Rayagada: A married woman was allegedly raped in Rayagada town late Tuesday night, according to a written complaint filed at the Rayagada Town PS by the survivor and her husband. Police, under the supervision of SDPO Gaurahari Sahu, launched an investigation and detained a youth...
Bhubaneswar: Over 34.12 lakh farmers from Odisha have received the 21st instalment of the PM-Kisan scheme Wednesday, officials said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the assistance of Rs 2,000 to farmers from a programme in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore. Nine crore farmers across the country received...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has said he would attend the oath-taking ceremony of Nitish Kumar in Patna Thursday. The JD(U) supremo is set to be sworn-in as Bihar Chief Minister for a record 10th time. Preparations for the swearing-in ceremony at Patna's...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Wednesday signed an agreement for setting up a state film archive. The agreement was signed with the Film Heritage Foundation at the concluding ceremony of the 10th Film Preservation and Restoration Workshop in Bhubaneswar. Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo said, "Film...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Works Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Wednesday said the Union Finance Ministry has approved Rs 8,300 crore for the Rameshwar-Paradip coastal highway in the state. Speaking to reporters, he said around 60 to 70 per cent of the land acquisition for the project is complete....
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Works Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Wednesday stressed that the success of widespread urbanisation is crucial to achieving the vision of a developed Odisha by 2036. Addressing the gathering on the second day of the two-day District Collectors and SPs Conference in Bhubaneswar, Harichandan emphasised...
Keonjhar: Two excise officials were arrested in Odisha's Keonjhar district Wednesday for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 40,000 from a licenced liquor vendor, a statement said. The arrested officials were identified as Excise Superintendent Sitarani Pattayat and Champua excise station's officer-in-charge Bijay Kumar Mohanta,...
Rourkela: Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy Wednesday announced plans to double the capacity of the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) to 9.8 million tonnes by 2030 with an investment of about Rs 30,000 crore. “We are also taking up modernisation of the...
Bhubaneswar/Rourkela: Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Steel HD Kumaraswamy Wednesday met Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at the Lok Seva Bhawan and held discussions on several matters, including issues related to the expansion of the integrated steel plant of Steel Authority of India...
Mumbai: Gill will travel with the side to Guwahati Wednesday, with a final decision on his participation for the second Test against South Africa starting Saturday to be taken accordingly. On day two’s play in the first Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, after...
By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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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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