Bhawanipatna: The superintendent of a shelter home for HIV-infected children in Kalahandi district was arrested Monday for allegedly sexually abusing an eight-year-old inmate. Saroj Das, the superintendent of the shelter home 'Prayash', was apprehended after a complaint was lodged by the district Child Welfare Committee...
Read moreSundargarh: The body of a 16-year old girl, who had gone missing since Saturday, was found in a forest near Gopalpur village under Hemgir police limits in the district Monday. Police suspected it to be a case of rape and murder as the decomposed body...
Read moreAradi: Thousands of devotees (kanwariyas), including women, thronged into the famous Baba Akhandalamani temple here in Bhadrak district to offer holy water to the lord on the occasion of first Monday of the holy Shravan month. The devotees were seen standing in serpentine queue since...
Read moreBolangir: People affected with leprosy and living at the Lepers’ Colony at Sudapada experienced love and humanity that they had not seen a long time back. Fifteen members of the ‘Being Human Foundation’ visited them Sunday to interact with them and also treat their puss...
Read moreDharmasala: At least 20 bovines were killed after a container carrying them overturned near Rathia village on NH-16 under Dharmasala police limit of Jajpur district in the wee hours, Monday. According to sources, the vehicle in which animals were being carried from Khurda to Kolkata...
Read moreBarbil/Keonjhar: Minister for Tourism, Odia Language, Literature and Culture, Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi along with his family members Sunday visited the Jhikaranal waterfalls at Bolani in Keonjhar district. His visit rekindled hopes of the site being declared a tourist spot. Panigrahi and his family reached Bolani...
Read moreKeonjhar: Vigilance sleuths Monday arrested Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan, a junior engineer (JE) of Saharapada block in Keonjhar district on the charge of accepting a bribe of Rs 7,500 for passing the final bill on a project which has recently been completed. According to sources, Pradhan...
Read moreSonepur: Khemundia, a tribal dominated village near Barpahar at Rengali panchayat under Sonepur block of Subarnapur district, has become an inspiration for other villages. The village has been alcohol and drug-addiction free for 17 years. In fact, consuming and selling of drugs and alcohol are...
Read moreErsama: A huge quantity of medicines was found dumped close to the veterinary hospital boundary wall at Ersama block in Jagatsinghpur district, Monday. Enraged local residents alleged that those dumped medicines had passed their expiry date but could have been given to animals. Sources said...
Read moreBaripada: With just over a week left for July to go, Mayurbhanj district has not yet received sufficient rainfall to nourish agriculture. The farming community is worried over deficit rains, as they apprehend the approaching footsteps of a drought in money pockets. “In the month...
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India is hoping to turn its economy into an US$ five trillion powerhouse, and the Modi government says it will...
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It is a momentous day for Indian space science today. Chandrayaan II should by now be streaking through the vast...
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The Indian Banking sector continues to take major hits in terms of bad debts, or defaults in repayment vis-a-vis huge...
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The political circus in Karnataka is turning murkier and murkier. With chief minister HD Kumaraswamy (HDK) obtaining the resignation of...
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