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Bhubaneswar: A middle-aged woman in Odisha's Puri district has alleged that her 76-year-old father-in-law attempted to rape her, police said Monday. The woman has submitted a video clip of the incident to the police, they said. "The police have registered a case based on the...

People of all age groups, especially children, were delighted to spend time in the company of the elephants at the observance of World Elephant Day organised by Nandankanan Zoological Park BHUBANESWAR: The Nandankanan Zoo Park (NZP) observed World Elephant Day Monday in the presence of...

Bichitrananda Biswal, a paralysed individual from Astaranga, Puri, has dedicated his entire life for wildlife conservation. A farmer by profession, he is the founding member of Sea Turtle Action Programme (STAP). The team has been felicitated multiple times by Department of Forest and Environment. In...

Bhubaneswar: This year during Independence Day an exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi’s life is being organised at the Unit-III Exhibition Ground in the city in connection with the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation. A photo exhibition on the Mahatma’s life and items connected...

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police, Monday, arrested a jilted lover accused of blackmailing his ex-girlfriend of circulating obscene images and videos of the girl. The cops also seized the ornaments and cash the accused exhorted from the victim. The accused was identified as Devi Prasad Pati, 20,...

Bhubaneswar: Raising concern over the decision by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to hike the Class X and XII board examination fees, Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Das Monday said the hike will ‘hit’ the parents. The CBSE has increased...

Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of Librarian’s Day, a seminar on ‘Current Trends in Digital Library’ was organised by Odisha Library Academy at Regional College of Management in Bhubaneswar, Monday. SR Ranganathan, (National Professor of Library Science) who was considered the Father of Library Science in India, had made immense...

New Delhi: The government is working on a set of measures to remove friction points in the economy with a view to ensuring easy availability of funds to productive sectors and stimulate overall growth, sources said. However, the strategy being worked out does not include...

Bhubaneswar: Pratap Sarangi, Minister of State, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, urged the banking industry to be reasonable towards genuine traders and asked them to extend their financial support. In his speech, Sarangi said, “Traders community eases government’s effort on employment and job...

New Delhi: Exports of Indian goods, which were enjoying benefits under the preferential tariff system GSP, to the US registered a growth of 32 per cent in June, according to Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI). The US rolled back export benefits to over 1,900...