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Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJD called Bhubaneswar bandh Tuesday, protesting the alleged assault of an Army officer and his fiancée in police custody. Addressing a press conference Sunday, BJD MLA Arun Kumar Sahoo said the bandh will be held for six hours from 6am till noon....

Bhubaneswar: Congress Saturday urged the Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi to reach out to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to seek action in the Odisha incident in which an army officer and his fiancée were assaulted inside a police...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik said his party will undertake a detailed study on simultaneous elections before taking a stand on it. The former Odisha Chief Minister said the party will examine the proposal and its execution. "Let the details come forth, we will study...

Bhubaneswar: While the case of alleged sexual assault of a woman and assault on her friend from the Indian Army at Bharatpur police station in Bhubaneswar grabbed national attention, it appears to have taken an about turn Saturday after several video clips involving the ‘victim’...

Bhubaneswar: Seven accused arrested by Chandaka Police in Bhubaneswar in connection with the alleged assault on an Indian Army officer's fiancée on Chandaka Road were granted bail just hours after their arrest, a source said Saturday. A JMFC court granted bail to the accused only...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Association Saturday called for the immediate withdrawal of the suspension orders on five police personnel allegedly involved in the “torture” of an Army officer and "sexual harassment" of his fiancée at Bharatpur Police Station in Bhubaneswar. Describing the incident as "unfortunate," association...

Bhubaneswar: A day after demanding a court-monitored SIT probe and a judicial inquiry into the alleged sexual assault of a woman in custody, Opposition BJD president Naveen Patnaik Saturday said "women are not safe even inside police stations." Patnaik made these remarks while addressing party...

Puri: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Saturday afternoon began the second round of technical survey of the Ratna Bhandar of Puri's Jagannath temple, officials said. Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) barred devotees from having a 'darshan' of the sibling deities from 1pm to 6pm...

Bhubaneswar: Frustrated with the persistent stench and poor drainage system, residents of Sabar Sahi in Bhubaneswar's ward number 45 staged an unusual protest by urinating inside the office of the City Engineer at the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), a source said Saturday. Residents, upset over...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and Congress Saturday staged protests demanding justice for a woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted at a police station in Bhubaneswar. While the women's wing of the BJD staged a demonstration in front of Raj Bhavan, Congress activists attempted to gherao the...