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Bhubaneswar: In a significant judgement under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, a Fast Track Special Court in Odisha’s Cuttack district has convicted an Urdu teacher and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl. The...

Bhubaneswar: A day after joining the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Sujata Rout Karthikeyan, a former IAS officer and wife of ex-bureaucrat V K Pandian, Friday said the future of politics lies in "we" and not "I", stressing the importance of teamwork and shared responsibility. A...

Thuamul Rampur: After struggling for more than three decades, 63 tribal families from Semelpadar village in Kalahandi district have received individual forest land titles under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, marking a partial victory in their long-standing fight for legal ownership of their homesteads and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy Friday, constituted the Standing Committees and Public Accounts Committee (PAC), assigning chairperson responsibilities to legislators across party lines. More than 35 Assembly committees, including PAC, and 10 Standing Committees have been formed. Opposition chief whip Pramila Mallik has been...

Bhubaneswar: A three-member committee probing errors in Odisha school textbooks has submitted its report to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, paving the way for possible action against officials responsible for the lapses. Headed by the Development Commissioner Deo Ranjan Kumar Singh, the panel submitted its...

Balangir: A fire broke out at a market complex in Odisha's Balangir district Friday, causing damage to several shops, including an electric two-wheeler showroom, police said Friday. Upon receiving information, fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and launched an operation to douse the blaze,...

Chhatrapur/Bhanjanagar: In a crackdown on cattle smuggling, police in Ganjam district intercepted vehicles transporting cattle illegally and rescued about 100 animals, sources said Thursday. Four people were arrested for allegedly smuggling cattle, mostly cows, from Gholapur near Baibali village under Bhanjanagar police limits to Kerala,...

Hatadihi: Police suspect a love affair may have led to the murder of a West Bengal woman whose decomposed body was recovered from a field in Balia area under Soso police limits in Kendujhar district. An alleged accomplice in the crime has been arrested, while...

Jharsuguda: Police in Jharsuguda district solved a sensational murder case within six hours, arresting a woman and her lover for the alleged murder of her husband. The accused, identified as Geeta Mirdha, 40, and Tikinu Kishan, 44, were arrested for allegedly killing Geeta’s husband, Sashtidhar...

Bhubaneswar: In a major infrastructure announcement for the holy city of Puri, state government has unveiled plans for the construction of a state-of-the-art multipurpose convention centre with a seating capacity of 1,000, aimed at transforming the city into a premier destination for conferences, cultural events,...