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Bhubaneswar: A two-member team of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) arrived here Monday to intensify its probe into the sensational mob lynching of GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Behera on the outskirts of the City May 7. According to reports, the NHRC took cognisance of...

Bhubaneswar: Works, Law and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Monday reviewed the progress of 48 national highway (NH) projects worth over Rs 50 crore each at a high-level meeting held at the Lok Seva Bhavan Convention Hall. He directed officials to ensure timely completion of the...

Bhubaneswar: A 32-year-old physically challenged daily wage labourer died after allegedly being tortured in police custody in Ganjam district. The deceased has been identified as Sushant Sahu, a resident of Subalaya village in Kabisuryanagar police station area. He was picked up by the police May...

Ahmedabad: Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) big-hitting batter Tim David has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee and will miss the opening game of the 2027 Indian Premier League (IPL) season after collecting two demerit points for a Level 1 Code of Conduct...

Dhenkanal: Three persons, including the owner of a farmhouse, were detained Monday for allegedly killing a wild elephant by electrocution and secretly burying its carcass on the property in Odisha's Dhenkanal district, an officer said. The incident is suspected to have taken place three to...

Rayagada: The newly created Rayagada Division of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) became operational Monday, in a major step towards strengthening railway operations in south Odisha, officials said. Headquartered in Rayagada, the new division has been carved out through the reorganisation of the erstwhile Waltair...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said that nearly 96 per cent of complaints received through the CM's Grievance Redressal Cell have been resolved. Speaking after the 18th session of the public grievance hearing programme, Majhi said the initiative has significantly strengthened the...

Bhubaneswar: Director General of Police (DGP), Odisha, Y.B. Khurania, Monday ordered an investigation by the Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC) into allegations of custodial torture that allegedly led to the death of a 32-year-old physically disabled person in the Kabisuryanagar area of Ganjam district. HRPC,...

Bhubaneswar: The process for the by-election to a vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha formally commenced Monday, following the issuance of a notification by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in this regard. Informing the media in a press conference held here, Odisha Assembly Secretary...

Baripada: Severed legs of a man were found inside Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Monday, with locals alleging that he was killed in a tiger attack, officials said. Forest officials, however, said the cause of death was yet to be ascertained, and an...