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Bhubaneswar/Balasore: The Crime Branch of Odisha Police Tuesday filed a preliminary charge-sheet against the accused persons over the death by self-immolation of a 20-year-old female student of Balasore's FM (Autonomous) College. The investigating officer of the Crime Against Women and Children Wing (CAWCW) of the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Tuesday asserted that addiction to making reels leads to domestic violence and asked women to restrict their use of mobile phones to keep a balance between family life and chatting on social media. She also said that women...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha DGP Yogesh Bahadur Khurania Tuesday asked police officers to take necessary measures to improve the conviction rates in crimes against women. Addressing a workshop on women's safety here, Khurania said, "As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, the conviction rate in...

Abu Dhabi: Sediqullah Atal and Azmatullah Omarzai hit fine fifties as Afghanistan posted 188 for six against Hong Kong in the Asia Cup opener at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium here Tuesday. Opting to bat, opener Atal (73 not out off 52 balls) and Mohammad Nabi...

Bhubaneswar: A special POCSO court here Tuesday convicted a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for abducting and raping a 17-year-old girl a year ago. Saroj Kumar Sahoo, Ad hoc additional sessions judge, POCSO court, pronounced the verdict after examining 12 witnesses and 71...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday congratulated CP Radhakrishnan on his victory in the vice presidential election, and said that his rich administrative experience will strengthen the functioning of Parliament. NDA candidate Radhakrishnan won the vice presidential election Tuesday by bagging 452 votes,...

Abu Dhabi: Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan won the toss and elected to bat against Hong Kong in the Asia Cup opener at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium here Tuesday. Afghanistan, coming off a defeat to Pakistan in the tri-series final earlier this week, brought Gulbadin Naib...

Nabarangpur: A nine-month-old baby and his elder sister died of snakebite after their parents took them to a black magician who failed to cure them in Odisha's Nabarangpur district, an official said Tuesday. The incident took place at Rajpur village under Umerkote police station area...

Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Tuesday urged the Central University of Odisha (CUO) authorities to identify and address challenges hindering student enrolment, while highlighting the need for recruiting permanent teaching and non-teaching staff in the varsity. The governor visited the varsity campus Tuesday and interacted...

Bhubaneswar: A day after Utkal University evicted non-boarders from hostels, several students and former pupils Tuesday stormed into the office of the vice chancellor and demanded the removal of illegal occupants living in quarters and slum-dwellers residing on the campus. The students and alumni of...