Cuttack district

Bhubaneswar: Family members of an 18-year-old girl in Odisha’s Cuttack district reportedly declared her dead and performed her post-death rituals after she eloped with her lover recently. Payal Mahapatra, daughter of Bishwajit Mahapatra,…

Bhubaneswar: The police today arrested a woman on charges of torturing her two stepchildren in Athagarh area of Odisha’s Cuttack district. The police have also arrested the victims’ father in connection with the incident, sources said…

Bhubaneswar: A 12-year-old girl sustained critical injuries after she was reportedly hit by a vehicle carrying the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Niali in Cuttack district of Odisha today. The girl sustained fractures in her right…

Bhubaneswar: Days after sword attack on two cops by a retired defence personnel, the Inspector In-Charge (IIC) of Banki police station in Odisha’s Cuttack district was transferred on Wednesday. Banki IIC Kabuli Barik has been shifted to…

Bhubaneswar: The noose seems to be tightening around former Odisha Minister and Mahanga MLA Pratap Kumar Jena as a court in Cuttack district has directed to continue with the prosecution as a punishable case is made out against him in a…

Bhubaneswar: The decomposed carcass of a tusker was found in Narasinghpur forest under Athagarh Forest Division in Odisha’s Cuttack district recently. The Forest department is yet to cite any reason behind the tusker’s death. A few…

Bhubaneswar: A family in Banki area of Odisha’s Cuttack district reportedly stumbled upon an unusual guest under their mattress once they woke up today morning. Dhirendra Rout, his wife and two children of Kamalpur village under Kiapala…

Bhubaneswar: The construction of a concrete bridge connecting the mainland with Dhabaleswar shrine, located on an island inside Mahanadi river in Cuttack district of Odisha, has reached its last phase. Rural Development department…