Cuttack: The petition seeking termination of a minor rape survivor’s 31-week pregnancy took a new turn on Thursday with the counsel for the petitioners informing Orissa high court that the family is now willing to continue with her pregnancy until full term after AIIMS Bhubaneswar flagged health risk to the minor in event of an…
Bhubaneswar: Fresh controversy has erupted over the data presented before the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal, with the Mahanadi Banchao Andolan (MBA) alleging that figures submitted jointly by Odisha and Chhattisgarh were misleading and detrimental to the state’s interests.Addressing a press conference, MBA convener Sudarshan Das on Thursday said the data, prepared by a joint expert…
The study comes at a time when Odisha is set to face more frequent and intense localised flooding in the upcoming monsoon season Bhubaneswar: In a breakthrough for weather forecasting, researchers from IIT Bhubaneswar have developed an ensemble-based spatial attention artificial intelligence (AI)-based model that can predict rainfall at the district level far more accurately…
CM Mohan Charan Majhi at the investors’ meet in Vadodara on Monday Bhubaneswar: Odisha secured investment intents worth Rs 48,330 crore during a three-day roadshow ending Thursday in Gujarat led by CM Mohan Charan Majhi, signing eight MoUs and 63 investment intent forms with a projected 67,838 jobs, officials said on Thursday.Addressing mediapersons in Vadodara,…
BHUBANESWAR: Family members of government railway police constable Soumya Ranjan Swain, who was lynched by a mob in Balianta area here on Thursday for his alleged daylight rape attempt on a 24-year-old woman on the road, have demanded the suspension of police officers present at the scene, alleging that they failed to rescue him. Sources…
This aims to provide organised parking spaces and rest facilities for truck drivers and helpers Bhubaneswar: The state govt will construct 23 modern truck terminals along national highways across Odisha, equipped with parking facilities and hotel amenities to ease congestion and improve logistics infrastructure, transport minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena said on Thursday.The terminals, aimed at…
Trees being cleared for Park project in Baripada Cuttack: National Green Tribunal’s east zone bench has issued notices to multiple authorities on allegations of illegal tree felling and land clearing for a proposed Rs 28-crore urban development project at Jubilee Park in Mayurbhanj district’s Baripada municipality.The order, dated April 30 and uploaded on May 6,…
The accused in police custody Rourkela: A drug smuggling racket has been busted with seizure of 1,914kg ganja worth around Rs 4 crore and arrest of five people, including a truck driver from Uttar Pradesh, Bargarh police said on Thursday.A case in this connection was registered at Jharbandh police station on May 6 under sections…
Khallikote Unitary University Berhampur: Asima Sahu, the vice-chancellor (VC) of Khallikote Unitary University (KUU), Berhampur, has become the new VC in charge of Berhampur University. She took the charge on Wednesday evening following the direction of governor-cum-chancellor of the state universities, Haribabu Kumbhampati.The four-year term of the former vice-chancellor of the Berhampur University, Geetanjali Dash,…
Bhubaneswar: Family problems emerged as the leading cause behind suicides in Odisha in 2024, with more than half of the victims ending their lives due to domestic and interpersonal distress, according to the latest Crime in India-2024 report released by the National Crime Records Bureau.According to the report, the state recorded 5,791 suicides in 2024,…
