HC asks authorities to comply with directions on Cuttack stadium upkeep
Artists fume as new Cuttack gallery yet to be made operational
Death Toll Of Odisha Workers In Telangana Factory Blast Rises To 9
The latest victim of the factory blast was identified as Purna Chandra Sahu, a native of Sukarpada in Cuttack district
Residents marooned in many Cuttack areas
HC pulls up admn on waterlogging in Cuttack city
Home guard killed in Cuttack accident
Goods Train Derails Near Cuttack Station; No Casualties Reported
According to East Coast Railway (ECoR) sources, the derailment happened on Route No. 8 (loop line) within the Cuttack Yard, likely during a track change. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported
Train derailment in Cuttack: Three wagons of goods train derail; no casualties, restoration underway
Near Cuttack railway station in Odisha, three empty wagons of a goods train derailed in a yard on Monday morning, disrupting the loop line. Fortunately, no casualties were reported. Authorities have mobilized a relief train to restore the affected loop line, while the main line and train movement towards Pradeep remain operational.
Three wagons of goods train derail in Odisha's Cuttack, none injured
A relief train with machines, material and manpower has already been mobilised and the loop line in the yard will be restored soon
Cuttack court acquits Dhalasamanta brothers in twin murder case
DLSA Cuttack Recruitment 2025 - Apply Offline for 07 Chief Legal, Assistant Legal and More Posts
TheDistrict Legal Services Authority (DLSA Cuttack) has released an official notification for the recruitment of 07 Chief Legal, Assistant Legal and More posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply Offline through the official DLSA Cuttack website. The last date to submit the application form is 16-07-2025.
100 workers from Bengal confined in Odisha; Mamata Banerjee expresses concern
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee voiced her apprehension regarding the confinement of approximately 100 Bengali-speaking migrant workers in Odisha, specifically in Cuttack and Balasore. Banerjee has directed Chief Secretary Manoj Pant to engage with his Odisha counterpart to address and resolve the concerning situation.
Rain floods several areas in Cuttacks CDA for hours
59 arrested for clash between BJP, BJD workers in Cuttack dist
HC asks admn to file report on unsafe buildings in Cuttack
NIA team visits Cuttack for info on Afghan natl
Afghan Man Arrested In Odisha For Living Illegally In India
An Afghan national, Mohammad Yousaf alias Yaha Khan, was arrested at Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar, for entering India on a forged Indian passport and living in Cuttack under a false identity since 2018.
Afghan national arrested with forged Indian passport at Bhubaneswar airport
BHUBANESWAR: Amid rising national security concerns over illegal infiltration and potential espionage threats , an Afghan national masquerading as an Indian citizen was arrested at Biju Patnaik International Airport, police sources said on Sunday. The accused, identified as Mohammad Yousaf alias Yaha Khan, was caught red-handed on his arrival from Dubai on an IndiGo flight. He was using a forged Indian passport. The Airport police arrested Yousaf on Saturday on the complaint of DSP (immigration) Samapika Pattnaik whose team during a routine immigration clearance of Flight No. 6E-1488 arriving from Dubai spotted him with the counterfeit Indian passport (No. U1380251) issued in the name of Yaha Khan, purportedly a resident of Cuttack. Acting on suspicion, the immigration team conducted a thorough background check, which revealed a discreet look out circular (LOC) issued from Kolkata airport against the accused. Further system verification confirmed that the person was, in fact, Mohammad Yousaf, a 54-year-old man from Afghanistan, holding a genuine Afghan passport (No. 02457655). Police sources said he had allegedly illegally entered India in 2018, adopting a false Indian identity and securing official documents through forged means. Investigations revealed that Yousaf had fraudulently acquired multiple Indian identity documents, including Aadhaar (No. 2347 1649 4378), PAN (BERPK1646E), Voter ID (YNY1493030) and Driving License (OR0519910002562) apart from the fake Indian passport. He had been residing in Peyton Sahi, Buxi Bazar area of Cuttack and operating as alias Yaha Khan, successfully blending into society while concealing his true identity. He not only lived undetected for years but also misused the forged documents to travel, conduct business, and open bank accounts across states. Officials have expressed concern that such forged identities could be used for espionage, smuggling, or terror-related activities, especially at a time when India is facing heightened intelligence threats. Sources said Yousaf confessed to his real identity during interrogation and admitted to fabricating multiple Indian documents. The investigating team also seized fake identity cards, foreign currencies, Rs 80,000 in cash, a smartphone, two gold earrings, a motorcycle registration certificate and bank documents in the forged name from his possession. The accused has been produced in court and remanded in judicial custody. Further investigation is underway to uncover any wider network and potential national security implications. We are now investigating the network that might have aided him in obtaining these documents and whether he was part of a larger sleeper cell or illegal intelligence operation, said an official. India not 'dharmshala,' Ranchi 'converted to Karachi': BJP wants action against alleged infiltration in Jharkhand
Firearms Smuggling Racket Busted in Bhubaneswar; Five Arrested
Describing it as a significant breakthrough against organised crime, police officials revealed that the arrested individuals include criminals from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Odishas Cuttack district.
