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Foreigners entitled to right to live with dignity under Article 21, Orissa HC says

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 9 -- The Orissa High Court said that the right to live with human dignity guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution extends equally to foreign nationals within India's territor... Read More


Orissa HC says Article 21 protects foreign nationals' right to life, orders seafarers' return

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 9 -- The Orissa High Court said that the right to live with human dignity guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution extends equally to foreign nationals within India's territor... Read More


Puri Jagannath airport gets final environmental clearance despite wildlife concerns

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 7 -- The proposed Shree Jagannath International Airport in Odisha's Puri has received final environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, clear... Read More


Odisha rape accused injured in police encounter after firing at cops

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 3 -- A man accused of raping a 26-year-old woman at gunpoint in Odisha's Nayapalli was injured in a police encounter in Chandaka on Saturday after he allegedly opened fire at a polic... Read More


Odisha woman stripped, assaulted in public by villagers on witchcraft suspicion: Police

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 1 -- A woman was allegedly stripped and brutally assaulted in public by villagers of Banitia in Odisha's Bhadrak district on suspicion of practising witchcraft, police said on Thursd... Read More


Cuttack hospital psychiatric patient dies after alleged assault by security guards

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 30 -- A man admitted to the psychiatry department of state-run SCB Medical College and Hospital in Odisha's Cuttack died early Wednesday after he was allegedly assaulted and restrai... Read More


Odisha mining funds spent on stadium, roads, instead of affected areas: CAG

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 29 -- A performance audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) of the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) trusts and the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Khanij K... Read More


Odisha, Chhattisgarh CMs to meet Amit Shah over Mahanadi water dispute

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 28 -- The chief ministers of Odisha and Chhattisgarh will meet on Thursday under the chairmanship of Union home minister Amit Shah in a fresh attempt to resolve a long-running dispu... Read More


Odisha man beaten to death, body burnt over witchcraft suspicion: Police

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 28 -- A 41-year-old man in Odisha's Gajapati district was allegedly beaten to death by villagers and his body was burnt after being taken from his home over suspicion that he practi... Read More


Will not allow MMDR Act to be implemented, says former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 28 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief and former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday said the agitation against the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Ame... Read More