Odisha
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‘Love knows no boundaries’: German-origin professor marries specially-abled Odisha man
Bhubaneswar: The marriage of a German-origin woman professor and a specially-abled man in Odisha reaffirmed the popular maxim that true love transcends all boundaries. The love story of the couple — Ulrik…
- India
PM Modi to flag off 9 Vande Bharat Express trains in 11 states today
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to flag off nine Vande Bharat trains on Sunday at 12:30 pm through video conferencing. The launch of these trains will connect religious and…
- Andhra Pradesh
Video: Police seize drugs near Andhra-Odisha border after chasing peddlers
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police on Wednesday said that they have seized drugs valued Rs 45 lakh from the Andhra-Odisha border after chasing the drug peddlers up to the Andhra Pradesh border. The video…
- India
CBI arrests seven in Rs 19.96L bribery case for school tender in Odisha
New Delhi: The CBI on Sunday said they have arrested seven individuals, including the proprietor of a private company, private persons, and the executive secretary to the CMD of Bridge & Roof…
- India
1.30L Odisha primary teachers take mass leave, 54k schools closed
Bhubaneswar: As the indefinite ceasework by primary teachers of state-run schools in Odisha entered the sixth day on Wednesday, about 1.30 lakh teachers took mass leave after closing down about 54,000 schools…
- India
Former Indian Hockey captain Prabodh Tirkey joins Congress in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Former Indian hockey captain Prabodh Tirkey on Monday joined the Congress at the party’s Odisha unit headquarters here and expressed his desire to contest the assembly elections next year. He joined…
- India
Patnaik announces Rs 5-cr assistance for rain-hit Himachal Pradesh
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced an assistance of Rs 5 crore for rain-ravaged Himachal Pradesh. The state has recently been hit by incessant rains, causing massive loss of…
- India
Odisha train tragedy: CBI files charge sheet against 3 arrested rly officials
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday filed a charge sheet against three railway officials — Arun Kumar Mahanta, Mohammad Amir Khan, and Pappu Kumar — arrested in connection…
- India
Odisha woman gifts PM Rakhi made of ‘unusable’ materials
Kendrapara: A village artisan of Odisha, who has earned praises in the Prime Minister’s Maan Ki Baat’ programme for making utility products from waste materials, sent a Rakhi made of food wrappers,…
- India
Eminent litterateur Jayanta Mahapatra passes away at 95
Bhubaneswar: Internationally acclaimed poet and litterateur, Jayanta Mahapatra passed away on Sunday at the age of 95 while undergoing treatment at the Srirama Chandra Bhanja (SCB) Medical College and Hospital in Odisha’s…
- India
Babies born on day of conquering Moon named after Chandrayaan’ in Odisha
Kendrapara: Several babies born in Odisha’s Kendrapara district shortly after India’s Moon mission reached the surface of the Earth’s natural satellite were named after Chandrayaan’. At least four babies, three boys and…
- India
Odisha: ‘Tortured’ by IPS officer’s wife, woman home guard loses legs in suicide bid
Bhubaneswar: A woman home guard of Odisha lost both of her legs under the wheels of a running train in her attempt to die by suicide allegedly after being tortured by a…
- Hyderabad
Ganja peddlers from Telangana, Odisha held in interstate racket bust
Hyderabad: Ganja worth Rs 3000 was seized and five peddlers were arrested in an interstate drug racket bust on Thursday by SOT LB Nagar and Abdullahpurmet police. The accused have been identified…
- India
Doctors remove 30 kg plastic from cow’s stomach in Odisha
Berhampur: Doctors at a government-run veterinary hospital in Odisha’s Berhampur have removed plastic bags weighing around 30 kg from the stomach of a cow. It took a four-hour long operation for a…
- India
Woman priest, 3 sons held for suspected human sacrifice of 14-yr-old boy in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha police have arrested a traditional healer and her three sons for allegedly killing a 14-year-old boy in the state’s Angul district, police said on Monday. The deceased has been…
