Srinagar: A most-wanted terrorist belonging to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was killed in an encounter with the Rashtriya Rifles in the higher reaches of Budgam district in central Kashmir, security officials said. While Kashmir-based Chinar Corps did not reveal the identity of the slain terrorist, officials...
By Harshabardhan Behera, OP Jajpur: Poor sanitation and inadequate infrastructure have left students of Khandahata Government Primary School in Ward 26 of Byasanagar Municipality in Jajpur district studying in an unhealthy and unsafe environment, with parents expressing concern over the lack of basic facilities at...
Bhubaneswar: Major irregularities have been detected in the implementation of minor irrigation (MI) projects in Odisha, with several projects being abandoned midway and crores of rupees rendered unfruitful, according to a report of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). The report, tabled in the...
Brahmapur: Scientists at the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Gopalpur, have identified a new species of fish, Bathymyrus perplexus, from the coastal waters off Paradip. The species was first collected from the Paradip coast in 2021. Between 2021 and 2025, researchers recorded 32 specimens from...
Bhubaneswar: Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) and Nabanirman Yuva Chhatra Sangathan (NYCS) have called for a 12-hour Odisha bandh Wednesday from 6am to 6pm, urging shops and markets to remain closed and vehicles to stay off the roads during the period. The organisation said the...
Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report from the Mayurbhanj District Magistrate on alleged illegal stone quarrying in the foothills of Similipal National Park, including areas near Saratchandrapur and Bankasahi villages. In an order dated September 28, the NHRC...
Patana: A 42-year-old businessman, whose wife is a police constable, was shot dead by unidentified assailants near Bhimapada forest on the Kendeiposi-Patana road. The incident took place late Monday night. Sources said the suspected robbers also attacked him with sharp-edged weapons and fled with his...
The stars encourage a thoughtful approach to both personal and professional matters today. Ganesha's guidance for all zodiac signs sheds light on key opportunities, potential obstacles and the best path forward. Aries: Ganesha is very impressed with you today for the way you handle your...
Casablanca: Morocco's King Mohammed VI Tuesday named Urban Planning Minister Fatima Zahra Mansouri as the country's prime minister, making the 50-year-old attorney the first woman to hold the position in the Muslim kingdom. Mansouri, who until her nomination was also the mayor of Marrakech, was...
Kendrapada: Odisha's forest department officials Tuesday seized two seaworthy fishing trawlers and apprehended 19 people for fishing illegally inside the Gahirmatha Marine Wildlife Sanctuary in Kendrapara district, an official said. The action was taken during routine patrolling by the Gahirmatha Wildlife Range staff, when the...
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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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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