Kataka: A youth was found hanging inside his auto-rickshaw at Eidgah ground in Kurang Pradhan village under Kataka Sadar police station limits Monday morning, triggering suspicion of murder. The deceased was identified as Javed Mohammad. Local residents spotted his body hanging from the auto-rickshaw's mirror...
Kataka: A minor died and an elderly man was critically injured after a massive fire broke out in a three-storey building in the Hatipokhari area of Kataka Monday, police said. The fire broke out suddenly in the building, triggering panic among residents in the area...
Aali: A fire reportedly triggered by firecrackers gutted a two-room thatched house in Demal village under Aali police station limits in Odisha's Kendrapada district around 1 am, destroying household belongings worth several lakh rupees. According to reports, the family of Narayan Nayak was asleep when...
Daspalla: Three people were killed after an ambulance carrying a deceased man's body crashed into a culvert on National Highway 57 in Odisha's Nayagada district Sunday, police said. The accident occurred on a forest stretch near Shalabhanga under the jurisdiction of Banigochha police station in...
Rayagada: Police seized around 25 kg of ganja from Muniguda bus stand in Odisha's Rayagada district and arrested two women in connection with the case, an officer said Monday. Muniguda police acted on a tip-off and kept watch at the bus stand. They intercepted the...
Lincoln (New Zealand): Persistent rains Monday washed out the third day's play between India A and New Zealand A of their third and final unofficial Test here. New Zealand A were 362 in reply to India A's imposing 4645 declared at stumps on the second...
Bhubaneswar: Air quality in Bhubaneswar deteriorated sharply on Diwali Sunday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) crossing the 1,000 mark to reach 1,091 at 9 pm, according to data available on AQI.in. The platform categorised the city's air quality as “hazardous”. The alarming reading came...
Al Amerat (Oman): Hamza Zahoor struck a classy unbeaten century, nullifying Arjun Rajput's attacking 107 as Pakistan defeated India by three wickets in a Group A match of the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup in Oman Sunday. Zahoor, who milked 107 runs for a match-turning sixth...
Bhubaneswar: Neither Indonesia nor any other country has so far provided documentary evidence to establish ownership of five baby orangutans rescued from a forest in Odisha two months ago, state Forest Minister Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia said Sunday. Speaking to reporters, Khuntia said all five...
Baleshwar: The long-pending Bankatira Barrage Project across the Budhabalanga River in Odisha's Baleshwar district has moved closer to implementation, with compensation payment for 7.98 acres of private land entering the final stage of acquisition. Possession of the land is targeted by November 15, while the...
By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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