Bhubaneswar: A newborn lion cub at Nandankanan Zoological Park died after failing to take food and liquids properly, bringing the zoo's lion population down to 23, officials said. Lioness Maya, who was pregnant for the first time, gave birth to two cubs September 7. One...
Ganjam: Odisha Vigilance team conducted a raid at Khallikote police station in Ganjam district Friday and caught ASI Sujeet Panigrahi red-handed while allegedly accepting a Rs 15,000 bribe. According to reports, Panigrahi had allegedly demanded money from a complainant, threatening to arrest him in connection...
Bhubaneswar: Koraput Coffee, a speciality Arabica grown by tribal farmers in Koraput district, is set to get a global showcase with more than 1,500 packets of its Tiger Blend being sent to New Delhi for the BRICS Summit 2026. The consignment was dispatched by the...
Hatadihi: Persons with disabilities and their relatives faced hardship due to poor arrangements at a Bhima Bhoi disability camp held at the Hatadihi block office in Kendujhar district Friday. The camp, scheduled to begin at 10 am, reportedly started after 12:30 pm, leaving many people...
By SIBADATTA SAHOO, OP Chitrakonda: Students at a government primary school in the remote Swabhiman Anchal area of Malkangiri district are being forced to study in cramped and unsafe conditions, with leaking roofs, inadequate classrooms and dysfunctional drinking-water facilities. Established at Tantaguda village under Paparmetla...
By RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: With speculation over the timing of the next panchayat and municipal elections in Odisha gaining momentum, the State Election Commission (SEC) has instructed local body authorities to begin door-to-door surveys from October 26. According to reports, the Urban Development Department...
Khajuripada: A 55-year-old man was killed and his son critically injured in an attack over a long-standing land dispute in Sakersharu village under Kandhamal district Friday, police said. The deceased was identified as Ratnakar Majhi, while his son, Shiba Majhi, sustained serious injuries. Police said...
Bhubaneswar: Director General of Police (DGP) Vinaytosh Mishra Friday underscored the need to scale up the use of body-worn and dashboard cameras, describing them as important tools for improving the effectiveness, transparency and accountability of police operations. Chairing a high-level review meeting on law and...
Bhubaneswar: The growing crisis in education and employment and threats to democratic values came under sharp criticism at a memorial meeting for former CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury Friday, with Students’ Federation of India (SFI) general secretary Srijan Bhattacharyya calling for a collective struggle to...
By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed fines of Rs 10,000 each on the Chief Secretary of Odisha and six other government authorities for failing to file their responses in a case concerning alleged illegal mining and environmental violations at...
By Dilip Cherian The death of Rakesh Mehta, former Chief Secretary of Delhi, is deeply saddening. But beyond the shock...
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The judiciary is one of the three pillars of Indian democracy that the people traditionally trust, most for the redress...
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