Sambalpur: Cyber crime police here busted a major racket allegedly involved in illegally issuing duplicate SIM cards by misusing customers’ identity documents and KYC details without their knowledge. Three people, including a woman, have been arrested in connection with the racket, police said Thursday. The...
Bhubaneswar: Further intensifying its protest against the MMDR Amendment Act, the Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Thursday announced a massive protest meeting in Bhubaneswar September 28, demanding the repeal of the Act and calling it a “black law.” The party said BJD president and Leader...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday informed the assembly that it has not yet made any estimate of financial gain or loss to be incurred by the mineral-rich state following the implementation of the amended MMDR Act. The recent amendments made by the Centre to the...
Thuamul Rampur: The Agriculture Department office in Thuamul Rampur block of Kalahandi district was found locked during working hours, leaving visitors without access to officials or services and raising questions over adherence to office timings in the remote area. At about 11:20 am Thursday, the...
Puri: A 23-year-old pregnant tourist and her husband were allegedly assaulted by hotel staff following a dispute over food at a hotel under Sea Beach police station, Thursday. The couple was among 13 tourists from Mysuru, Karnataka, who had come to Puri. According to the...
Bhubaneswar: School holidays in seven Odisha districts are likely to be extended by another one or two days if heavy rainfall continues to disrupt normal life, School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond said Thursday. Schools in the affected districts have already been closed for...
Thuamul Rampur/Kashipur: Bauxite mining continues on the hills above, while villagers below are carrying stones, soil and tree trunks to build a road and a makeshift bridge they need to reach schools, the panchayat office, ration supplies and farmland. The situation has come to light...
Bhubaneswar: More than 37.43 lakh people in 26 districts of Odisha have so far been affected by the floods this year, while seven people died in the deluge, state minister Suresh Pujari informed the assembly Thursday. Replying to a question from BJP legislator Tankadhar Tripathy,...
Koraput: A school teacher went missing when the boat in which he and a friend were fishing in the backwaters of the Kolab reservoir in Koraput district capsized Thursday, an official said. Koraput tehsildar Sayeed Sabir Saha said the missing teacher was identified as Bhimadhar...
Baripada: Forest department has arrested two poachers using an AI-enabled camera in Odisha's Similipal National Park, officials said Thursday. According to officials, the two poachers were arrested separately Wednesday while they were caught on camera roaming in the jungle with guns. They were nabbed in...
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The Supreme Court stating on 5 October that it has not approved any modifications to Form 6 being used by...
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India’s air-power shortcomings are becoming harder to ignore. Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, very publicly, flagging Pakistan’s collaboration with China...
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By Aakar Patel While Gandhi Jayanti is still fresh on our minds and the right to peaceful assembly is in...
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