Bhubaneswar: Officials of the Bhubaneswar Excise department were allegedly attacked and misbehaved with during a late-night raid Sunday at ‘ODO2 The High Level’, a bar and pub under the jurisdiction of Kharavela police station, which was found operating beyond permitted hours. Authorities said the bar manager, along with a few intoxicated patrons, obstructed officials while they were...

Bhubaneswar: An 11-year-old boy has been missing since February 9 after he stepped out to play near his home at Shantipalli Basti under the jurisdiction of Saheed Nagar police station. The child, identified as Dillip Shabar, was reported missing by his mother, Sunita Shabar, who lodged a complaint with the police. The boy’s mother, Sunita Shabar, recounted...

Bhubaneswar: In a major statewide crackdown under Operation Cyber Kavach, Odisha Police carried out coordinated cyber enforcement operations across multiple districts Sunday, targeting mule bank accounts and facilitators of organised cyber fraud networks. Supervised by respective SSPs and DCPs, dedicated district cyber teams conducted verification drives and enforcement actions with real-time coordination from specialised cyber units, reinforcing...

Bhubaneswar: On the auspicious occasion of ‘Maha Shivratri’, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday announced a Rs 330 crore comprehensive development plan for Ekamra Kshetra, marking a major push to strengthen the spiritual and heritage landscape of the Temple City. After offering prayers at the historic Lingaraj Temple, the Chief Minister said the state government is committed...

Bhubaneswar: National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco), a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NLC India Limited(NLCIL) to deepen collaboration on a proposed 1,080 MW thermal captive power project and joint renewable energy initiatives. The MoU was signed in the presence of Jagdish Arora, Director (Projects &...

Bhubaneswar: The Department of English Language and Literature at Central University of Odisha (CUO), Koraput, organised a two-day national conference, “Voices from the Hills: Tribal Literature, Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS), and Cultural Memory – A Multidisciplinary Perspective,” February 13–14. The event brought together scholars, writers, translators, and researchers from across the country to discuss the richness of...

Bhubaneswar: In a major push to strengthen regional connectivity, Commerce & Transport department Principal Secretary NBS Rajput undertook an extensive field visit to western and southern Odisha shortly after assuming charge. The visit covered key aviation and public transport infrastructure projects at Utkela Airport, Jeypore Airport, Bhawanipatna and Nabarangpur, with a focus on accelerating development and enhancing...

Jayati Ghosh & Diego Llumá In January, India’s Supreme Court ruled that the US-based hedge fund Tiger Global must pay taxes on its $1.6 billion sale of a stake in the e-commerce platform Flipkart to Walmart. The ruling, delivered just days before the EU-India Free Trade Agreement was announced, shows that at least some Indian institutions remain...

Shivaji Sarkar It has been a week of pure hungama in Parliament. Rarely has the Lok Sabha appeared so charged, so combative, and so visibly tilted against the government. The Opposition seized the initiative early and never let go. Tempers flared, slogans echoed, and adjournments became routine. Yet beneath the noise lay something more telling: the government...

The people of Bangladesh have spoken decisively that they still believe in democracy and would not be swayed by polarising politics or chaotic movements for supposedly righting wrongs by an earlier regime. Nearly 60 per cent of the country’s population took part in the election. The sole blemish in this democratic process was the denial of electoral...