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Bhubaneswar: Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Friday described Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as a "liar" and accused him of working to weaken democracy in the country by creating false narratives on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Chouhan, who took part in a programme...

Bhubaneswar: National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar Friday called for greater awareness and collective action to prevent stalking, asserting that respecting women's choices, consent and dignity is the true expression of strength. Addressing an awareness workshop on stalking, jointly organised by the Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has directed the state government to pay Rs 15 lakh compensation and provide a Group-D job to the widow of a man who died in judicial custody, holding that negligence on the part of jail authorities led to his custodial...

By TRINATH MOHANTY, OP Bhubaneswar: More than 1,500 illegal firearms are reportedly in the hands of criminals in Bhubaneswar, raising serious concerns over public safety and the city’s law-and-order situation. According to an intelligence report submitted to the police, these firearms are being smuggled into...

Kataka: The alleged harassment of a deceased patient’s family by touts and private ambulance operators at SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) in Kataka came to light Thursday after a woman’s body remained in the hospital’s New Medicine department for nearly three hours. According to...

Bhubaneswar: Exposed steel spikes along forest roads in Kendujhar have emerged as a fresh threat to elephants and other wildlife, as Odisha grapples with high pachyderm mortality from electrocution, train hits and other hazards. Biswajit Mohanty, secretary of the Wildlife Society of Orissa (WSO), said...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s efforts to strengthen education among tribal communities have received national recognition, with President Droupadi Murmu felicitating Odisha Model Tribal Education Society (OMTES) Secretary Surendra Kumar Meena for his contribution to the sector. Meena was felicitated during the Janjatiya Gourav Pakhwada programme in recognition...

Bhubaneswar: Exploring the emotional struggles of adulthood, unfulfilled aspirations and mental health, Odia short film Kaishora was screened at a special event at Jayadev Bhawan in Bhubaneswar Friday. Produced by M08 Studios and IO Verse Productions, the film explores how people often leave behind childhood...

Bhubaneswar/Bhadrak: Two policemen were killed and two others injured after an iron ore-laden truck rammed their vehicle in Odisha's Bhadrak district in the early hours of Friday, officials said. The incident took place around 12.30 am near Biras Chhak in Basudevpur in the Naikanidihi police...

Beijing/Bhubaneswar: Chinese enthusiasts of Indian culture and art forms danced to the graceful rhythms of Odissi, the classical dance form, at a workshop organised by the Indian Embassy in Beijing. A video posted on X by the Indian Embassy Thursday showed participants learning the steps...