the man….
A fallen tree in Koraput on Sunday Koraput: Widespread rainfall under the influence of the prevailing low-pressure system lashed Koraput district over the past 24 hours, bringing an average of 101.26 mm of rain till 8 am on Sunday.Despite the intense spell across most parts of the district, no untoward incident, flooding or rain-related casualty…
Koraput: Odisha govt has extended the Rabi paddy procurement period under Kharif Marketing Season 2025-26 till July 3, providing additional time for farmers to sell their produce at govt mandis. The procurement was scheduled to conclude on June 30.The extension was announced through a letter issued by Food, Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department on Thursday….
Koraput: Assets worth crores of rupees, including two flats, two farmhouses spread across 14 acres, 49 plots, nearly a kilogram of gold and over Rs 60 lakh in deposits, were unearthed during Vigilance raids on properties linked to one Satyanarayan Sethy, assistant executive engineer (AEE) of Kotpad block in Koraput district.According to a Vigilance press…
Eagle Force team seized 500 kg ganja in Odisha Hyderabad: Eagle Force sleuths have intercepted a vehicle transporting ganja in Odisha and seized 500 kilos of contraband worth Rs 2.5 crore. The seized contraband was handed over to the Odisha police for further probe.In an inter-state operation to nab the offenders at the source areas…
Cuttack: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday asked the Odisha govt to examine the allegations of acute police manpower shortage and inadequate infrastructure at Jeypore town in Koraput district and submit an action-taken report within eight weeks.The direction came after the commission considered a complaint filed by Jeypore-based human rights activist and advocate Anup…
Andhra Pradesh minister Gummidi Sandhya Rani at Neredibalsa village on Wednesday Koraput: Amid continuous dispute over the Kotia region between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, the tribal welfare, women and child development minister of the neighbouring state, Gummidi Sandhya Rani, on Wednesday visited Neredibalsa village under Kotia gram panchayat of Pottangi block, and inaugurated a road…
The seized gold and silver jewellery Berhampur: Odisha State Vigilance on Monday recovered another 703 grams of gold and 375 grams of silver jewellery from the possession of Baikuntha Nath Behera, 52, the assistant executive engineer of Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Baliguda, in Kandhamal district, who was arrested on Sunday for allegedly amassing disproportionate…
Bhubaneswar: The Rayagada railway division under East Coast Railway (ECoR) will become operational on Monday, aligning with the launch of the South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone, with headquarters at Visakhapatnam.While SCoR got truncated portions from ECoR’s Waltair and Khurda Road divisions, the new division at Rayagada has been created by reorganising a portion of the…
Cuttack: Cautioning that criminal law should not become a tool in failed personal relationships, Orissa high court has acquitted a 25-year-old man of raping a married woman.Setting aside the conviction and 10-year rigorous imprisonment, imposed by a fast-track court in Koraput district, Justice S K Panigrahi on May 22 said consensual relationships between adults cannot…
