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Odisha govt directs strict compliance with POSH Act, issues guidelines for workplaces, institutions

India, July 20 -- The Odisha Women and Child Development Department has directed all senior government officials to urgently display awareness materials related to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Wo... Read More


Puri girl set on fire: BJD workers try to barge into Balanga police station

India, July 20 -- Tension gripped Balanga in Odisha's Puri district today as Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers staged a protest outside the local police station, demanding justice for a minor girl who was... Read More


Odisha: Keonjhar DFO in Vig net over DA charges; 115 plots unearthed during searches

India, July 20 -- The Vigilance Department in Odisha today launched simultaneous searches at seven locations linked to Keonjhar DFO (Kendu Leaf Division) Nityananda Nayak over allegations of possessio... Read More


Medical student from Odisha found dead at AIIMS-Patna; family alleges murder

India, July 20 -- A first-year postgraduate (PG) student of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Patna, hailing from Odisha, was found dead in his hostel room under mysterious circumstances... Read More


Condition of Balanga girl with 75% burns remains critical: AIIMS New Delhi

India, July 20 -- The condition of the 15-year-old girl who was allegedly set on fire by miscreants in the Balanga area of Odisha's Puri district on Saturday morning remains critical. According to a ... Read More


Balanga horror: Odisha DGP visits crime spot

India, July 20 -- Director General of Police (DGP) Yogesh Bahadur Khurania on Sunday visited the crime scene in Balanga area of Odisha's Puri district, where some unknown assailants reportedly set a 1... Read More


Fallout of Balasore incident: Restrictions on open sale of petrol in Odisha

India, July 20 -- Fuel stations across Odisha will stop selling petrol in open containers and bottles from July 21 (Monday). The Petroleum Dealers' Association in the state has taken a decision in thi... Read More


Bengal Cong leader writes to PM Modi on 'harassment' of migrant workers in Odisha and Maharashtra

India, July 20 -- Former state Congress president in West Bengal and former five-time Lok Sabha member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, on Sunday, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing concern over... Read More


Puri girl student burning case: Cousin recounts horror as investigation intensifies

Balanga, July 19 -- In a chilling account, the cousin of the Plus 2 girl student who was brutally set ablaze by miscreants in Odisha's Puri district has narrated the terrifying sequence of events that... Read More


Leader of Opposition slams Odisha Govt over Balanga incident, asks when it will 'wake up from deep slumber'

Bhubaneswar, July 19 -- Reacting sharply to the horrific incident in which a 15-year-old girl was set on fire by unidentified miscreants in Balanga, Puri district, Leader of Opposition in the Odisha L... Read More