Bargarh: Healthcare services in Bargarh district are in a state of collapse with large-scale vacancies in several posts of doctors and other staff across hospitals. The district headquarters hospital (DHH) portrays a gloomy picture as fracture patients are being treated with cardboard splints, while family...
Paradip: Paradip Port Authority (PPA), Odisha’s lone major port, Saturday announced that it clocked an unprecedented 75 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) of cargo throughput in the current fiscal year, making it the fastest 75 MMT ever handled in the history of all Indian major ports....
Balasore: The Crime Branch of Odisha Police filed a second chargesheet at the SDJM court here in the alleged self-immolation case of Soumyashree Bishi, an Integrated BEd student of Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, Saturday. According to officials, the investigation is ongoing. The agency had earlier...
Dhenkikote: In a tragic incident reported from Poipani village under Dhenkikote police station in Keonjhar district, an 11-year-old boy allegedly died by suicide after his mother refused to give him her mobile phone. The deceased has been identified as Guguli Ganesh Prasad Mahant, the only...
Baripada: The Additional District and Sessions Court-cum-Fast Track and Special POCSO Court here in Mayurbhanj district Saturday handed down life imprisonment to a youth after convicting him in the 2024-rape case of a minor. Apart from the punishment, Judge Santosh Kumar Nayak also slapped a...
Bantala: A man was allegedly beaten to death with a stick by his uncle, who was said to be mentally unstable, in Angul district late Friday night. The accused has been arrested, police said. The victim was identified as Sudarshan Das of Barakanjani village under...
Chhatrapur: Fishermen from more than 11 villages under Chhatrapur and Ganjam blocks recently submitted a memorandum to the district administration Friday, urging immediate and permanent action to address the silt accumulation at the Rushikulya river mouth. Additional District Magistrate Pramod Kumar Prusty received the letter...
Tensa: Seven football players were seriously injured in a road accident on National Highway 520 near Rengalbeda under Koida police limits in Sundargarh district late Saturday evening. The identities of the injured players were yet to be ascertained, police said at the time of fi...
Boinda: Forest officials here arrested two men Saturday for their alleged involvement in ivory smuggling in Angul district. The accused, identified as Muna Behera of Kudasahi village under Thakurgarh police station and Bijay Singh of Bhangamunda village, were taken into custody by forest officials from...
Cuttack: The book ‘Durga Puja, the Silvery Touch of Cuttack’ by author, photographer, and administrator Raja Parija is a priceless tribute to the Millennium City, where he grew up, found love, built his career in feature writing, and chronicled Odisha’s rich traditions, heritage, and culture....
The quality of air that people across cities in India have been breathing on Deepabali nights for the past few...
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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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