Two held for ‘extorting’ money by impersonating vigilance officers in Odisha
Rourkela: Police Friday arrested a man and his brother-in-law for allegedly impersonating Odisha vigilance officials and extorting money from government officers by threatening them with dire consequences, an official said. The accused have been identified as Ganesh Prasad Nanda and...
Man arrested for ‘poisoning’ leopard to death in Odisha
Rourkela: A 61-year-old man was arrested after a leopard was allegedly poisoned to death in Odisha's Sundargarh district, officials said Friday. The female leopard, aged about 4, died near Kusumdihi village in the Tamra range of the Bonai forest division...
Malkangiri violence: Ministerial delegation submits report to CM Mohan Majhi
Bhubaneswar/Malkangiri: The delegation of ministers, led by Odisha Deputy Chief Minister K.V. Singh Deo, Friday submitted its report on the ground situation in violence-hit Malkangiri district, where the recovery of a tribal woman's headless body had enraged local tribal residents,...
Odisha Masters: Unnati, Tasnim and Rounak enter semis
Cuttack: Unnati Hooda, Tasnim Mir, Isharani Baruah, Kiran George and Rounak Chouhan all continued their strong run at the Odisha Masters to secure semi-finals spots Friday. In men's singles second seed Kiran George stayed solid with a commanding 21-11, 21-17...
Odisha govt to introduce land lease policy to boost renewable energy projects
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is working on a policy to lease land for renewable energy projects, as part of its push to meet ‘Net Zero' commitments, a senior official said. Satyapriya Rath, Managing Director of GRIDCO Ltd, said land acquisition has...
Cabinet nod for Census 2027; Rs 11,718 crore sanctioned
New Delhi: Union Cabinet Friday approved Rs 11,718 crore for conducting the Census of India, 2027, which would include the caste enumeration for the first time. Addressing a briefing, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the proposal to conduct the...
Read moreDetailsHouse Democrats release photos of Trump, Clinton, Andrew from Epstein’s estate
Washington: House Democrats released a selection of photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein Friday, including some of Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and the former Prince Andrew. The 19 photos released by Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee were a small part of more than 95,000 they received from the estate of Epstein, who died in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting sex trafficking charges. The photos...
Read moreDetailsJ-K: Suspected infiltrator nabbed with modified AK rifle, ammunition near IB in Jammu
Jammu: Border Security Force (BSF) foiled an alleged infiltration bid along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu district Friday and arrested a "suspected person" with a modified AK-type rifle and ammunition, police officials said. The accused -- identified as Abdul Khalik -- was arrested over alleged suspicious movement near the International Border (IB) in the Pargwal area, they said. He was carrying a weapon and was handed over to Khour police station...
Read moreDetailsGovt has powers to cap airfares but it is not single-way solution: Aviation Minister Naidu
New Delhi: Government has exclusive powers in extraordinary circumstances to cap airfares but it is not a single-way solution, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said Friday amid rising concerns over high air ticket prices. Replying to a debate on a private member's resolution on 'Resolutions: Appropriate Measures to Regulate Airfare in the Country' in the Lok Sabha, the minister also mentioned about non-availability of aircraft and that discussions are on...
Read moreDetailsNightclub fire: Thai authorities initiating process to send back Luthra brothers to India
Panaji: Authorities in Thailand are initiating the process to deport Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the nightclub in Goa where 25 people were killed in a fire December 6, government sources said Friday. As the state police are probing the tragedy, a local resident who claims to be the original owner of the land where `Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub stood claimed that the zoning of the saltpan land...
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Two held for ‘extorting’ money by impersonating vigilance officers in Odisha
Rourkela: Police Friday arrested a man and his brother-in-law for allegedly impersonating Odisha vigilance officials and extorting money from government officers by threatening them with dire consequences, an official said. The accused have been identified as Ganesh Prasad Nanda and his brother-in-law Pradeep Kumar Panda, police said. The arrest was made on the basis of a complaint...
House Democrats release photos of Trump, Clinton, Andrew from Epstein’s estate
Washington: House Democrats released a selection of photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein Friday, including some of Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and the former Prince Andrew. The 19 photos released by Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee were a small part of more than 95,000 they received from the estate of Epstein, who died in...
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Man arrested for ‘poisoning’ leopard to death in Odisha
Rourkela: A 61-year-old man was arrested after a leopard was allegedly poisoned to death in Odisha's Sundargarh district, officials said Friday. The female leopard, aged about 4, died near Kusumdihi village in the Tamra range of the Bonai forest division after eating cattle meat, which was allegedly poisoned to trap the animal, they said. Nuas Xess of...
Malkangiri violence: Ministerial delegation submits report to CM Mohan Majhi
Bhubaneswar/Malkangiri: The delegation of ministers, led by Odisha Deputy Chief Minister K.V. Singh Deo, Friday submitted its report on the ground situation in violence-hit Malkangiri district, where the recovery of a tribal woman's headless body had enraged local tribal residents, who subsequently set fire to houses and damaged the properties of hundreds of Bengali-speaking residents of the...
J-K: Suspected infiltrator nabbed with modified AK rifle, ammunition near IB in Jammu
Jammu: Border Security Force (BSF) foiled an alleged infiltration bid along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu district Friday and arrested a "suspected person" with a modified AK-type rifle and ammunition, police officials said. The accused -- identified as Abdul Khalik -- was arrested over alleged suspicious movement near the International Border (IB) in the Pargwal area, they...
Govt has powers to cap airfares but it is not single-way solution: Aviation Minister Naidu
New Delhi: Government has exclusive powers in extraordinary circumstances to cap airfares but it is not a single-way solution, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said Friday amid rising concerns over high air ticket prices. Replying to a debate on a private member's resolution on 'Resolutions: Appropriate Measures to Regulate Airfare in the Country' in the Lok...
Nightclub fire: Thai authorities initiating process to send back Luthra brothers to India
Panaji: Authorities in Thailand are initiating the process to deport Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the nightclub in Goa where 25 people were killed in a fire December 6, government sources said Friday. As the state police are probing the tragedy, a local resident who claims to be the original owner of the land where...
Odisha Masters: Unnati, Tasnim and Rounak enter semis
Cuttack: Unnati Hooda, Tasnim Mir, Isharani Baruah, Kiran George and Rounak Chouhan all continued their strong run at the Odisha Masters to secure semi-finals spots Friday. In men's singles second seed Kiran George stayed solid with a commanding 21-11, 21-17 win over Rithvik Sanjeevi in 33 minutes. He will next face Rounak Chouhan, who continued his strong...
Odisha govt to introduce land lease policy to boost renewable energy projects
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is working on a policy to lease land for renewable energy projects, as part of its push to meet ‘Net Zero' commitments, a senior official said. Satyapriya Rath, Managing Director of GRIDCO Ltd, said land acquisition has emerged as a major hurdle for projects across states, prompting Odisha to frame a dedicated land lease...


























































































