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Bhubaneswar: In an incident highlighting abject poverty, a Bihar-based couple along with fi ve others was arrested as they sold their four year-old daughter for Rs 40,000. Among those held was the couple from Pipli who had bought the girl and three brokers. Investigating officer...

Bhubaneswar: A day after her request to extend her childcare leave was rejected by the Odisha government, senior IAS officer Sujata R Karthikeyan resumed her duties in the Finance Department Wednesday. Karthikeyan, a 2000-batch IAS officer, had been on childcare leave (CCL) for six months...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Wednesday again raised the issue in Odisha Assembly regarding the recent deaths of three tribal women in Kandhamal district, allegedly caused by consuming mango kernel gruel. The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday moved an adjournment motion over the status of the...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Issues related to internal security, Jammu and Kashmir, pro-Khalistan elements and cyber crimes are likely to be discussed at the three-day conference of top police officers in the country beginning Friday in Bhubaneswar, officials said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik Wednesday said that the two words 'socialist and secular' should be part of the Preamble of Indian Constitution. Patnaik said this a day after the Odisha Assembly witnessed pandemonium and was adjourned twice over alleged "insult"...

Puri: In view of ‘Banakalagi’ rituals of the deities at Jagannath Temple in Puri, the general ‘darshan’ will be restricted for five hours Wednesday, Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) informed. the servitors are set to perform Banakalagi, a secret ritual of the Holy Trinity, from...

Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of Constitution Day, the Odisha government ordered the premature remission of fourteen life-term convicts serving sentences for serious crimes such as dacoity, murder, and sexual assault. The remission order was issued Monday, following recommendations made by the Directorate of Prisons and...

Bhubaneswar: The seven-member Inter-Ministerial Central Team, which is in Odisha to conduct an on-the-spot assessment of damages caused by severe cyclonic storm ‘Dana’, Tuesday met Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. The team led by P.K. Rai, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs reviewed the devastation...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 668 persons were killed due to attacks by elephants across the state during the last three years in Odisha, said the Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department Minister Singh Khuntia said while replying to the question of BJD leader Sanatan Mahakud...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Tuesday declined IAS officer Sujata Karthikeyan’s application seeking an extension of child care leave (CCL) for a further six months. She has been asked to join as the special secretary to the Finance department from Wednesday. In a letter to Karthikeyan,...