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Bhubaneswar: The Society for Nature, Education, and Health (SNEH) organised a seminar on ‘Role of Restorative Justice in Domestic Conflict Resolution’ here Saturday. The seminar was inaugurated by Odisha State Commission for Women (OSCW) member Urmilla Mahapatra, chief probation officer Amiya Kumar Nath Sharma, and...

Bargarh: Police in Bargarh district Saturday arrested eight suspected drug peddlers and made a seizure of a huge cache of pharmaceutical drugs, banned under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS), 1985, said Superintendent of Police, Bargarh, Prahlad Sahai Meena. Huge...

Bhubaneswar: In a step towards ensuring quality tertiary care to children, the state government sanctioned 424 more beds for Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics, popularly known as Sishu Bhawan, in Cuttack Saturday. Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Minister Mukesh Mahaling approved 424...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Saturday empowered inspectors and sub-inspectors of the state police to arrest, investigate, and prosecute cases under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, an official notification said. Previously, these powers were reserved for officers in the rank of...

Bhubaneswar: Though they often meet at official meetings and party events, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday visited Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's official residence for the first time. Both leaders described the meeting as a "courtesy call." Taking to X, Majhi said, "Today,...

Jajpur: Vigilance sleuths Saturday arrested a panchayat executive officer in Odisha's Jajpur district for allegedly misappropriating Rs 7.35 lakh of government funds meant for old-age pension beneficiaries. The arrested official, identified as Santosh Kumar Jena, is currently attached to Danagadi block. He had allegedly indulged...

Kendrapara: Odisha Police has detained a suspected Bangladeshi infiltrator carrying an unlicenced firearm, officials said Saturday. The man, identified as Mrutunjaya Mandal, appeared to be under the influence of alcohol when he was apprehended in a coastal village within Rajnagar police station limits. Although Mandal...

Sambalpur: A special court in Odisha's Sambalpur district Saturday sentenced a man to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 6-year-old girl. The Special POCSO court judge, Abhilas Senapati, convicted the 22-year-old man under different sections of the POCSO Act and imposed a penalty...

Rayagada: A local court in Odisha's Rayagada district Saturday pronounced life imprisonment for three persons, after convicting them in a 2023 murder case. The Additional District and Sessions Judge of Rayagada, Alpana Swain, held the three guilty of murder and also imposed a penalty of...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Chief Secretaries of Chhattisgarh and Odisha met in New Delhi Saturday to iron out their differences on Mahanadi river water sharing, and emphasised to amicably work out a solution for the benefit of the people of the two states, officials said. The...