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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…
- India
Cyclonic circulation formed; heavy rain to lash Odisha till Wednesday
Bhubaneswar: With the formation of a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal, which is likely to intensify into a low pressure and subsequently get the shape of a depression, the IMD…
- India
Odisha govt asks districts to remain prepared as heavy rains hit state
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday directed the district administrations to remain ready as heavy rains lashed several parts of the state and the weather office predicted more showers. Parts of the…
- India
Odisha: Congress suspends two senior leaders
Bhubaneswar: All India Congress Committee (AICC) suspended two senior leaders — MLA Mohd. Moquim and ex-MLA Chiranjib Biswal for indulging in anti-party activities, a Congress leader said on Saturday. AICC General Secretary…
- India
Odisha: 2 drunk men consume half-cremated body, detained
Bhubaneswar: In a bizarre incident, two drunk men allegedly ate the flesh of a half-burnt dead body during cremation in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, police said on Wednesday. The shocking incident took place…
- India
Govt calls all-party meet on July 19 ahead of Parliament’s Monsoon session
New Delhi: The government has called the customary all-party meeting on July 19 ahead of Parliament’s Monsoon session, official sources said on Thursday. The session, which begins from July 20, is set…
- India
Odisha tribal woman sells nine-month-old daughter for just Rs 800, 4 held
Bhubaneswar: A tribal woman in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district has allegedly sold her nine-month-old daughter to a child-less couple for mere Rs 800, police said on Tuesday. The mother was identified as Karami…
- India
Odisha train tragedy: Multi-level lapses, says inquiry report
New Delhi: A high-level inquiry has found “wrong signalling” to be the main reason for the Balasore train accident and flagged “lapses at multiple levels” in the signalling and telecommunication (S&T) department but…
- India
Balasore train crash: CRS submits report to Railway Board, say sources
New Delhi: The Commission of Railway Safety (CRS) probing the triple-train accident in Odisha’s Balasore has submitted its report to the Railway Board, sources said on Thursday. The contents of the report…
- India
CBI officer supervising Balasore train accident probe gets extension
New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Viplav Kumar Choudhry, who is supervising the CBI probe in the June 2 Balasore train accident, was on Wednesday given a one-and-a-half-year extension as a joint director…
