Bhubaneswar: The father of deceased GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Swain on Monday submitted WhatsApp conversations, voice messages and other evidence to the Crime Branch, alleging gaps in the investigation and claiming that several crucial details were missing from the chargesheet.Dushasan Swain said he handed over the fresh material to Crime Branch deputy superintendent of police…
Khordha: A woman was killed while five others including four school students were critically injured due to lightning strike in separate places of Khordha district on Monday.The deceased woman has been identified as K. Janaki of Mathura village in Khallikote area of Ganjam district.According to reports, a group of women from Ganjam district including Janaki…
New Delhi, 10/8: India condemned an incident of defacement of the Indian embassy premises in Slovenian capital Ljubljana. The act was allegedly carried out by some anti-India elements.It has been alleged that some anti-India elements were responsible of the act. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it has taken up the…
Dhaka, 10/8: As Dhaka seeks return of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently in India, Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told India’s envoy that there was a need to create a “conducive environment” to strengthen ties between the two nations. Rahman emphasized the need to create a conducive environment to further advance the…
New Delhi, 10/8: A Delhi court, which has acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in the sexual harassment case filed by six women wrestlers, has observed that the case was “false and fabricated” and appeared to be politically motivated. The wrestlers, however, have decided to challenge the acquittal. The…
Vehicular movement between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh was paralysed for more than six hours after a coal-laden truck overturned near Partapur village in Rayagada district late Sunday night.The truck, carrying coal from Visakhapatnam to Raipur, lost balance and toppled on the highway. The driver sustained serious injuries and was admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital…
Los Angeles, August 10: Ben Jones, best known for playing Cooter Davenport in CBS’ popular action-comedy series The Dukes of Hazzard, has died at the age of 84. Jones, who later served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, died of a “massive heart attack” at his home, according to his wife, Alma Viator.Viator…
Anugola: Two Kanwariyas were swept away by strong currents in the Lingara canal near Tipirisingha in Anugola district while collecting water for ‘Jalabhisheka’, sources said Monday.One of the men was rescued by local residents in a critical condition and taken to the Angola district headquarters hospital for treatment. The other remains missing, they added.The incident…
Rourkela: A newly constructed shed at the Rourkela Railway Station collapsed on Monday morning, damaging a car and a tempo parked under it. The incident took place around 9 am near the station’s main entrance.The shed, reportedly built at a cost of around ₹1 crore, had been constructed only a few months ago. It was…
Bolangir: Gitanjali Sadangi was found dead in her house in Khamar Munda village.Her blood-stained body was recovered on Sunday and it is suspected she was murdered.She was also involved in land transactions and monetary lending to others at an interest. It has not been ascertained as to how the woman was murdered and by whom.According…
