Third National Lok Adalat in Khordha settles 62,487 cases
Bhubaneswar: As many as 62,487 cases were settled during the third National Lok Adalat of the year, organised by the Khordha District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) at judicial court premises across the district Saturday. A total of 83,061 cases were...
Indonesia: Working with authorities in India to repatriate smuggled orangutans
Jakarta: Indonesia is working with the authorities in India to expedite the repatriation of five baby orangutans who were found in an Odisha forest, suspected to be victims of transnational wildlife trafficking, according to a local media report. The cubs,...
Three held for assaulting delivery boy in City
Bhubaneswar: Infocity police arrested three persons for allegedly assaulting a delivery worker in the Infocity area, officials said Saturday. The arrested accused were identified as Sidhanta Ranasingh, 26, of Nirakarpur, Soumyaranjan Das, 24, and Utkal Gochhi, 21, both from the...
NEET disability case: HC orders fresh medical assessment
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has set aside a Medical Assessment Board’s report denying disability status to a NEET candidate suffering from Thalassemia Trait and directed the Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET) to constitute a fresh board to...
Disturbing rise in underweight, wasting among under-5 children
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has recorded a disturbing rise in wasting and underweight among children below five years, despite an overall improvement in stunting, according to the NFHS-5 and NFHS-6 comparison. The proportion of under-five children suffering from wasting rose from 18.1...
Border peace essential for India-China ties: PM Modi to President Xi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday conveyed to Chinese President Xi Jinping that peace and tranquillity along the frontier remains essential for development of India-China relations, emphasising that existing agreements on border management must be strictly observed. In their talks on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, the two...
Read moreDetailsUS finalises levies on solar cell imports from India, Indonesia, Laos
Washington: US has finalised high anti-dumping and countervailing duties on the import of solar cells and panels from India and two other countries, contending that producers and exporters benefited from unfair government subsidies and harmed American industry. The US Department of Commerce, on Friday, announced its final affirmative determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from India, Indonesia, and Laos. The Department...
Read moreDetailsRBI rejects Tata Sons’ bid to surrender NBFC licence, setting stage for mandatory listing
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank has rejected Tata Sons' application to surrender its core investment company registration, killing the Tata Group holding company's attempt to avoid a mandatory stock-market listing and setting the stage for it to become publicly traded, sources said Saturday. The rejection was conveyed in a letter received by Tata Sons' company secretary and chief financial officer on Saturday, the sources said, closing out an application the company filed...
Read moreDetailsBRICS leaders seek faster, safer cross-border payments
New Delhi: BRICS leaders Saturday called for practical measures to make cross-border payments among member countries faster, cheaper, more transparent and secure, as the grouping seeks to deepen financial cooperation. In the New Delhi Declaration, the grouping recognised the need for harnessing the collective potential of BRICS to build a more self-reliant BRICS insurance ecosystem to support trade among members, and further discussion on enhancing reinsurance capacities. In this regard, the...
Read moreDetailsBRICS adopts New Delhi Declaration with consensus
New Delhi: In a major diplomatic victory for India, the BRICS grouping adopted a consensus joint declaration on Saturday after overcoming sharp divisions between the United Arab Emirates and Tehran regarding the West Asia conflict while notably omitting direct mention of the US for its attacks on Iran. The BRICS leaders appeared to endorse New Delhi's position to end the conflict through "dialogue and diplomacy" and stressed the need to work...
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Third National Lok Adalat in Khordha settles 62,487 cases
Bhubaneswar: As many as 62,487 cases were settled during the third National Lok Adalat of the year, organised by the Khordha District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) at judicial court premises across the district Saturday. A total of 83,061 cases were taken up, of which 62,487 were settled through mutual agreement. The total settlement amount stood at Rs...
Indonesia: Working with authorities in India to repatriate smuggled orangutans
Jakarta: Indonesia is working with the authorities in India to expedite the repatriation of five baby orangutans who were found in an Odisha forest, suspected to be victims of transnational wildlife trafficking, according to a local media report. The cubs, three males and two females aged between six months and one year, were rescued September 8 from...
Three held for assaulting delivery boy in City
Bhubaneswar: Infocity police arrested three persons for allegedly assaulting a delivery worker in the Infocity area, officials said Saturday. The arrested accused were identified as Sidhanta Ranasingh, 26, of Nirakarpur, Soumyaranjan Das, 24, and Utkal Gochhi, 21, both from the Badamba area. Police is searching for another person allegedly involved in the incident. According to police, the...
NEET disability case: HC orders fresh medical assessment
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has set aside a Medical Assessment Board’s report denying disability status to a NEET candidate suffering from Thalassemia Trait and directed the Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET) to constitute a fresh board to assess her disability percentage within four days. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice...
Disturbing rise in underweight, wasting among under-5 children
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has recorded a disturbing rise in wasting and underweight among children below five years, despite an overall improvement in stunting, according to the NFHS-5 and NFHS-6 comparison. The proportion of under-five children suffering from wasting rose from 18.1 per cent in NFHS-5 to 22.1 per cent in NFHS-6, a four percentage-point increase, with 22 of...
Two held for attacking journalist, ASO
Bhubaneswar: Kharvel Nagar police arrested two youths for allegedly attacking a journalist and an Assistant Section Officer (ASO) near Rabindra Mandap in the City, officials said Saturday. The arrested accused were identified as Sipun Padhy, 24, and Ajay Jena, 24. According to police, the incident occurred late at night September 11 near the OMC office. A car...
GDP deflator is the villain
By Santosh Kumar Mohapatra India’s reported 7.8 per cent real GDP growth in the April–June quarter of 2026 has triggered debate over how fast the economy is growing and how that growth is being measured. Nominal GDP grew by 10.3 per cent while real GDP grew by 7.8 per cent, implying a GDP price deflator of roughly...
Three held for targeting ATM users near Master Canteen
Bhubaneswar: Three members of a looting-cum-gambling gang accused of targeting people withdrawing cash from ATMs near Master Canteen and Bhubaneswar railway station have been arrested by Kharvel Nagar police, officials said Saturday. The arrested persons were identified as Sheik Najimuddin, 29, of Sikharchandi Nagar; Biju Behera, 30, of Masjid Colony, Unit-III; and Sayjad Khan, 54, of Masjid...
ECoR GM reviews rail infra works in Rayagada division
Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager Parameswar Funkwal Saturday reviewed the Singapur Road-Koraput railway doubling project, including major engineering works, during an inspection of the Rayagada-Koraput-Jeypore section. The doubling project is aimed at increasing line capacity, facilitating smoother train operations and strengthening rail connectivity in southern Odisha. Funkwal undertook a window-trailing inspection from Rayagada to Jeypore...
Illegal gun-making unit busted; three held
Bhanjanagar: Police have busted an illegal country-made gun manufacturing unit in Ganjam district late Friday night and arrested three people, seizing five single-barrel muzzle-loading firearms and a cache of equipment allegedly used to manufacture weapons. Acting on a tip-off, police teams from Tarasing police station and Galeri police outpost raided a suspected gun-making unit near Gopnagar Square...
