Nayagarh: Residents of Nayagarh Thursday bid a tearful farewell to Jitu Behera, an Indian Army jawan from the district who was killed in Jammu and Kashmir Republic Day. Behera (31), a resident Anandapalli village, was serving in Tangdhar sector of Kupwara district in north Kashmir,...
Phulbani: A POCSO court in Kandhamal district Thursday sentenced a man to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a 16-year-old girl in 2021. POCSO court judge Monoranjan Das has also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict Hemanta Patra (21). If the penalty...
Baripada: The authorities of Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district Thursday imposed certain restrictions on the movement of visitors due to security and administrative arrangements for President Droupadi Murmu's tour. The office of Similipal Field Director Prakash Chand Gogineni, in an order, said that three...
Berhampur: Brinda Rani Panda, a class 9 student of a public school in Berhampur city, said she felt like her dream came true after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the ninth edition of 'Pariksha Pe Charcha', held at New Delhi. Brinda, daughter of a...
Balasore: Odisha Vigilance Tuesday arrested the former secretary of the Dahunda Service Co-operative Society in Balasore on charges of misappropriating government funds amounting to Rs 19,80,255. The accused, identified as Subal Kumar Sahu, was earlier dismissed from service for allegedly extending benefits to ineligible members...
Baripada: A 35-year-old tribal man allegedly hacked his mother to death, suspecting her of performing witchcraft in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said Thursday. The deceased was identified as Raimani Singh (55). The incident took place at Kolarafulia village under Betnoti Police Station Thursday. The accused...
Rourkela: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has said his government is committed to upgrading the Rourkela airport and expanding Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) as part of a comprehensive plan for the region's industrial and infrastructural growth. Rourkela is known for being a prominent steel...
Bargarh: The Odisha bandh call given by Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) received spontaneous support across this district as business establishments and markets remained closed and vehicular movement came to a standstill from 6 am to 2 pm Wednesday. All government and private establishments remained shut...
Chhatrapur/Bhanjanagar: The annual blackbuck census in Ghumusar South, Ghumusar North and Berhampur Forest Ranges will begin Thursday. According to reports, altogether 18 units have been formed comprising forest officials and students who have been imparted training on the procedure of the census at a special...
Baripada: A fast-track special court (FTSC) here in Mayurbhanj district Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a woman, finding her alone in 2022. The Ad-Hoc Additional District and Sessions Judge, FTSC, Santosh Kumar Nayak, convicted the accused and imposed...
The last nail into the coffin of whatever freedom is believed to be there in Hong Kong, a unique territory...
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