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Soren expands cabinet, no place for wife & brother

AMID allegations of nepotism, Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday didn't include his wife Kalpana Soren and brother Basant Soren in his cabinet.

'Big battle': Omar says he will talk to Modi, Shah to restore J&K statehood

JAMMU and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday hinted at a \"big battle\" for restoration of statehood and said that he would talk to PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah about it.

Maoists abduct, murder 2 former sarpanchs in C'garh's Bijapur district

AHEAD of elections to the three-tier panchayats in Chhattisgarh, Maoists allegedly killed two former sarpanchs—one of them associated with the ruling BJP—in separate incidents in Bijapur district, police said on Thursday.

Maha focus shifts to portfolios

CM and his two deputies say they are on same page and will continue to work as a team

'2-state solution key to end West Asia crisis'

EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said India supports a two-State solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, emphasising the idea of a \"sovereign, independent and sustainable\" Palestinian State coexisting peacefully alongside Israel.

63 experts appointed via lateral entry from '19 to '23, House told

The Narendra Modi government has appointed 63 specialists across Central government departments via lateral entry from 2019 to 2023, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh told Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

Toll collection on highways doubles in 5 yrs: Gadkari

TOLL collection in India has doubled in the last five years.

Multiple entry-exit, biannual admissions in UG, PG

SWEEPING CHANGES Twice-a-year admissions

Modi meets Bhutan king, says India committed to long-term partnership

INDIA and Bhutan on Thursday vowed to further expand their partnership across all sectors with Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveying to Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck New Delhi's strong commitment to the economic development of the Himalayan nation.

Vaishnaw checks hi-tech track monitoring system

UNION Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw, along with Railway Board chairman Satish Kumar, inspected the Integrated Track Monitoring System (ITMS) at New Delhi Railway Station on Thursday.

India, Pak coast guards rescue 12 crew members after ship sinks in Arabian Sea

THE Indian and Pakistani coast guards have joined hands to save the lives of 12 Indian fishermen left adrift after their vessel sank in the north Arabian Sea, the India Coast Guard (ICG) said in a statement.

CHALLENGE OF REMAINING FASTEST-GROWING ECONOMY

HE recently released GDP figures for the second quarter (Q2) of 2024-25 highlight a significant slowdown in India's economic growth.

THE GREAT WALL OF INDIA-CHINA AGREEMENTS

First came decades of talks and pacts starting in 1993. Then came a 54-month standoff. Now that a new beginning is being signaled, what happens to the earlier covenants?

Steel rope model to cut man-jumbo conflict

FOREST, Environment and Ecology Minister Eshwar B Khandre on Thursday told state forest officials to submit a report on using steel ropes as a barricade to reduce man-elephant conflict.

Youth addicted to online gaming dies by suicide

A 22-year-old youth allegedly died by suicide inside his house within Lingaraj police limits here on Thursday reportedly after losing money in online games.

Fly ash dumping: MLA seeks action against Vedanta

CONGRESS MLA from Rajgangpur CS Raazen Ekka on Thursday demanded in the Assembly that action should be taken against Vedanta Limited for violating the consent to operate (CTO) given to its captive and thermal power plants at Sripura village in Jharsuguda by illegally dumping fly ash at various places in Jharsuguda, Sambalpur and Sundargarh districts without the approval of Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB).

HC grants bail to 4 accused, asks them to plant saplings

THE Orissa High Court on Wednesday granted bail to four persons on a condition that they must plant 50 to 100 saplings and maintain them for two years.

Carcass of leopard found in Rengali dam

DEOGARH: Carcass of a subadult leopard was found floating in Rengali dam near Kanthimala village in Reamal range of Deogarh district on Thursday.

Three poachers arrested

BARIPADA: Forest officials arrested three poachers and seized around five country-made guns along with other explosives from their possession on Wednesday night.

61 kg silver seized, 1 detained

GST officials on Thursday detained a 30-year-old man after he failed to produce valid documents for carrying around 61 kg silver worth around ₹54 lakh to ₹61 lakh the previous night.

Team visits village plagued by CKD spurt

A team of doctors visited Bhalukahudi village under Pataranga panchayat of Korei block on Thursday and met victims of the chronic kidney diseases (CKD) that has plagued the village and claimed over 15 lives in the last two years.

47-yr-old man gets lifer for wife's murder

KEONJHAR: The court of district and sessions judge, Keonjhar on Thursday sentenced a 47-year-old man to life imprisonment for murdering his wife in a case of 2017.

YOUTH GETS 20 YEARS RI FOR RAPING MINOR

A special POCSO court on Thursday sentenced a 24-year-old youth to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a 15-year-old girl.

Biometric devices in Balasore hospitals to check staff absence

The Balasore district administration has decided to install biometric devices in all government-run health centers to monitor attendance of staffs and doctors.

Rail min's statement brings hope for K'mal connectivity

RAILWAY minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's statement in the Parliament that the Odisha Rail Infrastructure Development Limited (ORIDL) has been advised to review alignment of Gopalpur-Rairakhol new rail line has brought cheer to people of Kandhamal which is yet to be placed on the railway map.

'Rani' dies, Sambalpur Zoo mourns

RANI, a seven-year-old female leopard of Sambalpur Zoo, died on Wednesday night while undergoing treatment for infection in the uterus.

Farmers' outfit slams govt for using grain analyser in paddy purchase

PADDY procurement continued to be mired in controversy with farmers' outfit Paschim Odisha Krushak Sangathan Samanwaya Samiti (POKSSS) raising concerns about state government's decision to introduce grain analysers in the purchase process.

EVICTION OF ILLEGAL OCCUPANTS FROM TRIBAL LAND SOON: PUJARI

The state government on Thursday assured the Assembly that illegal transaction of land in scheduled and non-scheduled areas will be cancelled forthwith.

10,300 killed due to drowning, floods & lightnings in 3 years'

OVER 10,300 deaths were reported in the state due to drowning, snakebites and natural disasters like floods and lightnings between 2021-22 and 2023-24.

Govt planning new law on cow slaughter ban: Harichandan

A day after Assam government's ban on public consumption of beef, Law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Thursday said Odisha is planning to bring a law to ban cow slaughter in the state.