Paris: A coalition of six countries Tuesday issued new joint sanctions on Israeli settlers and settlements in the West Bank, including a hard-line Israeli cabinet minister already sanctioned by Western countries, escalating pressure on Israel over a wave of violence against Palestinians in the occupied territory. The top diplomats of Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Norway,...

Bhubaneswar: Two persons were arrested Tuesday for allegedly raping a woman at a beauty parlour in Odisha's Bhubaneswar, police said. The beauty parlour owner, 51, and his 52-year-old staff were apprehended after the woman lodged a complaint at Khandagiri police station. The accused "lured" the woman with the promise of employment at the parlour, and allegedly raped...

Dharitri and Orissa post Editor Tathagata Satpathy and Chief executive Adyasha Satpathy other dignitaries pay floral tributes to former chief minister Nandini Satpathy on her 95th birth anniversary at her statue in Bhubaneswar   Doctors stage protest at PMG in Bhubaneswar over five-point charter of demands Guests unveil the book Nandini Satpathy: Odisha's Iron Lady, originally authored...

Bhubaneswar: Four minor girls were rescued from the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bus Terminal (BSABT) under the jurisdiction of Bharatpur police station here in the early hours of Tuesday. According to the terminal’s security staff, the girls arrived at the bus terminal in a distressed state and sought help to return home. “The girls appeared frightened and repeatedly...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant welfare measure for home guards, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi approved an increase in the Duty Call-up Allowance (DCA) from Rs 639 to Rs 650 per day. According to a statement issued by CM’s Office, the revised allowance will come into effect January 1, 2026 onwards. The decision follows the state government’s recent...

Bhubaneswar: Of the RS 95,692.31 crore interim allocation released by the Centre to states and Union Territories (UTs) under VB- G RAM G, Odisha was allocated Rs 3,763.80 crore, Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said. During a meeting here with state representatives to review preparations for the upcoming financial year,...

Aul: A routine well-cleaning operation turned tragic in Kendrapara district Tuesday when toxic fumes inside a village well claimed the life of a labourer and left a father-son duo battling for survival after they entered the confi ned space in successive rescue attempts. The deceased was identified as Parikshit Singh of Demal village. The injured, Chittaranjan Samal...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal Tuesday asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi infuses "speed and scale" to government schemes to enhance benefits for people. Addressing a press conference here to mark 12 years of the Modi government, Meghwal said implementation of schemes under the leadership of the PM has gained momentum. "Schemes existed before 2014, but...

Bhopal: The upcoming elections to three Rajya Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh took a dramatic turn Tuesday with the nomination of Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan being rejected on charges of concealing information about a case in the affidavit. "Natarajan's nomination has been rejected by the Returning Officer on the grounds of hiding information about a case," an...

New Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday granted interim protection to singer and actor Sapna Choudhary in proceedings initiated under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act against her husband, restraining him from contacting or approaching her until the next date of hearing. Judicial Magistrate Nidhi Singh was hearing the plea filed by Choudhary through her counsel,...