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Balasore: India on Tuesday successfully conducted separate trials of two variants of supersonic cruise missile BrahMos to check its capability to hit targets with precision and accuracy, Defence sources said. A land-attack version of the missile was test-launched from a mobile autonomous launcher at Launch Pad-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near […]

New Delhi: The CBI Tuesday sought life imprisonment for expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, convicted for raping a woman in Unnao in 2017, saying it was a fight for justice of an individual against the system. The probe agency urged the court to give maximum punishment of life term, prescribed under the law, to […]

Bhubaneswar: Recently, Western Odisha witnessed massive protests by farmers against the introduction of the token system in paddy procurement. The agitation subsided after the government assured the farmers that those without tokens can also sell their paddy. However, the farmers have once again hit the streets in the region alleging that the State government made […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha cabinet on Tuesday approved Agriculture Policy 2020 to boost farmer income with a focus on providing market linkages and technical support. The policy has been prepared with objectives of ensuring continuous growth in farmers’ income, making the growth process inclusive of small and marginal farmers and ensuring sustainable, stable, and scalable agricultural […]

Bhubaneswar: The 33rd National Sub-Junior Badminton Championships 2019, commenced here simultaneously at East Coast Railway Indoor Stadium and Saheed Nagar Indoor Hall today. Over 500 budding shuttlers from 33 States and Union Territories will be part of the tournament. The Odisha State Badminton Association (OSBA) is hosting the championship for the first time with the […]

Kolkata: An advisor to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the country will take back any citizen of the neighbouring nation staying in India illegally if the evidence is provided. The issue of amended Citizenship Act is an internal matter of India, Advisor to Hasina on international affairs, Gauhar Rizvi, said. “We will […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with students appearing for board examinations on January 16 as part of the ‘Pariksha Par Charcha’ programme. The students have been invited to submit questions on the basis of which they will be shortlisted and called for an interaction with the Prime Minister. “The competition is open […]

Bhubaneswar: Can Odisha get back the iconic Dakota aircraft, which was used by former chief minister Biju Patnaik, in time? Such apprehension is now rattling people in Odisha after Kolkata Airport authorities cleared their intention of removing the aircraft from the airport. Though Odisha government has been claiming since long to bring back the Dakota, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Central Board Of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday released the date sheet for the 2020 class 10 and Class 12 board exams. The CBSE board examinations will start from February 15, 2020 and the students can get all information from the official website of the board. In a statement, CBSE stated that adequate […]

Patna: As tension over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) engulfs Bihar, posters of ‘missing’ Chief Minister Nitish Kumar were seen at various places here on Tuesday. It is not yet known who put up the posters targeting the Chief Minister at various locations including Veerchand Patel Road, Airport Road as they don’t carry the name […]

Bhubaneswar: While hearing the PIL on repair and conservation of the Sun Temple at Konark, the Orissa High Court on Tuesday expressed disappointment over the ‘delay’ in the repair work of the 13th century monument. The renovation work of the temple is reportedly not going on as per the direction of the HC appointed amicus […]

Bhubaneswar: Resentment is now spreading among locals ahead of the public hearing for JSW’s proposed project in Paradip. The proposed steel plant will come up on the land earlier allocated to South Korean steel major Posco. The company plans to set up a 13.2 MTPA steel plant, a 10 MTPA cement grinding unit and a […]

Bhadrak: Almost every day we are coming across stories of innocent girls being subjected to exploitation on the pretext of marriage. The incident of a lady constable being raped and betrayed by his senior has now become the talk of the town in Bhadrak. According to reports, the lady constable was allegedly raped by his […]

Bhubaneswar: A girl from West Bengal today alleged that a manager of a hotel in Bhubaneswar, where she was reportedly staying for the last several days, attempted to outrage her modesty. Based on her complaint, the Laxmi Sagar Police has detained the accused and another staff of the hotel. While the police investigation into the […]

Angul: After almost one-and-a-half years since the first-ever inter-State tiger translocation project was launched in Satkosia Tiger Reserve in Angul, but had to be put on hold after it triggered protests by locals over alleged attacks by relocated tigress Sundari; the Odisha Forest department is planning to re-launch the project once again. As per reports, […]