Berhampur: A local court Thursday sentenced a youth to life imprisonment after convicting him of double murder linked to post-panchayat election violence in Nabarangpur village under Digapahandi police limits of Ganjam district in 2022. The Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADJ-III) Bibaswat Gautam convicted the...
Joda/Barbil: Police Thursday destroyed illicit opium cultivation spread over nearly two acres in a remote forest area of Keonjhar district, officials said. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, a police team raided an abandoned and inaccessible forest patch in the Sunanadi river basin under Roida panchayat...
Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has arrested three persons in connection with a large-scale online investment fraud involving fake trading applications, in which a man was cheated of Rs 94,62,461 lakh, police said Thursday. The accused have been identified as Lala Basantara (21), Manas Kumar Sahu...
Bhubaneswar: Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra inspected the Command, Control Cum Experience Centre of the Odisha State Civil Supplies Corporation (OSCSC) and directed officials to ensure prompt resolution of any complaints related to paddy procurement during the ongoing Kharif season. Reviewing the...
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Thursday alleged a BJP leader’s involvement in the abduction of a married woman in Nayagarh district and accused the state government of failing to act, claiming the incident reflects a worsening law and order situation and growing insecurity for women...
Bhubaneswar: A two-day workshop aimed at enhancing the utilisation of opportunities in the blue and green economy to promote sustainable development began here Thursday. The event has been organised by the State Planning and Convergence Department under the aegis of its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)...
Berhampur: A special POCSO court Thursday sentenced six persons to 20 years in jail for the gangrape of a minor girl here in 2024. The convicts were identified as Rutun Kumar Das, 25, of Padhi Colony, Aska; Rudra Jena, 24, of Babanpur Patnasahi, Aska; Abhilash...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said Odisha has been making steady progress and is on the path of inclusive and sustainable growth as evident from the Economic Survey of India 2025-26. Majhi made the statement based on the Economic Survey tabled in Parliament...
Vadodara: Former champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru hammered UP Warriorz by eight wickets to enter the WPL final and virtually knock the opposition out of the playoff race here Thursday. Nadine de Klerk's superb 4/22 and Grace Harris' 2/22 powered a spirited RCB comeback with the...
Nayagarh: Residents of Nayagarh Thursday bid a tearful farewell to Jitu Behera, an Indian Army jawan from the district who was killed in Jammu and Kashmir Republic Day. Behera (31), a resident Anandapalli village, was serving in Tangdhar sector of Kupwara district in north Kashmir,...
The fresh Indo-US trade deal announced by US President Donald Trump 2 February will see American tariffs on Indian goods...
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By Aakar Patel As a democratic society, it is expected that India’s authorities follow the rule of law. This includes...
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