Bhubaneswar: 20 women drivers, holding valid Heavy Motor Vehicle (HMV) licences, successfully completed a 14-day advanced training programme in Pune and are all set to be inducted in Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) Ama Bus services. The flagship public transport system of the state government—CRUT’s...
Bhubaneswar: In a major step towards enhancing rail infrastructure in Western Odisha, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has extended the Howrah–Titlagarh Ispat Express to Junagarh Road, providing a significant connectivity boost to the region. According to ECoR sources, the extension is expected to improve accessibility...
Sambalpur: A 22-year-old woman reportedly committed suicide after jumping into the Mahanadi River from a bridge in Sambalpur Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Anju Kumbhar, a native of Talabhatapada under Khetrajpur police limits in Sambalpur Town and a resident of Mahatab Nagar in Burla....
Bolangir: A man was detained by police for allegedly strangling his wife to death with her saree at Jamapada village under Sindhekela police limits in Bolangir district Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Pushpanjali Rana. Police said the accused, Krupa Rana, allegedly used the saree...
Bhuban: A 30-yearold man from Dhenkanal district who was critically injured in a tusker attack died Wednesday while undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. The deceased, Madan Behera of Basudevpur village under Bhuban police limits, was attacked by a tusker early...
Baripada: In a rare display of courage, a 41-year-old tribal woman saved her husband from the jaws of death by fighting a wild bear in a dense forest in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said Wednesday. The incident took place Tuesday at Hatisalabeda forest near Milu...
Berhampur: A POCSO court in Odisha's Berhampur Wednesday sentenced a 28-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old girl four years ago, a government counsel said. Additional district judge cum POCSO special court judge Pranati Pattnaik also imposed a Rs 10,000...
Bhubaneswar: The superintendent of a prison in Odisha's Cuttack district paid Rs 1.9 lakh to a woman inmate after gold jewellery, deposited during the admission, was found missing, an official said Wednesday. The woman from the Mahanga area in Cuttack district had deposited the ornaments...
Rourkela: The officials of Odisha's Rourkela Forest Division Wednesday rescued an elephant which fell into a deep well dug in the middle of the field in Sundergarh district, police said. The rescue operation was carried out by the forest officials under Hatibari Range, said DFO...
Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP in Odisha is set to win two seats in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, and the opposition BJD is certain to bag one, while political manoeuvring will begin for the fourth seat, where no single party has the numbers to secure...
The last nail into the coffin of whatever freedom is believed to be there in Hong Kong, a unique territory...
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