New Delhi: India and the United States Tuesday held high-level trade talks aimed at salvaging and recalibrating a proposed bilateral trade agreement after changes in US tariff policy upended a framework negotiated earlier this year. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer here as both sides sought to conclude an interim trade...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday paid tributes to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his death anniversary and termed him "a visionary of an integrated India". Mookerjee, who steadfastly opposed the now-scrapped Article 370, died under detention on June 23, 1953, in Srinagar. The Bharatiya Jana Sangh was the precursor of the...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP in Odisha Tuesday claimed that several leaders from opposition parties were keen to join the NDA, inviting sharp criticism from the BJD that said such statements were aimed at diverting attention from issues of law and order in the state. Speaking to reporters, state BJP president Manmohan Samal said leaders from the BJD...

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Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: The mortal remains of five young women who died in the ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing factory in Tamil Nadu reached the Biju Patnaik International Airport here Tuesday amid a deeply emotional atmosphere. The bodies of two other workers from the state, who died earlier Tuesday, will be brought to the state later. Chief...

Jajpur: A special POCSO court in Jajpur has sentenced a 60-year-old tutor to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly raping a minor student over five years. Judge Abhilash Senapati delivered the verdict Tuesday, convicting Ramakant Biswal, son of Bishwanath Biswal of Shalakana village under Korei police station. Biswal was also fined Rs 50,000, with an additional...

Jharsuguda: The death of senior advocate and veteran Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Trinath Gual has triggered a wave of shock and speculation in Jharsuguda, with family members alleging foul play after his body was found on a railway track Tuesday morning. Gual, a former president of the Jharsuguda Bar Association and a prominent figure in the...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Anu Garg Tuesday called for the need for coordinated and sustained efforts by all stakeholders to eliminate the drug menace in the state. Garg chaired the seventh meeting of the State-Level Narcotics Coordination Centre (NCORD) which was held at Lok Seva Bhawan in the City. The meeting put a strong focus on curbing drug...

Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has raised serious concerns over the Forest, Environment and Climate Change department’s procurement of firearms and ammunition worth Rs 8.62 crore despite the absence of adequately trained personnel to operate them. The issue surfaced during a review conducted by the Principal Accountant General. The audit found that the department procured...

Sambalpur: Five persons were arrested Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a migrant worker from Kerala after mistaking him for a thief in Odisha's Sambalpur district, officials said. The incident happened in Dhobapada in the Khetrajpur police station area June 21 and came to light after a video of the assault went viral on social media. Police said local...