Odisha
- India
Over 8,000 candidates write home guard test in Sambalpur airstrip
Bhubaneswar: Sambalpur’s airstrip in Odisha was converted into an exam centre, where more than 8,000 candidates appeared to compete for a limited 187 Home Guard posts on December 16. The Aerial footage…
- India
Odisha revises Maoist policy; to provide surrender reward up to Rs 1.20 crore
Bhubaneswar: To eradicate left-wing extremism in the state, the Odisha government has launched a revised Maoist surrender and rehabilitation policy with a provision of maximum financial assistance up to Rs 1.20 crore…
- India
Odisha: 8 fishermen arrested for fishing in turtle habitation zones
Kendrapara: The Forest department on Thursday arrested eight more marine fishermen on charge of illegally fishing along the turtle habitation zones in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary of Odisha’s Kendrapara district. The department also…
- Hyderabad
Home guard caught smuggling ganja in car tire in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Two individuals, including a home guard, were arrested by the Telangana excise department on Saturday, November 8, for allegedly smuggling ganja in a car tyre. According to excise officials, the accused…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP-Odisha bus catches fire in Visakhapatnam, passengers unhurt
Hyderabad: A bus on the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha route caught fire after an accident in Visakhapatnam on Thursday, November 6. The passengers escaped unhurt. The accident occurred near Roddavalasa village in Pachipenta Mandal around 7:45…
- Middle East
‘Do you know Shah Rukh Khan?’: Indian man kidnapped by RSF fighters in Sudan
A 36-year-old Indian man has been kidnapped by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s conflict-ravaged Darfur region, according to media reports. The abduction highlights the worsening security situation in the…
- Andhra Pradesh
Surrendered Maoist on hunger strike critical, CLC demands justice
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee (CLC) has expressed deep concern over the critical health condition of under-trial political prisoner Dunna Keshava Rao alias Azad, who has been on an indefinite…
- Hyderabad
Three childhood friends held for possessing 900 kg ganja in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad city police seized 908 kgs of ganja worth Rs 2.7 crore from three persons on Wednesday while it was being transported to Maharashtra to be handed over to a…
- Andhra Pradesh
Jail-streamed: The promise of mainstreaming surrendered Maoist turns a mirage
Amaravati: Hundreds of Maoists have surrendered before the police in recent times owing to the sustained counter-insurgency operations in Chhattisgarh and other states. The promise of finding a new mainstream life seems…
- Crime
17-year-old caught transporting 5 kg of hashish oil in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A 17-year-old boy from Andhra Pradesh was apprehended on Friday for allegedly transporting 5.1 kg of Hashish oil worth Rs 1.15 crore, police said. In a joint operation, sleuths from the…
- India
Odisha man arrested for spreading hate speech in social media
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Police has arrested a 19-year-old Muslim teenager for allegedly spreading communal hatred through social media, a senior officer said on Monday. The cyber crime police arrested the accused, identified…
- India
Bengal ‘gang rape’: Three accused sent to 10-day police custody
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: A student from Odisha, studying at a private medical college in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district, was raped allegedly by some men on Friday, October 10. The incident occurred outside the…
- India
Hindutva workers destroy meat shop, seize cows in Odisha
A Muslim-owned butcher shop and a nearby shed were attacked by Hindutva in Odisha. A video of the incident was widely shared on the internet, showing the right-wing workers damaging the shop…
- India
Odisha: Clashes erupt during Durga idol immersion over loud music
Clashes erupted between Hindus and Muslims during Durga idol immersions in Cuttack, Odisha over loud music being played during a procession while it was passing a dargah on October 4. The tense…
- India
Odisha govt teacher thrashes students with bamboo stick for not touching feet
An assistant teacher in a primary government school in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district was suspended after she thrashed 31 students for allegedly not touching her feet after morning prayers. The incident took place…