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Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday strongly condemned the gang rape of a woman medical student from Odisha in West Bengal's Durgapur and questioned the Odisha BJP government's response to sexual assault cases within the state. In a press statement, the party accused...

New Delhi: Calling for an urgent political intervention to end the decades-long Mahanadi river water dispute, retired Supreme Court judge Justice V Gopala Gowda Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chief Ministers of Odisha and Chhattisgarh to come to the mediation table and...

Bhubaneswar: The city is home to 47,126 stray dogs, accounting for around 3.62 per cent of the state capital's 13 lakh population, an official statement issued by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) said Monday. Of the total stray dog population in the BMC area, 23,047...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Police have arrested a youth for spreading communal hatred through social media, a senior officer said  Monday. The cybercrime police arrested the accused, identified as Arshad Alli (19), on Sunday night in connection with a case registered based on a written complaint lodged...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Monday termed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's advice to female boarders to not venture out late at night as "disappointing." Deputy CM Parida, who is also in charge of the Women and Child Development department, strongly denounced...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: The nomination filing process for Odisha's Nuapada bypoll began Monday with the issuance of a notification in this regard, even as the state's two major political parties - the BJP and BJD - are yet to announce the names of their candidates. The Congress...

Bhubaneswar: A laboratory attendant of AIIMS Bhubaneswar was shot dead by unidentified persons in the city Monday morning when he was on his way to the hospital, police said. The deceased has been identified as Sudhanshu Khuntia. He was working as a lab attendant in...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Odisha State Commission for Women (OSCW) chairperson Sovana Mohanty Monday left for West Bengal to meet a medical student who was allegedly gang raped in Durgapur. Before leaving Bhubaneswar this morning, Mohanty said, "I am going to visit Durgapur to meet the survivor and...

Bhubaneswar: The father of a 23-year-old woman, who was allegedly gangraped in West Bengal's Durgapur, Sunday appealed to the Odisha government to shift her to Bhubaneswar for treatment, citing a threat to her life. The survivor, a second-year MBBS student, is currently undergoing treatment at...

Bhubaneswar: A boy drowned and another went missing after being swept away by strong currents in Sidua river in Odisha's Cuttack district Sunday, officials said. The incident occurred near Basant Kundal village under the jurisdiction of Cuttack 42 Mouza police station. “Two boys from Basant...