Odisha Constable Saves Man From Falling Under Moving Train in Daring Rescue
Tulu Behera hailed as hero after pulling passenger to safety at Cuttack railway station; DGP announces reward.
Probe ordered after five patients die at Odisha hospital due to alleged medical negligence
KORAPUT: Two investigations were ordered after five patients died due to alleged negligence at the state-run Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital in Odisha's Koraput, officials said on Wednesday. Two men and three women died on Tuesday night within a short period. Their families alleged that they were administered injections, following which the patients died. The deceased persons were identified as Shukra Majhi, Rukuni Pentia, Phulmati Majhi, Bhagaban Parija and Bati Khara. SLNMCH's superintendent Susanta Kumar Sahu said a departmental inquiry has been ordered. We have convened a meeting of all departmental heads. The patients who died on Tuesday night were admitted to the hospital in a critical condition. Prima facie, the deaths seem not to have been caused by any wrong injection. However, we will inquire into the allegations, he said. Sahu said the patients in the ICU were in a serious condition and were administered the injection to control their dropping blood pressure. He said two of the five deceased patients suffered abdominal injuries, while another suffered from liver perforation. We suspect they died due to bleeding and septicemia. The fourth patient was being treated for stage 4 cancer, and the fifth was an accident victim, who was referred from Jeypore, he said. Director of Medical Education and Training (DMET) Santosh Mishra also ordered a separate inquiry into the allegations. A five-member team, comprising three doctors from MKCG Medical College Hospital in Berhampur and two from SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack, will probe the allegations, he said. The team has been asked to submit the report by Thursday, Mishra said. The families of the deceased held a demonstration outside the hospital, following which police were deployed. The bodies were handed over to the families after post-mortem examination. Each family was given a cheque of Rs 10,000 from the district Red Cross fund. Arrangements were also made to transport the bodies to the villages of the deceased patients, a district official said. Congress legislature party leader Rama Chandra Kadam demanded Rs 25 lakh each as compensation for the families of the deceased.
Cuttack: Two Arrested for Alleged 'Pro-Pakistan' Sloganeering
The duo are accused of promoting enmity between different communities with the intention of provoking hatred, disturbing public peace, and threatening religious harmony
Cuttack Intellectuals Rally Against Government Apathy
In a remarkable show of solidarity, intellectuals and civic leaders from across Cuttack have come together, voicing collective concern over what they termed as persistent government apathy towards the citys development.
Odisha Government Forms Three-member Probe Panel on Cuttack Bridge Collapse
The mishap took place on Saturday evening at the construction site of a new bridge over the Kathajodi river in Cuttacks Khannagar locality. According to officials, a prefabricated concrete slab was being hoisted by a crane when the machine reportedly malfunctioned, causing the slab to fall and crush five workers, including an engineer and two labourers
Three killed, others injured in Cuttack bridge collapse at Khannagar during construction work
Three, Including Engineer, Killed as Concrete Slab Collapses In Cuttack
The deceased were identified as Soumya Ranjan Behera, Subhankar Patnaik, and Subash Bhakta
Odisha Unveils Sahayog Initiative To Deliver Welfare Schemes Directly To Urban Poor
The initiative will be rolled out in 44 urban areas across eight districtsKhurda, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Ganjam, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, and Mayurbhanjin its first phase.
NIA Questions Odisha Family That Narrowly Escaped Terror Attack in Pahalgam
A three-member NIA team questioned the family upon their return to Cuttack. Ranjits wife had reportedly sustained multiple injuries during the incident. Sources revealed that the family provided crucial information regarding four terrorists they claimed to have seen during the attack.
