Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch of Odisha Police Tuesday arrested two more persons in connection with the lynching of GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Swain by a mob, taking the total number of accused persons apprehended so far to 15. The duo arrested Tuesday had fled from...
Bhubaneswar: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Tuesday acknowledged challenges in procuring fertilisers from the international market, urging states and farmers to adopt organic farming as an alternative increasingly. Addressing the Eastern Zonal Agriculture Conference in Bhubaneswar, Chouhan said the Centre was making every possible...
Guwahati: Flamboyant wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was Tuesday removed as vice-captain of the Indian Test squad for the upcoming one-off match against Afghanistan and dropped from the ODI line-up for the ensuing three-match series against the same opponents. KL Rahul replaced Pant as the vice-captain of...
Bhubaneswar/Bhawanipatna: A 47-year-old Roads and Buildings (R&B) engineer, who entered government service nearly 27 years ago with a modest monthly salary of Rs 6,000, has come under the scanner of Odisha Vigilance for allegedly amassing assets worth crores of rupees disproportionate to his known sources...
Berhampur: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik Tuesday targeted the state government over the law and order situation following the brutal public assault on a couple in Berhampur. Taking to his X handle, Patnaik alleged that...
Berhampur: Ganjam district administration Tuesday launched a campaign with aim of making the district plastic-free through weekly cleanliness drives across all panchayats. As part of the 'Ama Ganjam, Swachha Ganjam' campaign, sanitation drives were conducted in 503 panchayats across 22 blocks of the district. The...
Bargarh: Farmers staged a protest outside the district collector’s office in Bargarh Tuesday over alleged irregularities in paddy procurement and “delays in issuance of tokens”. Members of several farmer organisations joined the agitation under the banner of the 'Sanjukta Krushak Sangathan'. Protesters alleged that many...
Berhampur: A man and his female friend were allegedly assaulted with sticks by a group of people in Odisha's Berhampur city, triggering outrage after a video of the incident went viral on social media. The incident took place Monday night when they were travelling on...
Chennai: Chennai Super Kings lost the match, with Sunrisers Hyderabad chasing down 181 at Chepauk Monday to seal a five-wicket win and leave CSK on the brink of elimination. But even after the result, the spotlight at the packed M. A. Chidambaram Stadium remained firmly...
Cuttack: An ancient stone idol of Lord Varaha has been unearthed from an earthen mound in Purbakachha village under Salepur tehasil of Cuttack district. Heritage enthusiasts claim the idol was likely buried centuries ago to protect it from attacks by invaders. The rare sculpture was...
The ongoing visit of Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing to India is fraught with geopolitical significance. India's reputation as a...
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An unwarranted observation by the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has stirred the Indian youth out of its seeming...
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Prominent Muslim voices have asked the Prime Minister of India to declare the cow a national animal and subsequently ban...
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By Aakar Patel Prominent Muslim voices have asked the Prime Minister of India to declare the cow a national animal...
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