Bhubaneswar: A Pocso court Wednesday sentenced a man to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a two-and-a-half-year-old girl in 2024. Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge (Pocso), Bhubaneswar, Saroj Kumar Sahoo pronounced the judgment after examining statements from 13 witnesses and 84 documents. The court also...
Thuamul Rampur: Despite 78 years of Independence, Tumonikhol village, located in the tribal-dominated Thuamul Rampur block of Kalahandi district, is yet to receive electricity. The continued lack of power supply, allegedly due to administrative apathy, has become a matter of concern in the area. A...
Kandhamal: Security forces have unearthed a weapons dump in Odisha's Kandhamal district and seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition, officials said Wednesday. The seizure was made during a joint operation by two Special Operations Groups and a District Voluntary Force team that was...
Kendrapara: A court in Odisha's Kendrapara district has granted bail to Chameli Ojha, a woman sarpanch who has been in judicial custody since June 13 in connection with a case relating to the alleged assault of police personnel. Ojha, the sarpanch of Tikhiri Gram Panchayat...
Lucknow: Skipper Shubman Gill battled the oppressive heat and cramps to produce a magnificent 154 while Ishan Kishan ended a three-year wait for an ODI hundred as India piled up a formidable 402 all out against Afghanistan in the second match here Wednesday. Gill and...
Bhubaneswar: Taking serious note of errors detected in school textbooks published by the state government, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday directed immediate corrective measures and announced the formation of a high-level committee to identify those responsible. The Chief Minister chaired an important meeting...
Bhubaneswar: A man was found dead with multiple injury marks near a canal in Odisha's Bhubaneswar Wednesday morning, police said. The deceased was identified as Prabhat Behera, aged around 34 years. Behera worked as a supervisor in a transport services firm dealing with various kinds...
Puri: Construction of the three chariots for the annual Rath Yatra in Puri was disrupted for around four hours Wednesday after carpenters staged a protest against restrictions imposed on taking home leftover timber used in the process. The chariot construction has been underway for 58...
Bhubaneswar: A 26-year-old woman doctor of AIIMS Bhubaneswar was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her residence here, police said. The body of Divya V, a native of Karnataka, was recovered from her rented flat in the Dumuduma area under the Khandagiri Police Station...
Thuamul Rampur: The annual pilgrimage of Baba Khandua Budha and Maa Dokari Budhi will be held June 19 and 20 atop Khandual Mali hill near Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Kalahandi district’s Thuamul Rampur block. Unlike last year, the traditional gathering is expected to go beyond...
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In a disconcerting new report, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that almost every child in India is...
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By Aakar Patel Last week, on 17 June, it was reported that the ‘US has renamed the Indo-Pacific Command back...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent criticism of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) was not merely an expression of frustration. It...
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