The AAP stepped up its attack on the BJP on Thursday, saying it does politics in the name of Hindus but did not do anything for the community members who suffered due to the 2020 riots.
Legendary mountaineer and the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest, Bachendri Pal, was welcomed by the 5 Madras Battalion of the Army in Dibrugarh on Thursday. Pal is leading FIT@ 50+ Women’s Trans Himalayan Expedition — a first-of-a-kind initiative in the country.
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A day after some miscreants shot dead Krushna Chandra Pratihari, a servitor of the Puri Jagannath temple, police on Thursday said the killers have been identified. Multiple teams, comprising senior police officers, have fanned out across the state to arrest the accused.
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The Ganjam district administration has decided to depute volunteers of the National Service Scheme (NSS) in polling booths to help the elderly, and those with disabilities during the Berhampur Municipal Corporation election.
In another attempt of sacrilege, a 21-year-old accused has been arrested in Patiala and sent in two-day police remand. The police claimed that the accused allegedly attempted to desecrate the Sikh holy book but was immediately nabbed by the gurdwara granthi (priest).
Rajya Sabha member Prasanna Acharya has expressed concern over the delay in implementation of several railway projects in Odisha. He said the original allocation was reduced in the revised budget.
Australian resources projects controlled by Rio Tinto and Origin Energy have been thrown deeper into uncertainty after the federal government extended sanctions to Russian oligarchs.
The state government has agreed to pay 25% of the agreement cost (Rs 15.79 crore) for the much-delayed construction of a six-lane bridge over the spillway of Kanupur irrigation project on the Rimuli-Rocky-Rajamunda section of NH-520.
A former BJD corporator on Thursday joined the BJP along with his supporters. Ranjit Patnaik, former corporator from ward number 20 (now ward 23) joined the BJP in the presence of senior leader Bhrugu Baxipatra, Bibhuti Jena and Kanhu Charan Pati.
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A 37-year-old woman teacher of an English medium school here died when a truck ran over here near First Gate on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Sarita Das of Anand Nagar, a teacher with De Paul School. The mishap took place when he was on her way to school in her two-wheeler.
The state crime branch sleuths arrested a data management professional in Mumbai on Thursday for allegedly cheating lakhs of people in different states on the pretext of updating their KYC details with banks.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has confirmed her former deputy Jackie Trad has been granted legal indemnity in her until-recently hidden court action against the Crime and Corruption Commission.
The commissionerate police on Thursday arrested Chitta Ranjan Pattnaik, driver of Ramesh Swain, who was nabbed last month for allegedly passing off as a doctor and marrying several women in order to dupe them.
Campaigning for urban elections has gained momentum as barely a week is left for the voting to take place in 109 towns. Senior politicians across parties and most ministers of chief minister Naveen Patnaik hit the streets on Thursday.
The Odisha directorate on Thursday arrested executive engineer (drainage division) Manoj Behera in Cuttack for allegedly possessing about Rs 4.26 crore disproportionate assets, which are 508% more than his legitimate income. “We raided his residence and other properties on Wednesday.
The economic offences wing (EOW) of the state Crime Branch here on Thursday arrested a man for allegedly cheating a retired employee of the State Bank of India (SBI) of Rs 1.18 crore by striking a fake land deal with him in Cuttack.
Temperature continued to rise for the second day in the state on Thursday. Balangir recorded 40.6°C, the highest in the state followed by Boudh, where the mercury stood at 40°C, IMD sources said. In eight more towns, the day temperature was also hovering over 39°C.
Officials said the students will be evaluated using two different methods. “Keeping in mind the mental state of the students owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on education, the council conducted a series of consultations with the stakeholders, regarding the examination and evaluation methods. Based on the suggestions of academics, teachers, parents and students, the council has taken steps to conduct the exam in a stress-free manner,” S R Sahu, chairman of the council, said.