KEONJHAR: Mahendra Hembram, one of the convicts in the 1999 high-profile triple murder case of Australian Christian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons, was released from Keonjhar jail in Odisha on Wednesday after serving 25 years. Now 50 years old, Hembram was released from prison on the grounds of good behaviour during his incarceration. Hembram has been released following a decision by the State Sentence Review Board. The prison directorate informed about it in a letter on Tuesday. He has been released after 25 years because of good behaviour in accordance with the rules, said Jailer Manaswini Naik. Jail authorities gave Hembram a cordial farewell, garlanding him as a 'mark of recognition for his good conduct' during his prison term. An official said Hembram was handed over a bank passbook, where his earnings from prison labour had been deposited. I spent 25 years in jail after being falsely implicated in an incident related to religious conversion. Today, I have been released, Hembram told reporters outside the jail. Hembram and Bajrang Dal leader Dara Singh, alias Rabindra Pal Singh, were convicted of the brutal murders of Staines and his sons -Philip (10) and Timothy (6) -who were burned alive by a mob led by Singh on the night of January 21, 1999. A mob led by Singh attacked Staines and his sons while they slept in their station wagon and then set the vehicle on fire. When they tried to escape, the mob, armed with lathis, prevented them from getting out, leading to their deaths. Their skeletal remains were later recovered. Staines and his wife Gladys worked with the Mayurbhanj Evangelical Missionary organisation and cared for leprosy patients. A total of 14 persons, including Singh and Hembram, were accused in the gruesome case. However, 12 of them were acquitted, while Singh and Hembram were sentenced to life imprisonment. Hembram, hailing from Manoharpur village, was arrested in 1999, while Dara Singh was picked up on January 31, 2000, by then Mayurbhanj SP Y B Khurania, who is now the DGP. Initially kept as an undertrial prisoner at Jharpada Jail in Bhubaneswar, Hembram was sentenced to life imprisonment on September 22, 2003. Over the years, Hembram was incarcerated in several facilities, including Jharpada, Jamujhari Open Air Jail (Bhubaneswar), and jails in Cuttack, Berhampur, Baripada, Anandpur Sub-Jail, before being transferred to Keonjhar Jail on September 28, 2011. He remained there until his release. During the trial at the CBI court in Bhubaneswar on February 1, 2002, Hembram reportedly lost mental composure and declared himself the sole culprit and claimed that others were innocent. Trial started on March 1, 2001 at the District and Sessions Court in Khurda, which was designated as a CBI court. Evidence against Dara Singh was confirmed when one of the accused persons, Dayanidhi Patra, told the trial court that he was present when he (Dara Singh) set fire to the vehicle. The trial concluded on August 18, 2003, with Judge Mahendra Patnaik sentencing Dara Singh and 12 others, while acquitting Anirudha Dandapat, alias Andha Nayak, for lack of evidence. On September 22, 2003, the court awarded Dara Singh the death penalty and sentenced 12 others to life imprisonment. However, in 2005, the Orissa High Court commuted Singh's death sentence to life imprisonment, a decision later upheld by the Supreme Court. Dara Singh, currently serving a life sentence, filed a mercy petition in the Supreme Court in August 2024 seeking release. Another mercy plea was also submitted to the President of India. Meanwhile, on March 19, 2025, the Supreme Court directed the Odisha government to take a decision on the remission plea of a epenting Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who continues to serve his sentence for the murders of Staines and his sons.
Train services resumes on Cuttack-Nergundi rail section in Odisha after derailment
Trains resumed normal movement at reduced speeds as restoration work continued, and speed limits will be gradually increased as the situation stabilises
1 killed, 30 hurt as train derails in Odisha; reports suggest track defect in maintenance work area
A derailment of the Bengaluru-Kamakhya AC Express near Cuttack resulted in one death and over 30 injuries. The incident occurred on Sunday due to suspected track defects during maintenance work. Compensation has been announced for victims, and rescue efforts are underway. The derailment follows Odisha's major railway disaster in June 2023, which had higher casualties.
One killed as train derails in Odisha
In Odisha's Cuttack district, eleven coaches of the SMVT Bengaluru-Kamakhya AC Express derailed, causing one death and three injuries. The accident affected services on the Howrah-Chennai route, diverting 21 trains. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma confirmed no casualties from Assam and that the injured are out of danger. Investigation is ongoing.
