Nabarangpur: Nabarangpur district continues to record the highest incidence of child marriage in Odisha, despite sustained awareness campaigns and government interventions aimed at curbing the criminal practice. According to official data, the district’s child marriage prevalence stands at 39.4 per cent, the highest in the...
Jagatsinghpur: A spy camera was recovered from the women’s washroom at the Jagatsinghpur Zilla Parishad office Thursday, prompting police to launch an investigation to identify those responsible and determine whether any footage was recorded. A complaint was lodged at Tirtol police station by Additional Executive...
Kendrapara/Rajnagar: A female police inspector has been suspended for misconduct and dereliction of duty after officials of Talchua Marine police station in Kendrapara district were accused of custodial torture. The step was taken after Annapurna Mandal, 55, and her son Ananta Kumar Mandal, 31, of...
Berhampur: Researchers from the PG department of Marine Sciences at Berhampur University have discovered a new species of marine amphipod from the rocky intertidal coast of Arjyapalli. The tiny crustacean named ‘Elasmopus arjyaensis’ was identified through both morphological and DNA-based analysis and has now been...
Bhubaneswar: Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Thursday chaired a high-level review meeting to assess preparations for the BRICS technical meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group, scheduled to be held in Puri from June 3 to 5 under India’s BRICS presidency. During...
Bhubaneswar: The Cyber Crime and Economic Offences units of the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police have arrested four persons from West Bengal and Jharkhand in connection with multiple cyber fraud cases involving fake investment schemes and malicious APK-based RTO challan scams that duped victims of lakhs of...
Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, the body of an infant – a girl child— was found in a septic tank in Unit 6 area near Kali Mandir slum under Capital police station here, officials said Thursday. According to locals, the septic tank had been clogged...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said PM Narendra Modi is likely to visit the state next month to attend the second anniversary celebrations of the BJP government in Odisha. Speaking at an event in Bhubaneswar, Majhi said he had met the prime minister...
Bhubaneswar: At least three persons were killed in lightning strikes and thunderstorms in Odisha over the last 24 hours, officials said Thursday. Strong winds, thunderstorms and lightning affected Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Angul districts Wednesday afternoon and evening, claiming three lives, an official of the Special...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) is not only guiding youth towards career development but also showing them the path to national service and leadership. Majhi said this while addressing ABVP leaders and members gathered here from...
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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By Dilip Cherian Is this really the end of the road for the Delhi Gymkhana Club as we have known...
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The Quad meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the United States in New Delhi 26 May...
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