Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday inaugurated a new training and briefing centre along with a state-of-the-art counter-terrorism training complex of the Special Operations Group (SOG) at Chandaka to strengthen operational capabilities of the state's elite anti-Maoist force. He also inaugurated 16 police stations, 70 police quarters, barracks, armouries, office and administrative buildings in 16...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said officials works at district and block level offices will go paperless soon, as the government is expanding the OSWAS, an IT-based system to carry out administrative works. CM Majhi was addressing the state-level celebration of Good Governance Day observed on the occasion of the birthday of former Prime...

Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of members of various Hindu organisations held a protest march in Bhubaneswar Thursday condemning the violence, persecution, and human rights violations against the community in Bangladesh. The march, organised by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) Bhubaneswar district, was joined by Bajrang Dal, Durga Bahini, Rashtriya Hindu Sangathan, and Hindu Ekta Manch. Expressing sympathy for the...

Berhampur: A 45-year-old man was arrested in Odisha's Ganjam district for allegedly cheating around 500 people on the pretext of arranging jobs in Singapore, police said Thursday. The accused, identified as Subrat Kumar Palo of Hillpatna here, was arrested Wednesday on the basis of an FIR lodged against him at Berhampur Sadar police station. Two mobile phones,...

Christians attend Christmas prayers at a church in Bhubaneswar’s Satya Nagar area, decorated with lights, as the festival is celebrated with devotion, festive spirit across country   Children perform during the annual function of Saraswati Shisu Vidya Mandir, Harachandi Sahi, Puri     Christians celebrate Christmas at a church near Cuttack's Cantonment Road   Artistes perform during...

Dhaka: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister and President of the Bangladesh Awami League, Sheikh Hasina Thursday slammed the "illegal" interim government in the country headed by Muhammad Yunus for perpetrating unspeakable atrocities against non-Muslims. In a message to the Awami League supporters on the occasion of Christmas, Hasina stated that the Yunus government has set "horrific precedents" such...

New Delhi: Christmas was celebrated with devotion and festive gaiety across the country Thursday as churches were decked in lights and cribs, midnight masses drew large congregations and community events spread cheer amid prayers for peace and harmony. President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president J P Nadda, Congress chief...

Bhubaneswar: Ganesh Uike, 69, a battle-hardened Maoist leader, finally fell to the bullets of security personnel in Kandhamal district Thursday, less than a year after taking charge of Odisha operations, officials said. Uike, a central committee member of the outfit carrying a bounty of Rs 1.1 crore, was shot dead in a dense forest within Chakapad police...

Beijing: China Thursday denounced a Pentagon report, which accused Beijing of leveraging reduced border tensions with India to undermine US-India ties while deepening defence ties with Pakistan as an attempt to sow discord with false narratives. "The Pentagon's report distorts China's defence policy, sows discord between China and other countries, and aims at finding a pretext for...

Sambalpur: Odisha vigilance department Thursday arrested a revenue official after detecting multiple assets, including 16 plots and two buildings, allegedly beyond his known sources of income, officials said. Raids were conducted Wednesday at the property of Basudev Bhoi, senior revenue assistant in the office of the settlement officer, Sambalpur. Officials said the raids uncovered two buildings and...