Bengaluru-Kamakhya Superfast Express train derails in Odishas Cuttack, no casualties reported
SMVT Bengaluru-Kamakhya express train derailment: 1 killed, 7 injured
Cuttack: One person was killed and seven others injured as an express train derailed in Odishas Cuttack district on Sunday, officials said. Eleven coaches of the SMVT Bengaluru-Kamakhya AC Express derailed at Nirgundi near Manguli at 11.54 am, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of the East Coast Railway Ashok Kumar Mishra said. Cuttacks District Collector Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
Eleven Coaches Of Bengaluru-Kamakhya Superfast Express Derail In Odisha's Cuttack
7 injured as Bengaluru-Kamakhya Express derails in Odisha
Cuttack, Mar 30: Seven people were injured as an express train derailed in Odishas Cuttack district on Sunday, officials said. Eleven coaches of the SMVT Bengaluru-Kamakhya AC Express derailed at Nirgundi near Manguli at 11.54 am, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of the East Coast Railway Ashok Kumar Mishra said. Odisha Fire Service Director-General Sudhansu Sarangi said seven injured people have been rescued and taken to a nearby hospital. The maximum number of injured persons should not be more than [] The post 7 injured as Bengaluru-Kamakhya Express derails in Odisha appeared first on Daily Excelsior .
SMVT Bengaluru-Kamakhya express train derails in Odishas Cuttack
Bhubaneswar: An express train derailed in Odishas Cuttack district on Sunday, an official said. Eleven coaches of the SMVT Bengaluru-Kamakhya AC Express derailed at Nirgundi near Manguli at 11.54 am, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of the East Coast Railway Ashok Kumar Mishra said. There is no injury or casualty reported till now, he said. Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
11 coaches of Bengaluru-Kamakhya Express derail in Odisha (VIDEO)
Eleven coaches of Bengaluru-Kamakhya Express derailed near Nirgundi railway station in Cuttacks Choudwar here on Sunday.
Silver for the goddess | Why Cuttacks GI-tagged Tarakasi art form is facing a precarious future
March is when the Rupa Tarakasi craftsmen of Cuttack begin work for Durga Puja, but the artisans of this 500-year-old art form are struggling to stay afloat
Former Union Minister, veteran BJP leader Dr Debendra Pradhan passes away at 84
BHUBANESWAR: Veteran BJP leader and former Union Minister Dr Debendra Pradhan passed away on Monday in New Delhi after a brief illness. Dr Pradhan was 84 and is survived by his wife and two sons. He breathed his last at the official residence of his son Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Born on July 16, 1941, Dr Pradhan got his MBBS degree from SCB Medical College, Cuttack in 1966. He started his career as a medical officer from Talcher. He, however, quit the government service to pursue social services and agriculture. One of the major pillars in building BJP organisation in Odisha, Dr Pradhan, joined the saffron party in 1983. He was appointed as president of the party's Talcher Mandal the same year, a post which he held till 1985. Dr Pradhan entered electoral politics in 1984. The party nominated him from the Deogarh Lok Sabha seat, which he lost.He was assigned the job of president of the undivided Dhenkanal district in 1985. He was elected as BJP's state president for two consecutive terms from 1988 to 1993. His third term as state unit president was from 1995 to 1997. A close associate of BJP veteran Kushabhau Thakre, Dr Pradhan,after two defeats in 1991 and 1996,tasted electoral success in 1998 from Deogarh parliamentary constituency. The same year, he became the Surface Transport Minister in the cabinet of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He again won the 1991 election from Deogarh and went on become Union Minister of Surface Transport and Agriculture in the Vajpayee government. Dr Pradhan was national vice president of BJP from 2001-02. His electoral politics came to an end after he lost the 2004 Assembly election to Pallahara. He, however, continued to guide the party as a Marg Darshak. Condolences started pouring in after the news of Dr Pradhan's demise broke.Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his last respects to the mortal remains of Dr Pradhan at the residence of Dharmendra Pradhan. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi had paid a visit to Dr Pradhan on Sunday. Majhi who returned from the national capital last night, in his condolence message, said he is deeply saddened to hear about the demise of the former Union Minister. He was a popular leader and a skilled parliamentarian who dedicated his life to serving the nation and the state of Odisha. As the president of the state BJP, he played a crucial role in the rise of the party in Odisha. His contributions to the development of the state and the welfare of its people will always be remembered, the CM said. The country and the state have lost a distinguished public servant. His dedication to the well-being of the people and the development of the state will always be cherished, he said. I extend my deepest condolences to his son, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and the entire family. May God give them the strength to bear this irreparable loss. May his soul rest in peace, Majhi said.
Eminent Odia Poet Ramakanta Rath Passes Away at 91
Born in Cuttack on December 13, 1933, Raths life was a harmonious blend of administrative excellence and creative brilliance
Outrage in Odishas Cuttack after man allegedly electrocutes stray dog to death
A man in Cuttack electrocuted a stray dog with an electric fence, triggering outrage. Authorities cut his power, and an investigation is underway
