Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other VIPs Wednesday greeted the people of Odisha on the state's 90th foundation day. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, leader of the Opposition, Naveen Patnaik, also greeted people on 'Utkal Dibasa'. On this day in 1936, Odisha became a separate province based on language...

Bhubaneswar: A court in Odisha's Jharsuguda district has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a four-year-old girl in 2025. The additional district judge, Jharsuguda, pronounced the verdict Tuesday. Pankaj Podh, the prime accused in the case, has been sentenced to life imprisonment while his associate Anu Bagh has been sentenced to two years imprisonment, the...

NARENDRA RAUT, OP Koraput: At a time when the cooking gas crisis continues to disrupt daily life in Koraput, small business owners are being forced to rethink their survival strategies. At the bustling Gunthaguda Chowk, where roadside eateries serve as lifelines for locals and travellers alike, one hotel owner’s resilience has turned adversity into innovation. Gitanjali Patnaik,...

Sundargarh: Deep-rooted superstition continues to haunt parts of Sundargarh district, as an elderly man was allegedly killed and his wife injured in a brutal attack over suspected witchcraft practice, Monday night. The incident occurred in Kendakhole village under Sadar police limits, where a group of villagers allegedly assaulted an elderly couple, suspecting them of practicing witchcraft. The...

Jharsuguda: A special POCSO court in Jharsuguda Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping his four-year-old stepdaughter, while awarding two years’ rigorous imprisonment to the child’s mother for failing to report the crime. The verdict was delivered by Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special POCSO Judge Pooja Sarangi in a case registered at Brajarajnagar Police Station....

Bhawanipatna: A man allegedly killed his wife over a monetary dispute and later attempted suicide in Kalahandi district, police said Tuesday. The incident occurred at Sanyasi Kundamal village under Junagarh police limits. The accused, identified as Pramod Chandan (57), allegedly murdered his wife Kasturi (54), and buried her body in their farmland. According to police, the couple...

Berhampur: A minor girl from Andhra Pradesh was allegedly drugged and gangraped in Berhampur, police said Tuesday. Three persons including a minor, have been arrested in this connection. Two of the accused, identified as Arjun Nayak (22), and Aditya Nayak (19), of Lanjipalli, were forwarded to court in connection with a case registered at Gosaninuagaon police station...

Bhubaneswar: Seven state public sector enterprises (SPSEs) incurred a loss of Rs 794.98 crore during FY 2022–23, up from Rs 453.11 crore in FY 2021–22, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said Tuesday. The CAG audited the financial performance of the SPSEs for the financial year 2022-23 and mentioned its findings in a report, which...

Kuchinda: Despite frequent incidents of labourers dying in septic tanks due to oxygen deprivation, there remains a lack of awareness among homeowners and contractors about the need for proper safety measures. This concern was highlighted again Tuesday, when two persons were asphyxiated and as many were rendered critical while removing the centering of a septic tank in...

Bhubaneswar: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey Wednesday tendered an unconditional apology for his claim that former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik was the link between Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the CIA during the war against China in the 1960s. He was criticised within and outside the BJP for the comment. Taking to X, the BJP Parliamentarian, said,...