Odisha
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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…
- India
Odisha: Dalit man beaten to death after mob finds him skinning dead cow
In Odisha’s Deogarh district, a 35-year-old Dalit man was beaten to death on September 4 after being accused of killing a cow by a mob. The incident took place in Kendeijori village…
- India
Odisha: Cow vigilante attack dairy farmers over religious identity
Four dairy farmers were allegedly attacked by cow vigilantes in Palasuni locality of Odisha’s capital city, Bhubaneswar, on Saturday, September 6, leading to the death of a calf. Bichitrandra Behera from Alipingal…
- India
TMC MP claims tribal worker from Malda beaten in Odisha over speaking Bengali
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Samirul Islam on Tuesday alleged that a tribal labourer from West Bengal’s Malda district was beaten up in Odisha for speaking Bengali. Islam, who is also…
- Technology
India successfully test-fires ‘Agni 5’ ballistic missile
New Delhi: India on Wednesday successfully test-fired the ‘Agni 5’ intermediate range ballistic missile, in a demonstration of its strategic military capabilities. The defence ministry said the test-firing of the missile from…