Bolangir: A 20-year-old tribal woman was allegedly assaulted and human faeces were forced into her mouth in Odisha's Bolangir district, police said Wednesday. The incident happened in Jurabandha village in Bangamunda police station area November 16, they said. The accused, a non-tribal man, was operating a tractor on the woman's agricultural land, causing damage to crops, to...

Jajpur: Dharmasala MLA Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo alleged that miscreants attacked him in Odisha's Jajpur district Wednesday evening. Sahoo alleged that the attack took place near near Budha river bridge. No FIR has been filed in this regard, police said. However, the Jajpur SP Yashpratap Shrimal said appropriate action will be taken against persons indulging in violence and...

Bhubaneswar: As the Odisha government began an inquiry into the incidents of the alleged sale of two children due to poverty in Rayagada and Bolangir districts, one of them was rescued from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, officials said Wednesday. The nine-day-old girl who was allegedly sold to a childless couple in Andhra Pradesh has been rescued and kept...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday started the Kharif paddy procurement process from Bargarh district. The paddy procurement process started with Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister KC Patra performing a special puja at Kalapani market yard, a government mandi in Bargarh district. "The BJP has fulfilled its promise made during the Assembly election and the farmers will...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to study the root causes for migration of labourers from the state and find solutions to address the issue. This was stated by Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo after chairing a meeting of the High-Level Task Force constituted to address the migration of labourers. The government has decided to...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government said Wednesday that forest department officials will be held accountable for the deaths of elephants and tigers in the state. Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia announced this while addressing the Divisional Forest Officers (DFO) conference here. "The death of elephants, the killing of tigers and eating their meat is...

Georgetown: India and Guyana Wednesday agreed to ramp up cooperation in areas of defence, trade, energy, pharmaceutical and agriculture as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali held extensive talks focusing on bolstering the overall relations. The two sides inked five agreements that will provide for cooperation in a range of sectors such as...

New Delhi: Most exit polls Wednesday predicted victory for the BJP-led alliances in Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls while some gave an edge to the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition in the western state. Axis MyIndia was the only one to predict victory for the Congress-JMM alliance in Jharkhand with 49-59 seats out of 81 as against...

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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Works minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Wednesday said the government will construct a six-lane grand ring road connecting all major commercial hubs of the state. This six-lane road will connect Mottu in Malkangiri district to Tiring in Mayurbhanj district. It will reduce travel time across Odisha to just 26 hours, linking all commercial hubs, Harichandan told media...