Bhubaneswar: Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police Friday launched search operations at the office, home and properties of Nekkenti Bhaskar Rao, a former Rajya Sabha member from Odisha, officials said. Eight EOW teams conducted raids at 11 properties and business units belonging to Rao...
Baripada: Odisha government has suspended the headmistress of a residential school in Mayurbhanj district for alleged dereliction of duty after a Class 10 student gave birth to a baby recently, an official said Friday. The incident took place at a Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV)...
Bhubaneswar: BJD president and former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik is scheduled to undertake a one-day tour of cyclone and flood-hit Ganjam district, including his own assembly constituency, Hinjili, Saturday, the party said. The BJD, in a post on X, said Patnaik is scheduled to...
Brahmapur: A 33-year-old farmer in Odisha's Ganjam district allegedly died by consuming pesticide following the loss of his standing crop in floods that hit the district in the last week of October, officials said Friday. The incident took place at Sadabrata Nuagaon village Thursday. The...
Nabarangpur/Nandahandi: In a shocking incident, miscreants allegedly dug up the grave of a 27-year-old woman, severed her head and took it away after performing rituals and sacrificing two chickens at a burial ground in Narsinghguda village under Nandahandi block in Nabarangpur district. The incident has...
Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Thursday reviewed preparations for the upcoming Eco Retreats at eight destinations across Odisha, stressing quality infrastructure, tourist safety, local employment and enhanced visitor experiences. Chairing a meeting at Tourism Bhawan here, Parida said the Eco Retreats should develop into...
By HARSHABARDHAN BEHERA/ SUBHASISH ROUT, OP Jajpur/Kalinganagar: A severe shortage of classrooms, dilapidated buildings and other infrastructure gaps have disrupted teaching at Panchayat High School in Salijanga under Danagadi block in Jajpur district’s Kalinganagar industrial area. The school has 197 students in Classes XI and...
Pottangi: Andhra Pradesh has secured votes from more than 1,100 residents of villages in Kotia under Pottangi block of Koraput district in its panchayat elections, despite strong opposition from the Koraput district administration and political parties in Odisha. Despite the deployment of Odisha Police along...
By NILADRI BIHARI DANDPAT, OP Baripada: A new species of scorpion has been discovered in the biodiversity-rich Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj district, marking the first recorded presence of the Liocheles genus in Odisha. Named ‘Liocheles Similipalensis ’, the species was discovered through a...
Bhubaneswar: A high-level Japanese delegation led by Shinji Hirai, Governor of Tottori Prefecture, is set to visit Odisha for three days from November 10 to 12, with plans to strengthen bilateral ties through industrial partnerships, business cooperation, skill development, education and cultural exchanges. The visit...
By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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