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Orissa HC closes petition filed by rape survivor

9:55 pm March 1, 2021

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Monday closed a 19-year-old case filed by a rape survivor after the state government informed the court that all the accused in the 1999 gang-rape case, including the prime accused have been arrested. The survivor had approached the High Court in 2002 alleging lapses in the investigation into her […]

Odisha govt issues summer guidelines

3:51 pm February 25, 2021

Bhubaneswar: With the day temperature already crossing 35 degree Celsius at several places in the state in the middle of February, Odisha government has issued specific guidelines on how to tackle the ensuing summer which is likely to be very hot this time, official sources said. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) P K Jena issued a […]

Prime accused in sensational Odisha gang-rape case nabbed after over two decades

6:40 pm February 22, 2021

Bhubaneswar: The prime accused in the sensational gang-rape case involving the estranged wife of an IFS officer that led to the resignation of then Odisha chief minister JB Patnaik in 1999 was nabbed from Maharashtra, police said on Monday. Bibekananda Biswal alias Biban was held from Aamby Valley in Lonavala in Maharashtra, announced Bhubaneswar- Cuttack’s Commissioner of Police S Sarangi. Biban, the prime accused in the case, […]

Kayaking, canoeing training facilities added to Khelo India Centre in Srinagar

Karnataka to host Khelo India University Games 2021

11:59 pm February 21, 2021

Bengaluru: Karnataka will host the second Khelo India University Games (KIUG) later this year, state chief minister BS Yediyurappa and Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju announced on Sunday. ASTRO ACCENT – Birth Chart Analysis Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Games tobe held in the city-based Jain University and other venues,Rijiju told a press conference here. ”We have […]

Five persons arrested in connection with sex racket at divyang training centre

11:57 pm February 7, 2021

Bhubaneswar: Police on Sunday arrested five persons including the prime accused and two women in connection with the alleged sex racket at a divyang training centre in Palaspalli area here, an officer said. With this, the number of persons arrested in this case increased to six, police said. The secretary of the divyang training centre […]