By RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: Despite the state government introducing a revamped Odisha Civil Services (Rehabilitation Assistance) Rules in August 2026 to ensure swift justice for bereaved families of government employees who died in harness, bureaucratic delays continue to stall implementation. Under the revised framework, the previous 100-point evaluation system was scrapped to guarantee compassionate appointments for...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said that Washington was talking to Iran, as his administration imposed sanctions on eight Canadian businesses accused of helping Tehran move money through cryptocurrency networks. “We're talking to Iran. We have been,” Trump told reporters before departing the White House. The president portrayed the military situation as favourable to the United States...

Mumbai: Former India pacer Mohammed Shami has announced his retirement from the longest format of cricket, representing India in 64 Test matches in a career spanning 13 years at the international stage. Shami made the announcement in a video posted on his Instagram handle and said he is saying goodbye to the whites, but not to all...

Koksara: A headless body of a young man was recovered from an agricultural field along the Ladugaon-Supad road in Kalahandi district Thursday, triggering tension in the area. The body bore multiple injury marks inflicted with a sharp weapon. Despite an extensive search by police, a forensic team and sniffer dogs, the victim’s severed head remained untraced. According...

Korei: An undertrial prisoner (UTP) allegedly died by suicide inside the Ragadi Sub-Jail in Jajpur district Friday, triggering a police investigation. The deceased has been identified as Abinash Biswal, a resident of Nimapalli village under Kalinganagar police limits. According to reports, Biswal allegedly died by suicide inside the prison’s medical room around noon, using his shoelaces and...

Sundaragada: Police arrested 10 people Friday and sent two juveniles to a correctional home following the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man at Darlipali village under Bhasma police limits in Sundaragada district Thursday evening. The killing, allegedly linked to a dispute over illegal levies on fly ash transporters, triggered tension and arson in the area. The victim,...

Koraput: Koraput Collector Manoj Satyawan Mahajan has rejected claims of a high turnout of Kotia villagers at polling booths in Andhra Pradesh terming the reported figures misleading and contrary to the ground reality. He said establishing Odisha’s own polling stations in Kotia was the administration’s primary objective, and it had been successfully achieved. Clarifying the reported turnout...

Brahmapur: The Ganjam District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Friday imposed a penalty of Rs 45,100 on Zaikaa Restaurant at Ankuli Bypass in Brahmapur for serving butter naan (bread) containing a dead fly and causing an inordinate delay in serving food. Delivering its order, the Commission, comprising President Satish Kumar Panigrahi and member Saritri Patnaik, held the restaurant...

By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of the Union Home Ministry, even before they begin their careers in their respective state cadres. In a first, the 78RR batch of 151 officer trainees, including 16 foreign officers, will be attached to the ministry before proceeding...

By Dhurjati Mukherjee With the next COP31 scheduled to be held in Türkiye from November 9 to 20, 2026, fossil fuels and deforestation are expected to figure prominently in the discussions, as they did last year. Their contribution to accelerating climate change and intensifying natural disasters has assumed greater urgency in the wake of the recent calamity...