Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recently disposed of 1,902 out of the 2,621 petitions filed by rights activist seeking redressal of grievances regarding the unavailability of social welfare schemes and basic amenities in Koraput and Keonjhar districts. The petitioner, Radhakant Tripathy, during...
Cuttack: A teenage boy drowned while two others went missing in the Mahanadi river near Jobra under Jagatpur police limits here Sunday. Sources said the incident took place in the afternoon when Chhotu, 17, Seikh Sahil, 18, and Raj, 17, three friends of Charigharia-Chunabhati area...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has asked all ministers in his government to submit performance reports of their departments amid speculations over a possible reshuffle. In a letter, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) sought to know the performance of the ministers and the achievements...
Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police has seized a leopard hide and held one person on charge of smuggling wildlife body parts, police said. The seizure was made during a raid near Daberi village under Daringbadi police limits in Kandhamal district under...
Bhubaneswar: The Indian women hockey team's two FIH Pro League matches against England, which were earlier postponed due to COVID-related issues in the English side, have been cancelled, handing the Savita-led side the top position in the standings. The two matches were initially scheduled for...
Gop: A seismic survey campaign conducted by Oil India Ltd has yielded positive results with the discovery of oil and natural gas at two places of Gop block in Odisha’s Puri district. According to the Chief General Manager of Oil India, a six-member team of...
Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded eight new Covid-19 cases, of which one is in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,87,842. Active caseload in the state now stands at 152. Odisha reported zero...
Bhubaneswar: The Competent Authority under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has ordered the forfeiture of properties to the tune of Rs 2.35 crore belonging to fugitive interstate drug peddler Anil Pandi. Pandi had acquired the wealth allegedly through the illegal trade in...
Bhubaneswar: The newlyelected Mayor, Sulochana Das, of the state biggest urban body, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), took the oath of office Saturday along with the winner corporators of 67 wards. Sangramjit Nayak, director of the municipal administration, administered the oath to Das at the BMC...
Bhubaneswar: Manjulata Kanhar, a BJD corporator of ward no 22, was elected unopposed as the deputy mayor of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Kanhar, a post-graduate in Political Science from Sambalpur University, took charge officially and was greeted by residents of the Capital city. Speaking to...
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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