Seoul: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late Tuesday, vowing to eliminate “anti-state” forces as he struggles against an opposition that controls the country's parliament and that he accuses of sympathising with communist North Korea. Hours later, parliament voted to lift the declaration, with the National Assembly Speaker Woo Won Shik declaring that lawmakers...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of the Opposition BJD Tuesday met Union Minister for Jal Shakti CR Patil and apprised him of the potential submergence of large areas in Odisha's Malkangiri district, due to construction of a multi-purpose project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. The delegation, led by senior leader Debi Prasad Mishra, also submitted a memorandum with the Ministry...

Bhubaneswar: An Indian Navy diving team saved the life of an injured 20-year-old man from the sea near the Niladri beach in Odisha's Puri, an official said Tuesday. The diving team was carrying out a recce of the beach in the morning, when they heard a distress call from a youth, whose knees were fractured after being...

Bhubaneswar: Only sixteen of 207 approved mega piped water supply projects have been completed in Odisha and the rest are in progress, a minister informed the assembly Tuesday. Replying to a question by BJD legislator Souvic Biswal, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Minister Rabi Narayan Naik said the projects were targeted to be completed in two years...

President Droupadi Murmu begins her tour of Odisha   A group of lawyers inspect infrastructural challenges at Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police have rescued 334 children, including 306 girls, who were reported missing from the state, during a special drive, a senior officer said. The special drive was conducted under the supervision of the Crime Against Women & Children wing, Bhubaneswar from November 18 to November 23 throughout the state to rescue the missing children...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and Congress MLAs Tuesday staged a walkout from the Odisha assembly, accusing the ruling BJP of failing to control prices of essential commodities and resolve the potato crisis in the state. The issues were debated in the House over the admissibility of an adjournment motion moved by the Opposition on price rise of vegetables,...

Bhawanipatna: Farmers under the banner of ‘Krushak Sachetan Manch' Tuesday blocked the Bargarh-Borigumma NH-26 in Odisha's Kalahandi district, demanding the release of water from Indravati dam's lift canal for the Rabi season. The farmers protested the decision of the Indravati project authority, which had allegedly decided not to release water due to low water levels in the...

Balasore: A local court in Odisha’s Balasore district Tuesday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for abducting and raping a minor girl in 2022. Special POCSO judge Ranjan Kumar Sutar, relying upon 22 witnesses and 40 exhibits, sentenced the 26-year-old accused, along with a fine of Rs 6,000, special public prosecutor Pranab Kumar Panda...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Tuesday passed the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which allows bank account holders to have up to four nominees in their accounts. Another proposed change relates to redefining 'substantial interest' for directorships, which could increase to Rs 2 crore instead of the current limit of Rs 5 lakh, which was fixed almost...