By ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has restrained the block development officers (BDOs) of Danagadi and Sukinda in Jajpur district from carrying out further construction of government schools on forest-category land without obtaining the requisite statutory approvals, official sources said Monday....
Washington: US President Donald Trump blamed the Iran war, higher petrol prices, and unpopular candidates for Republican midterm election losses, but defended the military action and said he was not looking to escalate the conflict. In an interview with Ross Douthat for CBS News’ '60...
New Delhi: Delhi Police has served a notice to former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, asking her to record her statement in a 2013 case linked to a confrontation with police during a Trinamool Congress protest in the national capital, police sources said on...
New York: Age is just a number when passion takes flight! Proving that adventure has no age limit, 74-year-old American Richard “Rich” Greenwood has soared into the record books as the oldest man to complete a wingsuit flight, earning recognition from Guinness World Records. Greenwood,...
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar Monday held a conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, with discussions focused on the Ukraine conflict and ongoing diplomatic initiatives. “Spoke this evening with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of Russia. Our conversation focused on the Ukraine...
New Delhi: More than one lakh trees will be cut and around 470 hectares of ‘unclassified forest’ land will be diverted as the Union Environment Ministry’s forest advisory committee (FAC) has given its approval for establishment of 1,000-MW Naying Hydro Electric Project on Siyom River...
Koraput: The lone Congress MP from Odisha, Saptagiri Ulaka, has announced that he would oppose all new bauxite mining projects in undivided Koraput district, including the one proposed at Nageswari, and stated that the interests of tribal communities cannot be compromised. The Koraput MP also...
Baripada: A tusker was found dead in a farmland in Karamghutu area under Dukura forest section of Baripada Forest Division in Mayurbhanj district, with officials suspecting that it may have been electrocuted by an illegally laid electric wire. Forest department officials reached the spot and...
Kataka: Four persons were arrested Monday for allegedly manhandling Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Ananya Awasthi during a confrontation over bursting of firecrackers in Kataka on Diwali night. The arrests were made by Lalbag police in connection with the incident at Nayasadak, where an altercation...
London/Bhubaneswar: A major celebration of Odisha’s culture, heritage and community spirit will be held at South London this November, as Bali Jatra UK 2026 prepares to return for its third annual edition. The festival is organised by Odisha Society of UK CIC, a UK community...
By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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