Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: Two more bodies were recovered from a landslide-affected hilltop village in Odisha's Ganjam district Thursday, taking the toll there to four while nine more people are still missing, an official said. The two decomposed bodies were found during the multi-agency search and rescue operation...
New Delhi: Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from international football, bringing the curtain down on an illustrious 23-year career with Portugal, during which he became the highest goalscorer and most-capped player in men's international football. The 41-year-old forward confirmed his decision through an emotional...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday demanded Rs 2,526 crore as central assistance over the impact of Cyclone Arnab and subsequent floods in three southern districts, a senior official said. The state government also sought special assistance of Rs 10,000 crore for a permanent solution to...
Koraput: More than 30 people from the Kotia region of Odisha's Koraput district cast their votes at a polling booth in Andhra Pradesh's Sariki village by 9 am as the rural polls for the neighbouring state went underway Thursday. A day earlier, Odisha police sealed...
Bhubaneswar: A 21-year-old man has been shot dead in Bhubaneswar, with police suspecting that a business rivalry could be the reason behind the killing. Tapan Nayak and two others were riding a two-wheeler when some armed assailants intercepted them at Mausima Square in the old...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha were struggling at 23 without loss at stumps on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match against Jharkhand at the KIIT Cricket Stadium Wednesday, trailing by 410 runs after the visitors declared their first innings at 433 for eight....
SIBA PRASAD MOHANTY, OP Kaima: Despite repeated government assurances of quality education for all, the plight of Government Primary School at Dihanarsinghpur in Patunia gram panchayat under Dharmasala block of Jajpur district exposes the grim reality of infrastructure deficiencies in rural schools. Established on January...
Baripada: A Class X student residing at a government-run residential girls’ school in Dhanpur under Betnoti block of Mayurbhanj district has given birth to a baby boy at Pandit Raghunath Murmu (PRM) Medical College and Hospital in Baripada, triggering serious concerns over student safety and...
Mahakalapada: Illegal firecracker manufacturing units have allegedly been operating in Mahakalapada block of Kendrapada district for years, raising serious concerns over public safety and alleged administrative inaction. Despite safety requirements and the need for permissions from the tehsil office, fire services, district administration and local...
Hatadihi: Police arrested three alleged ganja traffickers and seized 20.8 kg of ganja, gold and silver ornaments, RS3.93 lakh in cash and an electric scooter in Kendujhar district Wednesday. The accused were identified as Jagannath Mallik, 27, and Prakash Kumar Nayak, 43, and Sanyasi Charan...
The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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By Aakar Patel My thesis is that the Indian state under Hindutva is incompletely communal. I have written about this...
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