Odisha
- Hate Crime
Odisha man forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram,’ HC orders senior cop probe
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha High Court ordered a senior police official to supervise the investigation of the attack on a Muslim man who was stripped, dragged on the road, and allegedly forced to…
- India
Odisha govt deported 75 Bangladeshi infiltrators since June 2024: CM
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has so far deported 75 out of the 77 Bangladeshi infiltrators, who were identified in different parts of the state between June 2024 and February 2026, Chief Minister…
- India
10 dead, 11 injured in SCB Medical College ICU fire: Odisha CM
Bhubaneswar: At least ten patients were killed after a major fire erupted in an ICU in Odisha government-run SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack in the wee hours of Monday, March…
- India
Odisha: BJD skips Iftar, Eid milan amid tensions in West Asia
Bhubaneswar: In view of the massive bloodshed and loss of lives in the ongoing war in Middle Eastern countries, the Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD), on Friday, announced its decision not to…
- India
Over 50 migrant workers trafficked, illegally confined in Telangana
Peddapalli: Over 50 migrant workers, including women and children, were allegedly trafficked from Odisha villages and subjected to forced labour at a Telangana brick kiln. In a written complaint, Sushant Panigrahi, Director…
- Hyderabad
Seven arrested with 11 kg ganja in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Seven people, including drug peddlers and consumers, were arrested transporting 11.53 kg of ganja and mobile phones, all worth Rs 4,38,000, in Hyderabad’s Chilkalguda police limits on Wednesday, March 11. The…
- India
Public advisory issued after theft of life saving insulin batch during transit
A public advisory has been issued after a life saving insulin batch manufactured by Sanofi India Limited was reportedly stolen. As per the officials, the medicine could become unsafe if it is…
- Hate Crime
Disabled Dalit, migrant worker hacked to death in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli: A disabled Dalit man and a migrant worker from Odisha were allegedly hacked to death by a nine-member gang in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district in a targeted caste attack on Monday, March…
- India
BJP chief Nitin Nabin to contest Rajya Sabha polls from Bihar
New Delhi: BJP national president Nitin Nabin was on Tuesday, March 3, nominated as the party’s candidate from Bihar for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has…
- Hyderabad
Man dies by suicide over harassment by loan agents in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A 26-year-old man died by suicide in Hyderabad’s Ghatkesar on Friday, February 27, due to alleged harassment buy loan agents. The deceased identified as Sai Kumar had sought a loan of…
- India
India saw 42 hate crimes against minorities in January: Siasat’s tracker
Hyderabad: India recorded at least 42 hate crimes and hate speeches targeting Muslims, Dalits and Christians in January 2026, averaging nine to 10 incidents a week, according to Siasat.com’s monthly tracker. The…
- Telangana
Drugs coming from Odisha intercepted in three separate incidents in Telangana
Hyderabad: Task Force officials working with Lalaguda Police arrested four people – a drug supplier, a peddler and two consumers – in Secunderabad and seized four kilogram of ganja worth Rs 2…
- India
Maoist leader Sukru kills commander who intended to surrender: Police
Bhubaneswar: A wanted Maoist leader allegedly killed his commander, Anwesh, who was carrying a reward of Rs 22 lakh on his head, for intending to surrender before the Odisha Police, a senior…
- India
PM Modi highlights farmers’ gains in land, water and income
New Delhi: A Kerala village’s success in growing 570 varieties of rice in a single field and how an Odisha farmer has secured extra income through better land use and water savings…
- India
Odisha: 5 school teachers held for ‘raping’ 13-year-old student
Kendrapara: A total of five teachers of a private school were arrested on Saturday, February 21, for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, police said. The arrests were made…