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Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday inaugurated Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana here on Sunday.

Holistic strategy to find a long-term solution to fuel prices: Pradhan

The government had raised excise duty on petrol by Rs 11.77 a lire and that on diesel by 13.47 a litre.

28 May 2018 3:32 PM IST

PM Modi on Saturday hailed good governance as an all-round development for the country on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the BJP-led government at the Centre. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

4 yrs of Modi govt: PM says nation has gone from 'kala dhan' to 'jan...

Speaking at a public rally in Odisha's Cuttack, PM Narendra Modi said, 'Your aspirations, dreams and hope keep me...

26 May 2018 5:50 PM IST

Melanistic tigers have thick and darker stripes and are rarely found globally in the wild or in the zoo. (Photo: Representational Image/Pixabay)

Rare black panther spotted in Odisha's Sundergarh forest

Black panthers are also found in other states like Kerala, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Assam...

22 May 2018 2:50 PM IST

BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missiles (Photo: PTI)

BrahMos supersonic cruise missile successfully test-fired from Odisha...

Defence min Nirmala Sitharaman congratulated DRDO scientists, team BrahMos for successful launch of BraHmos missile with...

21 May 2018 3:21 PM IST

Union petroleum and natural gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan (Photo: PTI/File)

Solution to combat surging fuel prices soon: Dharmendra Pradhan

Petrol prices on Sunday touched a record high of Rs 76.24 per litre and diesel climbed to its highest-ever level of Rs...

21 May 2018 9:16 AM IST

SI U. Nagesh of Wadapally police station said that based on the mothers complaint, a case under charges of rape and POCSO Act were registered and the girl was sent for medical examination. (Representational Image)

10-yr-old mentally ill girl raped by villager in Odisha

The 10-year-old girl's mother has lodged a complaint with the Baliapal police station.

18 May 2018 9:49 AM IST

The conviction rate for sexual offences against children is also relatively low at just about 30 per cent, compared to other crimes.

Woman in Odisha tied to tree, thrashed

The mother-son duo refused to give her water during the three-hour ordeal, reports said.

15 May 2018 1:47 AM IST

Satellite maps obtained with the help of DRDO are helping police in Maharashtra, TS and Chhattisgarh in being one step ahead of Maoists, especially during summer.

Another Maoist killed in Odisha encounter, toll rises to 7

A fresh encounter with security forces in Sudukumpa reserve forest of Odisha's Kandhamal district

14 May 2018 5:57 PM IST

Sitaram Yechury

PM Modi keeps people away from reality by giving new slogan everyday:...

Yechury said anti-romeo squad and private armies like cow protection groups were being raised and constitutional...

13 May 2018 10:00 AM IST

3,305 FIRs were registered in Rajasthan in 2017 and 140 rape victims received compensation.

Odia police thrashes girls, video goes viral

A video of the victims with severe injury marks on their bodies has now gone viral on social media.

13 May 2018 1:26 AM IST

SI U. Nagesh of Wadapally police station said that based on the mothers complaint, a case under charges of rape and POCSO Act were registered and the girl was sent for medical examination. (Representational Image)

Odisha: Tuition teacher rapes 8-year-old girl repeatedly, held

The accused, identified as Ganesh Nayak, 25, was arrested on Saturday.

13 May 2018 1:23 AM IST

Two people were also jailed for two days for driving without licence. (Representational Image)

Arrested in rape case, undertrail prisoner found hanging in...

The body has been sent for postmortem and efforts are on to ascertain the circumstances that led to the incident.

12 May 2018 4:40 PM IST