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Rayagada: A tribal couple in Odisha's Rayagada district was allegedly forced to plough a field with a yoke placed on their shoulders as a form of public punishment for marrying against community traditions, officials said Friday. The alleged incident took place at Kanjamajodi village within...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has issued a bailable arrest warrant against senior IAS officer and Principal Secretary of the ST&SC Development Department, Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra. The arrest warrant was issued for failing to comply with its orders in connection with a case related...

Kendrapara: Six men posing as vigilance wing officers carried out a fake raid at the home of an 80-year-old doctor in Odisha's Kendrapara district, making off with cash, gold ornaments and other valuables, police said Friday. According to police, the imposters barged into the house...

Bhubaneswar: A nine-year-old girl was delighted after interaction on the dais with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who addressed a public meeting in Bhubaneswar Friday. The girl, Neelam Bastia from Cuttack, said the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha offered chocolates to her. "I hugged...

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has filed a money laundering case against Raja Chakra, a youth leader of the Biju Janta Dal (BJD) in Odisha, to probe charges of financial irregularities worth crores of rupees in transport, mining and liquor businesses linked to him and...

Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party Friday targeted the Opposition Congress, saying that the grand old party is fighting to save its existence under the garb of programmes like 'Samvidhan Bachao Samavesh'. It is pertinent here to mention that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, All India Congress Committee...

Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: TMC Friday accused the BJP of spreading lies and criminalising poverty over the detention of Bengali-speaking migrant workers in Odisha, while the saffron party charged the Mamata Banerjee dispensation with providing shelters to illegal immigrants. The political slugfest escalated after TMC MP and Migrant...

Bhubaneswar: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Friday alleged that the BJP-led central government was attempting to omit secularism and socialism from the Constitution. Addressing the party's 'Samvidhan Bachao Samavesh', Kharge also said that dalits, tribals and youths of the country will have to learn to fight...

Bhubaneswar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday accused the BJP of making attempts to "steal (chori) the upcoming elections in Bihar, as it did in Maharashtra" last year. The Congress leader also accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of not doing its duty but working...

Rourkela: A new study by researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela has highlighted the urgent need for support systems for parents raising children with developmental disabilities. The research underscores the toll that long-term caregiving takes on parents’ physical and emotional well-being, particularly...