Odisha
- 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
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…
- India
PM condoles loss of lives in Odisha bus accident; announces ex-gratia
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid his condolences to the victims of the tragic bus accident in Odisha’s Ganjam district. At least 12 persons, including two minors and four women,…
- India
10 killed, several injured in bus accident in Odisha’s Ganjam dist
Ganjam: At least 10 people were killed and eight others injured in a head-on collision between two buses under Digapahandi police limit in Odisha’s Ganjam district on the intervening night of Sunday…
- Telangana
Bala Vikasa holds awareness programme for widows in Telangana, Andhra
Hyderabad: To create awareness of the rights of widows, Bala Vikasa hosted a state-level convention and conducted awareness rallies in five states on June 23, marking International Widows Day. As part of…