New Delhi: Security was tightened across key religious and heritage sites in Delhi Saturday, including areas around the Red Fort and parts of Chandni Chowk, following intelligence inputs suggesting a possible terror threat, an official said.Security agencies issued an alert on a possible explosion threat near Red Fort, a major tourist destination and high-security zone, after…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Excise Department has seized a total of 97,804 grams of brown sugar and arrested 1,234 people over the past four years, Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan informed the State Assembly on Saturday. In a written reply to a question from Salipur MLA Prasanta Behera, the Minister provided a year-wise account of the seizures and arrests:…
In a chilling case that has sent shockwaves across the State, a Class 7 student of a private school was allegedly gang-raped by her teachers for two years in Rajkanika block of Odisha’s Kendrapara district. Kendrapara: In a chilling case that has sent shockwaves across the State, a Class 7 student of a private school was…
During Question Hour in the Assembly, Rajnagar MLA Dhruba Charan Sahoo asked about measures to boost tourism. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, who heads the Tourism Department, outlined the government’s comprehensive promotion and development programs.She explained that under Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s leadership, Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) has adopted a wide-ranging strategy. Digital…
A bizarre and unsettling mystery has gripped a village in BHARAK district of Odisha, where the bodies of deceased villagers have been disappearing from a burial ground under baffling circumstances. According to residents of Maninathpur village, more than 30 bodies have vanished from the riverside cremation ground over the past several years. In the latest…
Proceedings of the Odisha Legislative Assembly were disrupted on Saturday and adjourned within seven minutes of commencement amid noisy protests by Opposition members over alleged irregularities in paddy procurement. Soon after the House assembled, members of the BJD and Congress trooped into the well of the House, raising slogans against the BJP Government. Holding placards…
Alcoholic beverages will no longer be sold exclusively in glass bottles in Odisha, with the state government allowing the use of tetra packs as an alternative packaging option under the excise policy, the Assembly was informed on Saturday. Bhubaneswar: Alcoholic beverages will no longer be sold exclusively in glass bottles in Odisha, with the state…
In a significant judgment, the Rourkela POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Court has sentenced a 51-year-old man to life imprisonment for the rape of a minor girl a few years back Rourkela: In a significant judgment, Rourkela POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Court in Odisha’s Sundargarh district has sentenced a 51-year-old…
Koraput: A section of the old canal bridge under the Irrigation Department has collapsed, cutting off connectivity to several villages under Bariniput panchayat from Jeypore town.As per reports, the bridge was clear of pedestrians and vehicles at the time, averting a potentially disastrous accident. Due to the collapse of the canal bridge, locals are stranded,…
Bhubaneswar: In a significant shift in the teacher education admission process, the Odisha government has decided that admissions to the four-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) will be conducted through the National Common Entrance Test (NCET) from the 2026–27 academic session onwards.The Higher Education Department issued a notification stating that candidates seeking admission to the four-year…
