Bhubaneswar: Five people were killed and 31 injured in separate road accidents in Odisha, police said Saturday. Three persons were killed and one injured when a truck hit two motorcycles and a scooter on National Highway-16 passing through Bhubaneswar Saturday evening, the police said. The accident took place on the overbridge near Fire Station Chhak when four...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police has seized nearly 3,500 litres of diesel and arrested one person on charge of clandestinely procuring materials from ships anchored in deep sea areas, an officer said Saturday. The seizure was part of a special enforcement operation conducted in the coastal jurisdiction of Paradeep Marine Police area, Jagatsinghpur district police said in a statement,...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday ordered the Crime Branch of Odisha Police to probe the lynching of a GRP constable by a mob for allegedly attempting to rape a woman on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar May 7. Majhi issued the direction while chairing a high-level meeting after returning from a two-day visit to Kolkata. "The...

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Washington: US has proposed to increase the minimum wages paid to hire an employee under the H1B visa program by 30 per cent over the previously fixed limits, a move the administration claims will help prevent foreigners from undercutting salary of US nationals. The new rule, proposed by the US Department of Labour March 27, seeks to...

Chennai: Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar Saturday appointed TVK chief C Joseph Vijay as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, and the leader will take oath Sunday, the Lok Bhavan said. The swearing-in of the Vijay-led ministry will be held Sunday at 10 am at Chennai's Nehru Stadium. Vijay was appointed CM after he presented letters of support from...

Koraput: The inspector in charge of (IIC) of Dabugaon police station in Odisha's Nabarangpur district has been placed under suspension on charge of dereliction of duty in connection with the death of a man in police custody, an officer said Saturday. Earlier, three police personnel of Dabugaon police station were suspended following the custodial death of a...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJD Saturday alleged that peace-loving Odisha has become a "disturbed state" in view of the rising crime graph under the BJP rule. Addressing a press conference here, BJD senior general secretary Lekhashree Samantsinghar claimed that incidents of murder and violence that have taken place in the state over the last 10 days clearly indicate...

New Delhi: The national capital is on high alert following intelligence inputs indicating a possible terror threat. This prompted the Delhi Police and other security agencies to intensify vigil across several sensitive locations, sources said Saturday. A source said security has been increased at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (DDU) Marg and...

Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals stand-in skipper Yashasvi Jaiswal won the toss and elected to bowl against Gujarat Titans in an IPL match in Jaipur Saturday. Jaiswal is leading the side against GT after regular skipper Riyan Parag pulled his hamstring in RR's previous match. GT made one change, bringing in Prasidh Krishna in place of Manav Suthar while...