Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police on Wednesday alerted tourists against the rising hotel booking scams in Odisha ahead of the famous Jagannath Rath Yatra, which is set to commence on June 27. “Hotel booking scams are rising in Odisha, especially in places like Puri, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, etc. Fraudsters create fake websites and social media pages that look [...]

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that the family of a Scheduled Tribe woman was boycotted socially by the villagers after she married a Scheduled Caste man in Odisha. Reportedly, the villagers demanded a purification ritual if the family of the woman wanted to [...]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal and Congress leaders on Wednesday tried to gherao the residence of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, to protest “rising” crime against women in the state. The Odisha Pradesh Youth Congress protested against “rising atrocities” on Scheduled Castes (SC), and Scheduled Tribes (ST), the deteriorating law and order situation, and the [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a major push toward clean and sustainable mobility, the Commerce & Transport Department and Energy Department, Government of Odisha, jointly held a high-level brainstorming session today to deliberate on the upcoming Odisha Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2.0. The meeting was co-chaired by Usha Padhee, Principal Secretary, Commerce & Transport, and Vishal Kumar Dev, [...]

Mumbai: The senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders visited party President and Leader of the Opposition, Naveen Patnaik, at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday, where he is currently undergoing treatment. The BJD leaders inquired about the Naveen’s health and conveyed their heartfelt wishes for his speedy recovery. During the visit, the senior [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik extended heartfelt congratulations to Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) team for their successful launch to the International Space Station from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. “Heartiest congratulations to Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and [...]

Bhubaneswar: The youth and student wings of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD organized widespread protests across Odisha, condemning the alarming rise in crimes against women. Members of the Biju Yuva Janata Dal (BYJD) and Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) staged demonstrations in major cities including Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur, and Sambalpur, demanding justice for recent victims [...]

Berhampur: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man posing as a doctor at a clinic in Berhampur. The accused, identified as Dr. Bhabani Shankar Das (47), who runs a clinic in the name of Vajpayee Arogyadam, has been arrested. Two women associates of the doctor – Priyanka Sahu (21), of VIP colony under [...]

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday raised concerns over the incident of inhumane treatment meted out to two Dalit youths in Dharakote area of Ganjam district over the suspicion of cattle smuggling. Gandhi demanded the immediate arrest of the accused persons involved in the crime and [...]

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday sought a report from the Odisha government and state police within two weeks over the gang-rape of a 20-year-old college student in Ganjam district. Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report highlighting the horrific gang-rape perpetrated by 10 men, the Commission observed that the [...]