Bhubaneswar: With smartphones fast turning into digital babysitters, experts warn that parents’ own screen habits are reshaping family interactions, with children mimicking phone use long before they grasp its impact, reigniting the debate on the right age for a child’s first phone.Dr Biswa Ranjan Mishra, professor and head of psychiatry department at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, said,…
The curd is closely linked with the rare Chilika breed of buffalo Bhubaneswar: The Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) has prepared and submitted GI application for Manikapatna curd from Puri district for its unique traditional method of preparation and use of organic bamboo baskets in the curd-making process, a practice that gives the…
BHUBANESWAR: The number of zero FIRs in Odisha surged by 166% in 2025 following the rollout of reformed criminal laws on July 1, 2024, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Tuesday after visiting the Nyaya Sanhita exhibition organised by the state police here.Under the revised criminal codes—the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha…
Kendrapada: Police on Tuesday apprehended a 17-year-old juvenile for raping a nine-year-old girl on Monday evening at a village in the district.The incident occurred when the girl was going to watch a jatra near her village. On the way, the accused dragged her to an isolated spot and raped her. The survivor revealed the incident…
The bait bombs seized during a previous occasion Bhubaneswar: An 8-year-old female elephant that was critically injured after eating a bait bomb in Dhenkanal district died on Tuesday, forest officials said.The animal underwent treatment after suffering severe injuries to its trunk in Bhuban block, where the explosive-laced food ball (bait) was reportedly planted by poachers…
Berhampur: Six persons, five of them from Uttar Pradesh and one from Tamil Nadu, were arrested for allegedly selling some household items suspected to have been stolen by them to villagers at Lembai under Ganjam district’s Tarsingi police station limits on Monday evening.The household items included four LED TV sets, 10 cooking gas chullahs, 23…
Rourkela: The 57th Raising Day of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was celebrated on Tuesday at the CISF Unit, RSP Rourkela. Alok Verma, director in-charge of Rourkela Steel Plant (SAIL), was the chief guest and deputy inspector general, Ratan Kumar, delivered the welcome address. The event featured a ceremonial parade, demonstrations and a cultural…
Berhampur: Tibetans settled at Chandragiri in Gajapati district on Tuesday commemorated the Tibetan National Uprising Day by conducting a peaceful march. The regional Tibetan women’s Association and the regional Tibetan Youth Congress organized the peaceful march from the settlement office to Chandragiri market on the occasion. Source link
Keonjhar: Two brothers died after drowning in the village pond at Raisuan market under Sadar police station. The deceased were identified as Khushal Ansari (9) and Aman Ansari (8). Locals spotted their bodies in the pond and took the bodies of the two children to the Keonjhar district headquarter hospital, where the doctor declared both…
