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Keonjhar: Speaking volumes about deteriorating law and order situation in Odisha, a minor girl was gang raped after she was allegedly abducted by five persons in Joda area of Keonjhar district on Monday night. The 12-year-old girl was reportedly kidnapped when she was going to her uncle’s place along with one of her relatives. The […]

Berhampur: A 70-year-old man was hacked to death over suspicion of practising sorcery in Dhobadipatpur village under Purusottampur police limits in Ganjam district on Tuesday. As per reports, one Murali Pradhan of the same village allegedly killed Krushna Pradhan by slitting his throat with a sharp weapon. Later, Murali surrendered at Hinjili police station along […]

Bhubaneswar: Time and again, incidents of loot have apparently turned “smart city” Bhubaneswar into a crime zone where the most vulnerable are senior citizens. This was again evident after miscreants looted gold, silver ornaments and cash worth Rs 3 lakh after thrashing an elderly couple inside their house on late Monday night in Sisupalgarh area […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday decided to implement 10 per cent Economically Weaker Sections quota in three medical colleges in the state from this academic session after the Centre approved an increase of 100 MBBS seats. Earlier, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry in a communication to the state government informed it to increase 25 […]

Bhopal: The Special Task Force of Madhya Pradesh police Tuesday arrested a couple and claimed it had busted an international cryptocurrency racket that has duped around 1,000 people of several crore rupees. A senior STF official said the couple, identified as Brijesh Raikwar (36) and his wife Seema (36), were from Jabalpur, while two gang […]

Bhubaneswar: The registration process for admissions into MBBS and BDS programmes in various government and private medical and dental colleges of Odisha for session 2019-20 has begun. The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) chairman today issued an important notification for the qualified candidates of NEET (UG) 2019 who wish to take part in admission-cum-counselling process. […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked the voters for electing a stable government and praised the spirit of the people. Speaking in the Lok Sabha in his reply to the Motion of Thanks to President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to Parliament, Modi said: “After many decades, the country has given a strong […]

New Delhi: Accused by the Congress of not recognising its leaders’ contribution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday launched a stinging counter-attack, saying the party cannot see beyond the Gandhi family and it began “flying so high” that it was disconnected from the country’s roots. Modi said the Congress members did not mention even former prime […]

New Delhi: The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has submitted a proposal to increase the limit of pension and age which the government is looking into. The proposal, under the Atal Pension Yojana (APY), is being examined by the government, said Union Minister of Finance Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply […]

London: A decades-old legal dispute between India and Pakistan over around 35 million pounds belonging to the Nizam of Hyderabad at the time of Partition in 1947 and deposited in a London bank account has reached an important stage in the UK High Court. The Nizam’s descendants, Prince Mukarram Jah the titular eighth Nizam of […]

Mumbai: Two Maharashtra MLAs from Buldhana district were robbed on two different Mumbai-bound trains, officials said here on Tuesday. The thefts in the reserved special coaches took place when the trains reached Thane’s Kalyan station on Monday morning. Sanjay B. Raimulkar, the ruling Shiv Sena MLA from Mehkar who took the Devgiri Express from Jalna, […]

New Delhi: Delhi’s Forest Department plans to develop 11 forests across the city during the current financial year. Environment Minister Imran Hussain has directed the department to ensure at least six of these are developed in the monsoon season. Hussain today reviewed the action plan for developing the city’s forest and programme and for carrying […]

Kendrapara: A team of Vigilance sleuths arrested an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) today on charges of taking bribe in Kendrapara. The accused police official, Ranendra Samal, of Aul Police Station was caught red-handed by the Vigilance officials while taking a bribe of Rs 5000 from one Banambar Das of Nial village. As per reports, Samal had […]

Mumbai: A television journalist from Mumbai has lodged a criminal complaint against Bollywood actor Salman Khan and his associates on charges of assault, threat, abuse and others, a lawyer said here on Tuesday. Ashok S. Pandey, the Maharashtra head of JK24x7 news channel, has filed the criminal case before the 10th Court, Andheri, against Khan, […]

London: It was reminiscent of the Australian swagger of yore as Aaron Finch’s pacers bossed arch-rivals England on their way to the World Cup semifinals with a 64-run victory here Tuesday. While Australia became the first team to reach the semifinals of the showpiece, England’s defeat, their second straight following the stunning reverse to Sri […]