
A police investigation team from Kerala that has come to Odisha to probe a case of forgery and impersonation by Bitihotra 'Bitti' Mohanty alias Raghav Rajan today ruled out involvement of his father, former Odisha cop BB Mohanty, in the case.
Body of a judicial officer was today recovered from her official residence at Rajabagicha in Balasore town, police said here.
In a jolt to the Biju Janata Dal government in Odisha, one of its senior-most ministers, Raghunath Mohanty, resigned from his post on Friday after his daughter-in-law lodged a dowry harassment complaint against him, his wife, son and other family members.
A 5-member special investigation team from Kerala police that came to Odisha to probe rape convict Bitihotra Mohanty’s case on Friday found that he forged his educational certificates in the name of Raghav Rajan and produced them in Kerala to get a job and even secure an MBA degree.
Alleged irregularities in execution of MGNREGS in Koraput district came to fore during a social audit by a voluntary organisation at six villages each in Boipariguda and Dasmantpur blocks in the last week of February

India's indigenously built ambitious sub-sonic cruise missile Nirbhay failed to reach its target and was terminated after it deviated from its path following its maiden launch today.
Priya Ranjan Sahu reports.
India test-fired its first indigenously developed medium range sub-sonic cruise missile 'Nirbhay' today from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in the presence of top defence scientists and senior officials.
Here's a timeline of case of Bitti Mohanty, convicted for raping German tourist in Alwar.
Anti-Posco protestors clashed with the police which left 12 persons injured at a project site village in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district, while no land was acquired today.
Security personnel belonging to the Border Security Force (BSF) and Odisha police recovered a huge cache of explosives during an anti-Naxalite operation in Koraput district today.

Kabita Nayak was married into a village with no toilets. Today, she has ensured every house has one. Her efforts have changed the environment and the lives of so many women. Priya Ranjan Sahu reports. quote unquote
The administration in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district today resumed land acquisition for Korean steel maker Posco's $12 billion (Rs 54,000 crore) plant amidst shimmering tension following the death of three anti-Posco activists due to a crude bomb explosion yesterday. Priya Ranjan Sahu reports.
A bomb explosion in a village within the proposed site for Korean steel maker Posco's $12 billion (Rs 54,000 crore) plant in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district today claimed four lives. Priya Ranjan Sahu reports.
Indigenously developed 'Pinaka' rockets were on Thursday successfully test-fired from a multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) by an armament establishment from a base at Chandipur-on-sea, about 15 km from Balasore.
Batting for Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi as Prime Ministerial candidate, eminent lawyer and Rajya Sabha MP Ram Jethmalani on Wednesday said Modi would be the best choice for the post.