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Shah vows dominance over J&K terrorism

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

FOR GRACE IN LEGAL EVOLUTION

HE recent decision of a nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court, in Property Owners Association vs State of Maharashtra, which interprets Article 39(b) of the Constitution, represents a noteworthy development in the complex and often contentious history of property rights in India.

Tremors From The Long Night Of December 3

South Korea has clawed back most of the economic losses caused by the shocking declaration of martial law. Its next president is likely to be colder to the West, warmer to China

1.4L suspicious plots registered for paddy sale: Sat survey

THE satellite survey conducted by Odisha Space Application Centre (ORSAC) has detected 1,44,734 suspicious plots registered by farmers for selling kharif paddy at minimum support price (MSP) in Cuttack district.

Clear medical waste in TN within 3 days: NGT to Kerala

THE southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday directed the Kerala Government and its pollution control board to remove biomedical waste and mixed solid waste illegally dumped at multiple points bordering Tirunelveli district within three days, and file a compliance report on December 23.

Annual bird census will be a single-day affair on January 18

THE Wildlife Wing of the Forest, Environment and Climate Change department has decided to conduct the annual bird census across the state on a single day on January 18, 2025.

Cops book 2 suspended bank officials

A day after two officials of Odisha Gramya Bank (OGB), Jaraka branch were suspended for their alleged involvement in ₹42 lakh loan fraud, an FIR was filed against them in Dharmasala police station on Thursday.

Plus II student found hanging in varsity hostel

A first-year +2 commerce student was found hanging in her hostel bathroom at Manikeswari University campus on Wednesday morning.

Woman & son killed, husband hurt in mishap

A woman and her four-year-old son were killed after a truck hit their motorcycle on NH-55 at Nuahata underpass within Banarpal police limits here on Thursday.

2 gang-rape 15-yr-old girl, another makes failed bid

Police arrests the accused trio who are known to each other

5-day Parab festival ends

Curtains came down on the five-day national-level festival Parab in Koraput on Wednesday evening.

Bees invade school function, leave 30 students injured

THE annual function of a government high school in Derabishi block here was scrapped midway after a swarm of bees invaded the venue and attacked students on Thursday.

CM MAJHI HIGHLIGHTS GOVT'S EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN EDUCATION IN ODISHA

CHIEF Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday said the state government is mounting efforts to strengthen the education sector of Odisha by building infrastructure and recruiting teachers.

New Year to bring in hassle-free darshan

COME New Year, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) will introduce a hassle-free system for public darshan of the Trinity in Srimandir.

Revenue min warns action against govt land grabbers

REVENUE and Disaster Management minister Suresh Pujari has directed officials to crack down on government land encroachment in the industrial belt of Angul while emphasising the need to identify genuine landless individuals for patta allocation.

Glory of Parliament belittled, says BJD

The BJD on Thursday said that the incident of physical altercation between the Congress and BJP MPs has belittled the glory of Parliament.

Twin City reports drop in major crimes this yr: Police

BHUBANESWAR and Cuttack saw a decline in major crimes even though the twin city's overall crime graph recorded an upward trend in the last one year, the commissionerate police said on Thursday.

BJP MPs seek UDAN link to 10 more places in state

A delegation of BJP MPs from the state led by Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan met Civil Aviation minister K Ram Mohan Naidu on Thursday over development of airport infrastructure in different parts of Odisha.

Why secy alone, bringing minister under CBI probe purview: BJD

Secretary can't award contract over ₹ 20 cr, says ex-min Ramesh Majhi

Mahanadi dispute can only be resolved by talks: Singh

WATER conservationist and national advisor of the Mahanadi Bachao Andolan Rajendra Singh on Thursday urged the state government to take the initiative to resolve the dispute over Mahanadi river water between Odisha and Chhattisgarh through dialogue.

Vedanta Kalinga Lancers unveil jersey and mascot

VEDANTA Kalinga Lancers, the Odisha-based franchise in the upcoming Hockey India League, unveiled their official jersey, mascot and team anthem at a grand event held in Kalinga Stadium here on Thursday.

Adolescent-friendly space at Rajdhani college

IN order to involve adolescents as 'Public Space Ambassadors', the city-based Humara Bachpan Trust and World Resources Institute in collaboration with BMC are developing a model adolescent-friendly public space at Rajdhani college.

Readers to be appointed principals in 488 category non-govt aided colleges

THE 488 category non-government aided colleges which have been managing with in-charge principals till date will finally get full-time heads of the institutions soon.

Yoga should be mandatory in all edu institutions: Rajashree

Yoga should be made mandatory for students in all educational institutions to develop their overall well-being, opined chairperson of Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development Rajashree Birla on Thursday.

8 yrs on, CMC's ragpicker rehabilitation plan lying in limbo

EIGHT years after the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) chalked out a rehabilitation programme for ragpickers to improve their livelihood besides upskilling them, the plan is yet to translate into action.

UNPRECEDENTED FRACAS

THE ongoing political face-off took an ugly turn on Thursday after the Opposition and the ruling BJP got into a \"pitched battle\" outside Parliament over Union home minister Amit Shah's remarks on B R Ambedkar.

Dy chair rejects notice to impeach Dhankhar

RAJYA Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh on Thursday dismissed the impeachment notice against Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.

5 Hizbul terrorists killed in J&K encounter

SECURITY forces on Thursday killed five Hizbul Mujahideen militants, including its operations commander Farooq Ahmed Bhat alias Farooq Nali, in a six-hour-long encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district.

CBI had booked case against NGO

The ED then registered a case against BISWA under the prevention of money laundering act (PMLA) for swindling the money of various banks and failing to pay back the loans.

A day after 2 deaths on rly tracks, stalled ROB angers Kalunga locals

The deceased are Pankaj Sharma (34) of HP and Lalit Kumar (30), a native of Bihar