Enumeration forms distributed among eligible voters within the Dongria Kondh community on Sunday Koraput: The Rayagada district administration on Sunday launched a special outreach initiative in the remote Niyamgiri hills to ensure that members of the Dongria Kondh, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG), are included in the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls….
Berhampur: Police on Sunday found the body of a 40-year old unidentified man from an abandoned house at Hillpatna area under Gosaninuagaon police station limits. Police suspect some unknown miscreants might have stoned him to death and dumped the body in the abandoned home in Hillpatna area. The deceased appeared to be a drug addict,…
CM Mohan Charan Majhi felicitates students at the VC conference in Bhubaneswar on Sunday Bhubaneswar: Governor and chancellor of universities, Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati, called upon universities to evolve into globally competitive, socially responsible and technologically advanced institutions while remaining rooted to Indian values.Inaugurating the two-day vice-chancellors’ conference on Sunday, he said universities are centres…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is witnessing a rise in the number of married women who want to control pregnancies but are not using any contraceptive method, according to the latest NFHS-6 for 2023-24.The survey showed that 10% of married women in the state have an unmet need for family planning, up from about 7% in the previous…
People protest demanding justice for the lynching victim Bhubaneswar: A two-member team from National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will launch a five-day investigation starting Monday into the recent lynching of a railway constable on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar.The NHRC took suo motu cognisance on May 11 of the death of Soumya Ranjan Swain (32), who…
Bhubaneswar: Two women from Khurda district’s Banapur area were admitted to Capital Hospital’s ICU in critical condition after they allegedly tried to end their lives by consuming poison at Lower PMG on Sunday evening. The women were identified as Manasi Behera and Bigyani Panda, both in their 40s.According to the police, three women, including Behera…
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar police on Sunday issued a stern warning against people circulating fake photos linked to the recent mob lynching of railway constable Soumya Ranjan Swain in Balianta.“About 10 days ago, we arrested a youth for sharing a morphed photo of the victim and mob. We continue to detect attempts to circulate false content online….
BJD’s state general secretary Rudranarayan Samantaray, along with his supporters, formally joined the BJP on Sunday. Samantaray said he is embarking on a new journey by joining the BJP. “In 2019, I joined the BJD to serve people better, but found it challenging to serve the public effectively. I got inspired by PM Narendra Modi…
Bhubaneswar: The Rayagada railway division under East Coast Railway (ECoR) will become operational on Monday, aligning with the launch of the South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone, with headquarters at Visakhapatnam.While SCoR got truncated portions from ECoR’s Waltair and Khurda Road divisions, the new division at Rayagada has been created by reorganising a portion of the…
Rourkela: Six persons were arrested on Sunday allegedly for preparing to commit a dacoity at Kunmuru petrol pump under Rajgangpur police station limits of Sundargarh district on Saturday night.According to sources, the arrests were made following a tip-off received during routine night patrolling on Saturday. Acting on the same, a police team conducted a raid…
