Nabarangpur: A Class IX girl has allegedly been raped on the premises of a high school in Tentulikhunti block of Nabarangpur district during school hours, police said. The alleged incident took place August 21 but came to light Friday after police visited the school and began an investigation. Following a complaint by the girl’s family, Tentulikhu nti...

Kataka: A section of teachers of Ravenshaw University here staged a one-day cease-work on campus Friday, demanding non-interference by outsiders in university matters. Wearing black badges, 88 members of Ravenshaw University Teachers' Association (RUTA) went on mass leave and staged a demonstration before the vice-chancellor's office on campus here. The teachers' body staged the protest following their...

Baripada (Odisha):  A private tutor was arrested in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Friday for allegedly raping and impregnating a Class 9 student of a residential school during her stay at home on summer vacation, police said. A routine medical examination at the school earlier this week revealed that the girl was five months pregnant, following which her parents...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Friday signed six MoUs with various organisations to strengthen digital agriculture, climate resilience and farmer livelihoods, officials said. The Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment Department signed an MoU with the Department of Posts, Odisha Circle, four agreements with ICRISAT an international, non-profit organisation that conducts agricultural research and another with the MS Swaminathan Research...

New Delhi: Continuing the revamp of the National Testing Agency (NTA) following the NEET UG row, the Central government appointed two new directors and a joint director to the key examination agency, official documents showed on Friday. According to official orders issued by the Department of Personnel and Training on August 27, the Indian Administrative Service (IAS)...

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) Lok Sabha member Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi Friday announced that he will resign from both the party and the Lok Sabha in November, citing differences with the party’s stance on Jammu and Kashmir’s political future. In a detailed letter addressed to NC president Farooq Abdullah, Mehdi justified his decision, saying Abdullah’s recent remarks...

New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed to roll out a front-of-pack red warning label for processed food items and beverages that are high in sugar, salt, or fat content so that consumers can make an informed choice. "The warning label shall indicate the applicable declaration, such as 'HIGH FAT', 'HIGH...

Kathmandu: Nepal has waived the trekking fee for foreign nationals returning from the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage through the western Hilsa border point in Humla district for one week, amid disruptions caused by the devastating floods in the Bhote Koshi River. The Department of Immigration said in a notice Friday that the waiver applies to foreign pilgrims returning...

New Delhi: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has inked a pact with a non-government organisation to enhance the counter-drone capabilities of its personnel in securing vital installations under its security cover, especially in the aviation, nuclear and space domains. A statement issued by the force Friday said the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Drone Federation...

Bhubaneswar: Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram Friday claimed that some people have launched a propaganda to tarnish his image and oust him from the ministry, after an aide was arrested for alleged involvement in an organised crime case in Odisha's Rourkela. Oram had earlier made it clear that he had no objection to legal action being...