New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Renowned Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta has been left frustrated in his attempts to secure the prize money for the Odisha Open title he won earlier this year, with repeated assurances from the organisers yielding no result. Despite writing several letters to the All...
Bhubaneswar: Barricades installed outside ‘Naveen Niwas’, the residence of former Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik, may be removed after the Orissa High Court made strong observations over their alleged obstruction of a public road. Following the court’s remarks, the state Works Department reportedly wrote...
Bhubaneswar: Two persons were killed and nearly 30 others injured in separate road accidents in Odisha's Ganjam, Mayurbhanj and Sundargarh districts, police said Saturday. In Ganjam district, a bus carrying around 30 pilgrims from Polasara to Puri collided head-on with a truck near Bali Dhaba...
Bhubaneswar: A low pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal around May 12 or 13, raising the possibility of widespread rainfall across Odisha, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Saturday. According to the weather office, a cyclonic circulation has formed over...
Dhenkanal: A former police constable climbed a telecommunications tower near the Dhenkanal Town Police Station Saturday in an alleged suicide attempt, claiming he was unfairly dismissed from service and that repeated appeals for reinstatement had gone unheard. The man was identified as Rudra Narayan Das,...
Kendrapara: Concerns are growing in this district over suspected illegal migration via sea routes, with Mahakalapara block emerging as a focal point, local residents and officials said. According to earlier government identification, 1,649 suspected Bangladeshi migrants were found in the district in 2004. In the...
Jharsuguda: Former employees, local residents and councillors Friday submitted memorandums to the district administration against Orissa Metaliks Pvt Ltd, an iron and steel company, alleging several irregularities. The allegations include illegal water extraction from the Ib river, denial of jobs to former workers and encroachment...
Tensa: A man was beaten to death with a wooden stick during a village gathering in Sundargarh district Thursday night. Police have arrested one person in connection with the case, officials said Friday. The incident took place in Sagargad village under Koida police station limits,...
Bhubaneswar/Rourkela: Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT)-Rourkela have developed a lightweight material that can come in handy in developing durable aircraft landing gear. Typically made of aluminium and aluminium alloys, aircraft landing gear is designed to absorb the weight of the aircraft and...
DHENKIKOTE: At least 15 passengers were injured, three of them critically, after a Hyva hit a passenger bus on National Highway 20 near Sanmasinabila Square in Keonjhar district late Thursday night. Police said the bus, Maa Padmabati (OD 11 J 9464), was travelling from Bahalda...
Every few years, India calls in its envoys for a reality check. At the 11th Heads of Mission Conference recently,...
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The growing tendency of different state police forces to cross jurisdictional boundaries in order to arrest individuals for their opinions...
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In the past, it was considered rather difficult to contest assembly elections without a recognisable chief ministerial candidate’s face as...
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The Pentagon’s announcement on 2 May to significantly reduce American troop presence in Germany marks a pivotal moment in the...
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