Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) Wednesday asked the police to submit a detailed report on the death of a 46-year-old man, who was arrested on the charge of theft, in police custody. His wife had alleged that he was tortured inside Badagada police...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has accorded the power to special police officers (SPOs) deployed on highways to impose penalties on traffic rule violators, a notification said. SPOs of and above the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) deployed for highway patrolling on national highways can impose...
Bhubaneswar: The police have registered three cases against Driver Mahasangha for entering the city despite its assurance not to do so and indulging in violence. The deputy commissioner of police U S Dash said CCTV footage of the protests at different places of the city...
Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded eight (08) new Covid-19 cases, of which one (01) is in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,87,959. Active caseload in the state now stands at 110. Odisha...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha simmered Tuesday recording the highest temperature of the season as unbearable hot weather and intense humidity continued and Sonepur in the western part of the state became the hottest place in the state at 44.4 degrees Celsius, the Bhubaneswar meteorological centre said. The...
Bhubaneswar: Ten-year-old Abha* got a break from her routine when the primary school of Katimaha village, under Tikabali block, was ordered shut due to the Covid-19 outbreak. A student of Class 5, Abha was initially "happy about it" because it felt like a vacation. Little...
Bhubaneswar: The mandatory wearing of masks as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 has not yet been lifted from Odisha and people should use them in crowded places, a senior health official said Tuesday. Though the coronavirus situation in the state is stable with the daily...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday announced a bonus of Rs 120 crore for the welfare of Kendu-leaf pluckers of the state. The Chief Minister's Office (CMO), in a statement, said the bonus would benefit around 8 lakh Kendu-leaf pluckers, binders, and other seasonal staff associated...
Bhubaneswar: BJP legislators from western Odisha have asked the state government to increase the spending limit of each MLA from the Western Odisha Development Council (WODC) fund to Rs 5 crore per year. Among the BJP legislators seeking the raise are Jayanarayan Mishra, Bhabani Shankar...
New Delhi: The Mahanadi Water Dispute Tribunal has deferred the hearing of an application filed by Odisha against Chhattisgarh that alleges construction of barrages on the Mahanadi river and seeks directions to the upper riparian state to maintain a specific flow of water. The tribunal...
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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