BHUBANESWAR: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought action taken report from Mayurbhanj SP in two different cases related to sexual assault of two minor girls by cops of a police station in Mayurbhanj district.While an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police lived with a 16-year-old girl after his wife’s death, a home guard sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl from Jharkhand by posing...
BHUBANESWAR: As the entire country celebrates India’s gold medal victory in Hangzhou Asian Games hockey, official sponsor Odisha has extra reasons for elation!Chief minister Naveen Patnaik personally congratulated the team, over video call, and announced Rs 5 lakh reward each for the players and support staff.Asian Games 2023: India clinch gold medal in men's hockey event, beat Japan 5-1 in final“My...
BHUBANESWAR: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced to have expelled two BJD MLAs — Soumya Ranjan Patnaik and Sudhansu Sekhar Parida — from the party. A party statement later cited their involvement in anti-people activities as reasons behind the action.The BJD said a media organization run by Soumya faces serious cases of organized bank fraud involving loans worth crores of rupees in...
BHUBANESWAR: The Railway Board has sanctioned a fund of Rs 14.7 crore for construction of subway near Nidhipanda bridge in Balasore district. It is an important bridge in Haldipada-Balasore section of Kharagpur-Bhadrak section.During a meeting on June 21, local people had urged railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who was on a visit to the district, to construct a subway near Nidhipanda bridge (Bridge No...
BHUBANESWAR: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik and the state government delegation held a meeting with the senior leadership of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and discussed various upcoming social-sector and infrastructure projects in Odisha on Wednesday. The JICA leadership reiterated their commitment to supporting infrastructure development in the state.Amid speculation that Odisha may try...
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