Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police is giving top priority to the security of the coastal region as the state has a 575 km long coastline, DGP Y B Khurania said Thursday. A one-day state-level seminar on coastal security was organised by Odisha Police Thursday. The DGP inaugurated...
Deogarh: A 55-year-old farmer was found dead in a forest under Kundheigola Forest Section of the Reamal forest range Thursday, with forest officials suspecting an elephant attack as the cause of death. The deceased was identified as Prafulla Behera, a resident of Chadheimara village. According...
Bhubaneswar: Eminent Odia litterateur, scholar and former IAS officer Dr Jagannath Prasad Das passed away at the age of 90. Widely regarded as a leading researcher of Odisha's art and culture, he was best known for leaving a career in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS)...
Cuttack: An unidentified woman’s body was recovered from Kathajodi River beneath Trisulia Bridge Thursday morning. A team from the fire services department retrieved the body after it was spotted floating in the river. A bag and a pair of slippers believed to belong to the...
Ganjam: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered a probe into alleged illegal sand mining at the Bhimpur Sand Bed in Odisha’s Ganjam district, constituting a joint committee to examine claims of violations of environmental clearance conditions. The case relates to the Bhimpur Sand Bed,...
Baripada: Odisha Police have invoked the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against two habitual criminals of Mayurbhanj district currently in judicial custody, officials said Thursday. The two accused persons are identified as Akash Mukhi alias Badal (26) and Kundan Mukhi (24), both natives of Mayurbhanj...
Puri: Odisha Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi today inaugurated the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRG) Technical Meeting in the holy city of Puri, reaffirming Odisha’s commitment to disaster resilience, climate adaptation and sustainable development while calling for enhanced international and inter-state cooperation...
Kendrapara: Far from home and desperate for help, five workers, including four from Odisha's Kendrapara district, have appealed for urgent assistance after allegedly being stranded in Thailand under distressing circumstances. The workers Khirod Das, Manoj Mallick, Kailash Sethi, and Nityananda Mallick from Kendrapara, along with...
Bhubaneswar: On the second anniversary of the BJP coming to power in Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday, termed this day two years ago "momentous" in the state's political history and sought the cooperation of all to take the state to the pinnacle of...
Sundargarh: At a time when a gruelling summer is making survival of birds and wildlife increasingly difficult due to the drying up of natural water sources, SEWAK's Green Memory Campaign, a voluntary outfit and a close partner of the district administration, has launched a community-led...
The ongoing visit of Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing to India is fraught with geopolitical significance. India's reputation as a...
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An unwarranted observation by the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has stirred the Indian youth out of its seeming...
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Prominent Muslim voices have asked the Prime Minister of India to declare the cow a national animal and subsequently ban...
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By Aakar Patel Prominent Muslim voices have asked the Prime Minister of India to declare the cow a national animal...
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