Kendujhar: A 48-year-old man was killed in an elephant attack at Talarad huan village under the Bhuyan Juang Pirha Forest Range in Kendujhar district Saturday night, officials said. The victim, identified as Narottam Juang, was returning home from work when he encountered the elephant near his village. The animal reportedly grabbed him with its trunk and flung...

Brahmapur: Two minor girls were allegedly sex ually abused by their own kin under Gosani Nuagaon police limits here in Ganjam district, with police in the Brahmapur police district arresting two men in this connection after registration of two separate cases, authorities said Sunday. Police said a 17-year-old girl accused her elder paternal uncle and his younger...

Bari: Aditri Saikri ti Jena, a promising young badminton player from Jajpur, won the gold medal in the girls’ under-9 category at the Yonex-Sunrise OSBA All Odisha Mini (U-9 and U-11) and Sub-Junior (U-13) State Ranking Badminton Tournament, recently organised by the District Badminton Association, at Pokhariput of Bhubaneswar. She also advanced to the semifinals in the...

Bhubaneswar: Thousands of forest-dependent families across Odisha are finding new sources of income and hope through a community-led forestry initiative that is combining livelihood generation with sustainable forest management, claimed officials Sunday. What began as small financial assistance for struggling forest-dependent families has evolved into a large-scale rural transformation across the state. From helping widows become successful...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s recognition among the top five investment-friendly states is a matter of immense pride for every Odia. This achievement reflects our collective commitment to transparent governance, industry-friendly policies and efficient service delivery. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Sunday. Odisha has been ranked fifth among states in NITI Aayog’s recent Investment Friendliness Index (IFI). With an...

Bhubaneswar: A 55-year-old Ama Bus driver was arrested Sunday after a motorcyclist died in a collision near KIIT Campus-9 here, police said. The victim, identified as D Subham Rao, a resident of the city, was riding a Luna moped home at about 8 am when an Ama Bus allegedly struck the two-wheeler from behind near KIIT Campus-9...

Bhubaneswar: The CBI conducted searches at six locations across four states including Odisha and West Bengal, in connection with a Rs 1,109-crore bank fraud case against a Bhubaneswar-based power infrastructure company, officials said Sunday. The operation conducted Saturday covered residential premises of accused directors of Gupta Power Infrastructure Ltd in Bhubaneswar, the company’s registered office in Kolkata...

As Parliament prepares to convene for the Monsoon Session on Monday, 20 July, the Modi government stands accused of shrinking the space for democratic dissent. The police intervention to end activist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk’s 21-day hunger strike at Jantar Mantar paints a disturbing picture. Wangchuk’s hunger strike demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan...

In the long sweep of history, China’s economic performance over the past 50 years will obviously stand out for the sheer scale and pace of quality-of-life improvements within that country. But China's impact on the rest of the world has still been underappreciated. True, if the retrospective gaze were confined to global shocks in the post-World War...

The mysterious Mother Goose’s "Hickory, Dickory, Dock" is a meaningless but catchy English nursery rhyme with ancient Celtic origins. It has entertained children for more than the last three centuries and helps shepherds count their herd. Various historical and linguistic interpretations of the rhyme exist that destroy the fun of this rhyme. Many argue that it serves...