Rayagada: Protesters staging a road blockade on National Highway 326 in Rayagada town during the nationwide strike Thursday had a close shave after a police bus suffered brake failure and rolled towards the group of protesters. However, no injuries were reported, officials said. The incident...
Bhawanipatna: Police Thursday arrested a man and his associate for allegedly killing his eight-month pregnant wife and burying her body near a farmhouse on the outskirts of Bhawanipatna town in Kalahandi district. The decomposed body of the woman was exhumed near the farmhouse in Sripur...
Berhampur: Advocate Deepak Pattnaik, lawyer of ex-MLA Bikram Panda, has raised serious objections to the chargesheet filed by police in connection with the murder of senior lawyer and BJP leader Pitabas Panda. Police had earlier claimed that political and business rivalry was the motive behind...
Rourkela: The National Institute of Technology Rourkela and the Survey of India (Odisha & Chhattisgarh Geo-Spatial Directorate) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote collaboration in geospatial science, mapping technologies and advanced research in engineering and science. The partnership combines Survey of India’s expertise...
Balasore: In a landmark judgment, the Additional District and Sessions Court at Soro in this district sentenced a man and his parents to life imprisonment Thursday for their involvement in a dowry death case dating back to 2012. The court, presided over by Judge Meenakshi...
Ganjam: Odisha Vigilance Friday arrested an additional tehsildar for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a tractor owner to release his sand-laden tractor in Ganjam district. The accused was identified as Kabiraj Sethi. According to reports, Sethi had detained the tractor Febuary 5, 2026,...
Berhampur: The number of Irrawaddy dolphins in Odisha's Chilika Lake remains unchanged at 159 in the latest census by the wildlife wing of the forest, environment and climate change department, officials said Wednesday. The count of the species in the brackish water lagoon was 159...
Bhubaneswar: Normal life was affected in Odisha due to a 12-hour nationwide strike called by central trade unions over several demands. The trade unions called the strike protesting the four new labour codes, "anti-worker and pro-corporate policies" and other economic measures. Protesters belonging to major...
Nandapur: Taking cognisance of a petition alleging inordinate delay in proper rehabilitation of people belonging to 14 panchayats displaced due to Machhkund Hydroelectric Project in Koraput district and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) district of Andhra Pradesh, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has served notices...
Kesinga: Notwithstanding the rampant daylight smuggling of ber (Indian jujube or kul fruit) through trains, resulting in huge revenue losses to the Indian Railways, the silence and inaction of the railway authorities have baffled many. Reports said huge quantities of the succulent fruit are allegedly...
By Dilip Cherian It’s telling that Punjab is still kicking the can down the road on appointing a regular Director...
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The last nail into the coffin of whatever freedom is believed to be there in Hong Kong, a unique territory...
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India’s recent trade agreement with the United States is being celebrated by the government at the Centre as a significant...
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The people of Bangladesh have spoken decisively that they still believe in democracy and would not be swayed by polarising...
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