Papadahandi/Nabarangpur: A forester was killed and three others of the same profession were seriously injured when their car and a pickup van collided head-on near Dengaguda Chhak on the Bharatmala road in Nabarangpur district Wednesday. According to reports, foresters Gupta Prasad Mohanty, Kamakhya Prasad Swain,...
Cuttack: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday inaugurated the famous Bali Jatra held on the bank of the river Mahanadi here, marking the state's ancient maritime glory. The Bali Jatra, one of the largest open-air fairs in Asia, which got off to a colourful...
Nuapada: A group of women BJD leaders Wednesday urged late party MLA Rajendra Dholakia's wife, Kalpana, not to fall into the trap of the BJP and dubbed her son as 'Ku-Putra' (bad son). The group of women leaders comprising former minister Tukuni Sahu, MLA Barsha...
Bhubaneswar: Several people were injured and three to four shops were destroyed Wednesday as residents of two villages in Odisha's Khurda district engaged in a violent clash over a boundary dispute, police said. The incident comes a few days after prohibitory orders under Section 163...
Bhubaneswar: The main Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Odisha Government, reacting to a letter written by Bargarh BJP MP Pradeep Purohit to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. In his letter, Purohit urged the Chief Minister to include...
Bhadrak: A youth allegedly attacked and slit the throat of the father of a Class-IX girl at a village in Odisha's Bhadrak district after the minor rejected his proposal, police said Wednesday. The incident took place at Aruha village under Basudevpur police limits of the...
Bhubaneswar: Following the Central government's decision to hike the paddy minimum support price (MSP) by Rs 69 per quintal, the Odisha government is also going to procure paddy at a MSP of Rs 2,369 per quintal for common variety during the 2025–26 Kharif marketing season,...
Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and his Chhattisgarh counterpart Vishnu Deo Sai are scheduled to campaign for BJP's Nuapada bypoll candidate Jay Dholakia Thursday, party sources said. CM Majhi is slated to hold a road show in Komna block of Nuapada, while Sai...
Bhubaneswar: Medical scientists from various institutes have identified BMAA, a potential neurotoxin, in several species of the Cycad plant found in the forests of Odisha, according to a statement issued by AIIMS Bhubaneswar. The finding has raised alarms as a section of local people follow...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha observed 'Boita Bandana', a ritual in which miniature boats are floated in water bodies to mark the state's maritime tradition, on the occasion of Kartik Purnima Wednesday. President Droupadi Murmu, who hails from the state, extended her greetings. In a post on X,...
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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