Woman delivers baby on roadside in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Jan 28 : An expectant mother was forced to deliver her baby on the roadside in Odisha’s Rayagada district due to the non-availability of an ambulance on Sunday. The family members of the woman, Golapi Hikaka, called up the 102 Ambulance, which is available under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), after she began having labour […]

BJD MP Baijayant Panda suspended from party

Bhubaneswar, Jan 24 : Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday suspended its Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda from the party’s primary membership for alleged ‘anti-party activities’. Baijayant Panda denied the allegations against him. Panda, a four-time member of Parliament, was suspended from the ruling BJD for indulging in anti-party activities, said BJD Vice-President […]

Odisha gang rape victim commits suicide

Bhubaneswar, Jan 22 : A minor tribal girl, who was allegedly gang raped by a group of security personnel last year, hanged herself at her house in Odisha’s Koraput district on Monday. Sunabeda Sub-Divisional Police Officer Narahari Nayak said the girl was taken in a critical condition from her home in Sorisapadar village and was rushed […]

India successfully test fires n-capable Agni-V ballistic missile

Updated At 20:50 IST Bhubaneswar, Jan 18 : India on Thursday successfully test fired its indigenously developed intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-V — the most potent and with the longest range in the Agni series – that can reach targets as far as Beijing. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made the announcement in Chennai and said […]