Rasulpur: Acting on a tip-off, a special task force raided an illegal coal briquette factory in Baransha village under Rasulpur block in Jajpur district and rescued more than 50 children.The operation, ordered by the Jajpur ADM, was conducted Monday jointly by district labour officials, Kuakhia police, doctors and health workers and several other child welfare agencies….
Police identify attackers as raids intensify; victims hospitalized after shocking public beating caught on camera. In a disturbing incident that has sparked outrage across Odisha, a young man and woman were mercilessly beaten with sticks in the middle of Giri Road here late at night, with the entire attack captured in a viral video that…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Department launched simultaneous searches at six properties linked to Bhubaneswar Sabar, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE), R&B Division, Bhawanipatna, today on charges of possessing disproportionate assets (DA) beyond his known sources of income.Acting on a complaint and search warrants issued by the Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhawanipatna, teams comprising six DSPs, eight Inspectors,…
Washington DC,19/5: The United States has extended by a month a waiver from sanctions on Russian oil already at sea. The US Department of the Treasury issued an order on Monday extending the waiver from sanctions on Russian oil stranded at sea on or before April 17 through June 17.This gives more time for these…
New Delhi, 19/5: Petrol and diesel prices were increased by 90 paise per litre on Tuesday, the second increase in less than a week Petrol price was hiked to Rs 98.64 a litre from Rs 97.77 in the national capital. Diesel now costs Rs 91.58 a litre against Rs 90.67 previously, according to a PTI…
New Delhi/New York, 18/5: The US Department of Justice has permanently dropped all criminal charges against Indian tycoon Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar, bringing high-profile securities and wire fraud case in New York to a complete close after prosecutors concluded they could not sustain the allegations. With this, multiple US regulatory and legal investigations…
Thiruvananthapuram, 18/5: The V D Satheesan-led Congress-UDF government took over in Kerala on Monday marking the return of Congress to power in the south Indian state after ten years. The first meeting of the 21-member cabinet implemented a set of poll promises including free bus ride for women from June 15, formation of a new…
New Delhi,18/5: A parliamentary panel has decided to review the implementation of reforms in the National Testing Agency (NTA) as well as the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case and has summoned NTA Chairperson Pradeep Kumar Joshi and other bureaucrats for deliberation. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports will seek the…
New Delhi, 18/5: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will not fall under the Right to Information (RTI) regime, as it is not a ‘public authority’ set up by any law or has any substantial financing by the government, the Central Information Comission(CIC) said. The order by Information Commissioner PR Ramesh came…
Bhubaneswar: BJP National President Nitin Nabin held important meetings with senior party leaders and office-bearers on Monday during his first visit to Odisha after assuming charge of the party’s top post.As per reports, a crucial Core Committee meeting was held at the BJP State Headquarters in Bhubaneswar. The meeting was attended by Chief Minister Mohan…
