Odisha’s DG Prisons booked for ‘sexual harassment’ of subordinate staff, shifted from post
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's DG Prisons Susanta Kumar Nath was booked for allegedly sexually harassing a subordinate staff member and was shifted from the post pending an investigation, officials said Sunday. Along with the senior IPS officer, who is one of the...
Death toll in Cyclone Arnab now 5 with recovery of body in landslide-hit south Odisha village
Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: One body was recovered Sunday, while a search operation was underway to trace 11 missing people in a southern Odisha village hit by a landslide due to Cyclone Arnab-induced rainfall, taking the state's death toll to five, officials said....
5th T20I: Seifert’s 93, Milne’s 4/19 power NZ to 7-wicket win; India clinch series 3-2
Hamilton: India clinched the five-match T20I series 3-2 despite suffering a seven-wicket defeat to New Zealand in the final game Sunday. Ishan Kishan (61 off 32 balls) and skipper Shreyas Iyer (50 off 23 balls) struck explosive half-centuries, but New...
Odisha effects IPS reshuffle: Santosh Bala gets additional charge of ADG Prisons
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Sunday gave additional charge of ADG Prisons and Director, Correctional Services to senior IPS officer Santosh Bala. As per a notification issued by the Home Department, Bala, the Director of the State Forensic Science Laboratory (SFSL), Bhubaneswar,...
5th T20I: Shreyas, Kishan score fifties but NZ limit India to 191/8
Hamilton: Skipper Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan rediscovered their form with well-paced fifties but pacer Adam Milne-led New Zealand managed to keep India down to a below par 191 for eight in the fifth and final T20I Sunday. India, who...
IMD says cyclonic storm ‘Murasu’ to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm; southern Odisha on high alert
Bhubaneswar: The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal Sunday intensified into cyclonic storm 'Murasu', prompting the Odisha government to step up preparedness in the southern region of the state, officials said. IMD stated that the cyclonic storm is "set to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm” in the...
Read moreDetailsSindhu bags Hylo Open with commanding win over Line Hojmark
Saarbrucken (Germany): Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu clinched her second title of the season, bagging the Hylo Open Super 500 tournament with a straight game win over world No. 25 Line Hojmark of Denmark in Germany’s Saarbrucken Sunday. A former world champion, Sindhu, who won the Japan Open in July and finished runner-up at the French Open last week, showed great control and quality in her stroke-play, while registering a dominating...
Read moreDetailsDelhi Police detain 100 students protesting against SIR in Connaught Place
New Delhi: At least 100 students were stopped and detained by Delhi Police on Minto Road Sunday while they were marching towards Connaught Place to protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The protest was called by student organisation DISHA, which demanded the cancellation of the SIR exercise. The students were marching from Minto Road towards Connaught Place when police personnel intercepted them and prevented them from proceeding...
Read moreDetails‘Vote chori’ amounts to treason, Rahul Gandhi alleges at INDIA bloc rally
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Sunday headlined the INDIA bloc's rally here to demand the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, vowing to save democracy and the Constitution by ensuring that the poll panel Chief faces trial and goes to jail for "vote chori". Addressing the bloc's 'Dilli Chalo' rally, Rahul Gandhi said the "theft" by Gyanesh Kumar is not a normal theft. "The vote chori carried out...
Read moreDetailsThree killed in gunfight between rival groups in Manipur’s Noney
Imphal: Three persons belonging to the Kuki community were killed in a gunfight between rival armed groups in Manipur's Noney district, police said. The gunfight broke out at Kekru Naga village Saturday morning. The exchange of fire continued for several hours in the forested hill village, they said. The deceased were identified as Thanglensang Singson, Thangkhosei Haokip and Lamminsang Kipgen, who hailed from interior parts of Henglep and Thanlon in Churachandpur...
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Delhi Police detain 100 students protesting against SIR in Connaught Place
New Delhi: At least 100 students were stopped and detained by Delhi Police on Minto Road Sunday while they were marching towards Connaught Place to protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The protest was called by student organisation DISHA, which demanded the cancellation of the SIR exercise. The students were marching from Minto...
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‘Vote chori’ amounts to treason, Rahul Gandhi alleges at INDIA bloc rally
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Odisha’s DG Prisons booked for ‘sexual harassment’ of subordinate staff, shifted from post
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's DG Prisons Susanta Kumar Nath was booked for allegedly sexually harassing a subordinate staff member and was shifted from the post pending an investigation, officials said Sunday. Along with the senior IPS officer, who is one of the aspirants for the DGP post in the state, a friend of his was also booked in the...
