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Keonjhar: Odisha Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra Sunday reviewed the ongoing development works in Keonjhar during a visit to the district. He emphasised on ecotourism to boost the economy of the district during the tour. According to sources, the Chief Secretary directed officials concerned to...

Balipatna: A girl attempted suicide inside a police station after coming to know about her boyfriend's wedding getting fixed somewhere else. The incident took place in Balipatna area in Khurda district Sunday. The girl from Somana Sasan under Balipatna police limits consumed poison after learning...

Angul: Three persons including a woman were Saturday arrested for duping a youth on the pretext of giving him a job in an industrial company. The accused have been identified as Ranjan Kumar Tripathy, his wife Mitali from Rajkishorepada and Ranjan Kumar Sahu from Rengali...

Karachi: Pakistan has arrested 17 Indian fishermen and confiscated three of their boats for allegedly straying into the country’s territorial waters. The Indian fishermen were arrested Friday. They were produced before a judicial magistrate Saturday and handed over to the police. This information was given...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday praised Odia youth Silu Nayak from Jagatsinghpur district for imparting free but rigorous training to hundreds of defence service aspirants. Speaking about Nayak's inspiring story on his popular radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Modi heaped praise on Silu for...

Sambalpur: In a bizarre incident late Saturday night, the jailor and two subordinate staff of Sambalpur Circle Jail were allegedly attacked by a warder under influence of alcohol. The accused official was identified as Ashok Thati. According to sources, the accused warder joined his duty...

Kuchinda: Police Saturday arrested a man from Kuchinda area of Sambalpur district for impregnating a minor girl and subsequently terminating the pregnancy. Two others who assisted him have also been arrested. According to police, Vijay Prasad, a native of SRIT Colony in Sambalpur, lived in...

Bhubaneswar: Praises and wishes are pouring in for Reena Dakua, a resident of Sarakantara area near Bhubaneswar after she successfully foiled a loot bid Saturday evening. Besides, the miscreants landed in jail owing to her bravery. According to a source, Reena works at a shopping...

New Delhi:  Fuel prices, which have been soaring to unprecedented levels in the country of late, remained unchanged Sunday. In the national capital, petrol was priced at Rs 91.17 per litre, same as Saturday. Similarly, in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, the fuel was sold for...

Sambalpur: With 29 students testing positive for COVID-19, Sambalpur district administration Sunday shut down Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) in Burla until further orders. In addition to VSSUT, several other areas with positive cases were also declared as containment and buffer zones to...