Bhubaneswar, Jan 29 : A Class 9 girl was allegedly gang raped after being abducted by two youths in Odisha’s Boudh district, police said on Monday. The incident occurred in Kodibahal village under Kantamal police station of Boudh district on Sunday evening. An FIR was lodged on the basis of a complaint filed by the victim’s […]
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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 […]
Congress, BJP give shutdown call in Odisha over gang rape victim’s death
Bhubaneswar, Jan 23 : The opposition Congress and BJP on Tuesday announced a dawn-to-dusk shutdown across Odisha on Wednesday to protest against the death of the Kunduli gang rape victim and blamed the state government for it. Both parties said that emergency services, including plying of ambulances and opening of medical stores, would be exempted. […]
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 […]
Naveen Patnaik conferred ‘Ideal Chief Minister’ award
Bhubaneswar/Pune, Jan 21 : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was conferred the “Ideal Chief Minister” award by former President Pratibha Patil at Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad in Pune on Sunday. Receiving the award, which singles out the most ground-breaking and high-impact work done by Chief Ministers in their respective states, in a special event organised by […]
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 […]
LPG cylinder explodes in army train in Puri, 2 injured
Bhubaneswar, Jan 17 : Two persons were injured in an LPG cylinder explosion in the pantry car of a stationary military special train at Puri Railway Station on Wednesday. “The incident occurred at Platform No.2 of the station. The glass panes of some coaches of the army train were badly damaged in the incident,” an official […]
3-year-old girl rescued from borewell in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Dec 25 (IANS) A three-year-old girl, who accidentally fell into a borewell in Odisha’s Angul district, was taken out alive on Monday, bringing cheer to the family and locals. The girl, identified as Radha Sahu, was immediately rushed to a hospital. The incident occurred at Gulasar village of Jamunali Gram Panchayat around 9 a.m. […]