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Bhubaneswar: : In a tragic incident, a 13-year-old girl from Paikmal block in Odisha’s Bargarh district died of severe burn injuries on Monday, just hours after allegedly setting herself on fire. This marks the fourth such case in the state within a month. As per the police, the Class 8 student had gone to her [...]

Bhubaneswar: In yet another tragic incident of self-immolation in Odisha, a 13-year-old girl on Monday died allegedly after setting herself on fire in Phiringimala village of Bargarh district on Monday. As per reports, the girl was spotted half burnt at a field near her uncle’s house at Phiringimala village in Gaisilet police limits in the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The police, on Sunday, arrested the accused ex-boyfriend in connection with the self-immolation death of a 20-year-old girl at her residence in Pattamundai area of Odisha’s Kendrapara district earlier this week. Speaking to the media, Kendrapara Superintendent of Police (SP), Siddharth Kataria, said on Sunday that based on the complaint lodged by the victim’s [...]

Bhubaneswar: A shocking incident of medical negligence has surfaced at Bargarh District Headquarters Hospital (DHH), where cardboard was used to stabilize the arms of fracture patients instead of Plaster of Paris casts. A viral video showing a hospital attendant wrapping cardboard around a patient’s fractured arm has sparked widespread outrage and raised serious concerns about [...]

Bhubaneswar: A POCSO court here on Friday sentenced a 35-year-old man to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a seven-year-old minor girl in Tamando area of Bhubaneswar in February 2021. The convict was identified as Rabindra Behera of Rambha area in Ganjam district. As per reports, the victim along with her twin brothers was [...]

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday sharply criticised the state government, accusing it of showing complete neglect toward the agriculture sector over the past year. Addressing a press conference on Friday, BJD leaders alleged that none of the promises made to farmers have been fulfilled. They accused the government of acting against [...]

Kochi: Archbishop Mar Andrews Thazhath, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), on Friday urged the Odisha government and the Centre to take decisive action against those who attacked Christian priests and nuns in Jaleswar on Thursday. “The priests and nuns had gone to attend prayer meetings and not for anything else. It [...]

New York: US President Donald Trump has ruled out negotiations with India on the tariffs that will rise to 50 per cent later this month. “No, not until we get it resolved”, he said when a reporter asked him if he expected more negotiations following the announcement of the 50 per cent tariff that is [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has assigned the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Sambalpur, the task of preparing the state’s first bio-economy report. The report will assess key strengths, challenges, and growth opportunities in the sector. As per an official statement of the Odisha government, biotechnology has tremendous potential to contribute to the state’s growth trajectory [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday demanded a Crime Branch probe into the self-immolation death of a girl at Kathiapada village under Pattamundai Rural police station limits in Kendrapara district. Senior BJD leader Pratap Keshari Deb, during a press conference on Thursday, alleged that the Pattamundai incident exposed the negligence and incompetence [...]