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Disabled minor girl raped in Odisha, accused arrested
A 48-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping and impregnating a differently-abled minor girl in Odisha's Nayagarh district, officials said.
Police nabbed the accused, identified as Brajabandhu Sahoo of Gadadhar Prasad…
Veteran Journalist Chandrabhanu Patnaik dies at 60
ONI Bureau: Senior journalist and former Editor of Odia daily Samaja, Chandrabhanu Patnaik breathed his last at his Bapuji Nagar residence in Bhubaneswar today. He was 60.
Reportedly, he was undergoing treatment for illness for the last…
HC issues notice to Odisha, West Bengal on Rasagola’s GI tag
The Orissa High Court on Wednesday served notice to Odisha and West Bengal on a petition seeking scrapping Geographical Indication (GI) tag to 'Banglar Rasogolla'.
Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), the court served the notice…
Ernakulam-Howrah Antodaya Express hits excavator in Odisha
Passengers of the Ernakulam-Howrah Antodaya Express had a narrow escape after the train hit an excavator near Haridaspur station in Odisha's Jajpur district on Wednesday.
The express train hit a JCB machine while passing through a manned…
Odisha Govt orders action against Potato hoarders
In its bid to check soaring potato price's in the state, the Odisha Government on Wednesday directed all District Collectors to take action against those indulging in hoarding.
Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Surya Narayan…
Bank Unions hold protest to demand wage revision
The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) held its protests across India on pending wage revision of bank officers and employees after rejecting a "meagre offer of 2 per cent increase" by Indian Banks Association (IBA), a union official said…
Odisha’s Ravenshaw University closed sine die over Student unrest
ONI Bureau: The Ravenshaw University in Cuttack was closed sine die on Tuesday following students’ protest over annual fee hike.
Sources said the students have been asked to vacate their hostels by 10 AM on Wednesday and those who fail…
Minor school girl raped by Headmaster in Daringbadi
ONI Bureau: In an unfortunate incident, a minor school girl was raped by her Headmaster in his office a month ago.
Worth mentioning the incident occurred in a residential school at Daringbandi area of Kandhamal district a month ago.…
‘One Stop Centres’ for Women in 100 more Districts
As many as 100 additional districts would have One Stop Centres (OSC) aimed at supporting women affected by violence, as part of plans to cover all districts of the country in due course, an official statement said on Monday.
"In the…
Odisha launches major largest Slum land title transfer project
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the pilot project of one of the world's largest slum land title transfer projects in Ganjam district on Monday.
Patnaik handed over land rights certificates to the first beneficiaries as part…