Bhubaneswar: More than 6,000 children went missing in Odisha in 2024, with girls accounting for an overwhelming 87% of the cases, according to Crime in India-2024 report, released by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on Thursday. Across the country, a total of 98,375 children were reported missing in 2024.The report revealed that 6,223 children below…
Bhubaneswar: In a gruesome incident of mob justice, a railway constable was lynched by some people in board daylight on Thursday with his hands and feet tied to a pole for an alleged attempt to rape a woman on the road. The incident, which happened on the city’s outskirts and apparently in front of the…
Rourkela: Five visually-impaired students from economically disadvantaged families in Sundargarh district have delivered an impressive performance in this year’s Class X board examination. Three of them secured B-1 grades and two B-2 grades.The students, all associated with Deokaran Vidyapeeth in Lathikata block, are Sunita Bhokta (405, B-2), Abdil Kujur (450, B-1), Sanjay Singh (432, B-1),…
Bhubaneswar: High commissioner of Canada to India, Christopher Cooter, on Thursday paid a courtesy call to deputy chief minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo here, focusing on strengthening bilateral cooperation with Odisha.Discussions covered agri-exports, technology collaboration and bilateral trade. Singh Deo highlighted Odisha’s leadership in mineral production, including holding 92% of India’s chromite reserves and rare…
Sambalpur: People of Canalpada in Talab village within Sasan police station limits in Sambalpur district have alleged that a local liquor trader contaminated tube wells, wells and vegetable fields with acid and other toxic substances, after being asked to stop liquor sales in the area. More than 10 tribal and dalit families are facing acute…
Bhubaneswar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi will attend a crucial consultation meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah and West Bengal BJP leaders in Kolkata on Friday as part of the party’s efforts to pick its legislature party leader, who is set to take oath as chief minister on Saturday.Majhi, who was named BJP central co-observer…
Berhampur: A 34-year-old man was hacked to death allegedly by his cousin over a long standing land dispute in Kandhamal district’s Da ringbadi police station limits on Thursday. An axe, used in the crime, was seized. Sangram Keshari Jena, inspector in charge of Daringbadi police station said accused Tapan Padra (37) was detained. He allegedly…
Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bhubaneswar. (File photo) Bhubaneswar: The Centre has sanctioned more than Rs 769 crore for 10 major road and infrastructure projects in Odisha under the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) for the 2026-27 financial year, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi shared on social media…
Photo for representation only Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded the highest rate of violent crimes in 2024 and was ranked second nationwide in the rate of offences against women, the latest NCRB report revealed.Crime rate is calculated on the number of offences/victims per lakh population, using the mid-year projected population of 2024 based on the 2011 census.As…
Cuttack: The Orissa high court has issued a stringent standing order to prevent disclosure of identity of victims in sexual offence cases, reinforcing privacy safeguards in line with Supreme Court directives.The order, issued on May 5 by registrar general Dr Bhagyalaxmi Rath, follows the apex court’s March 24, 2026, judgment in State of Himachal Pradesh…
