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Odisha plants over 1 crore saplings on PM Modi's 75th birthday

India, Sept. 17 -- Odisha on Tuesday surpassed its target of planting 75 lakh saplings under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0' initiative, marking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 75th birthday on Wednesday.... Read More


Odisha's missing woman constable killed by husband, also a cop; buried in forest

India, Sept. 17 -- A 39-year-old police constable has been arrested on charges of killing his wife, a traffic police constable, in state capital Bhubaneswar and burying her body in the Keonjhar forest... Read More


Three arrested over gangrape of college girl on Odisha beach: Police

India, Sept. 16 -- Three people were arrested on Monday in Odisha's Puri district in connection with the gangrape of a college girl, police said. Police officials in Puri district said a manhunt has b... Read More


Orissa HC rejects plea by teachers to let them continue as Muslim marriage registrars

India, Sept. 16 -- The Orissa high court has dismissed a batch of petitions by government school teachers who challenged the state's decision to revoke their licenses as Muslim marriage and divorce re... Read More


MoEF flags forest right violations in Similipal Tiger Reserve village relocation

India, Sept. 15 -- The Centre has asked the Odisha government to urgently look into allegations of gross violations of constitutional and legal rights of tribal villagers in Odidha's Similipal Tiger R... Read More


'Abuse of process': odisha-based rti activist baRRed from filing queries for 1 yr

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 14 -- The Odisha Information Commission on Saturday barred an activist from filing Right to Information (RTI) applications before it for a year, citing "abuse of process" after he f... Read More


'Abuse of process': odisha-based rti activist baRRed from filing queries for 1 yr

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 14 -- The Odisha Information Commission on Saturday barred an activist from filing Right to Information (RTI) applications before it for a year, citing "abuse of process" after he f... Read More


Odisha schoolteacher suspended for beating 31 students for not touching her feet

India, Sept. 14 -- An assistant teacher in a government upper primary school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district has been suspended after she allegedly thrashed 31 students with a bamboo stick for not tou... Read More


Odisha: Woman, youths assaulted in Mayurbhanj, video goes viral

India, Sept. 13 -- Villagers in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha tied a woman and two youths to an electric pole on Friday and mercilessly beat them on suspicion of being in an illicit relationship. The ... Read More


Orissa high court slams govt for allowing 5-decade dispute to drag on

India, Sept. 12 -- The Orissa high court has slammed the state government for allowing a five-decade forest lease dispute to drag on without resolution even after a binding Supreme Court order, callin... Read More