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Dalit leader and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale. (Photo: PTI)

Ramdas Athawale seeks 25 per cent reservation for upper caste poor

He said the present maximum quota of 50 per cent should be increased to 75 per cent in order to accommodate economically...

20 Sept 2016 4:20 PM IST

The child was suffering from bronco pneumonia and was rushed to the hospital.

Odisha: 2-month-old baby branded with hot iron

The quack applied iron branding on the tummy of the child inflicting grievous injury.

20 Sept 2016 8:03 AM IST

By the time she reached the hospital, she had developed serious complications due to bleeding.

Odisha: Woman dies as ambulance fails to turn up

Villagers of Ghagudimala in Odisha carry a pregnant lady on a cot to hospital.

20 Sept 2016 7:55 AM IST

While 5.69 lakh domestic and 554 foreign tourists visited the district in 2012, the number of domestic and foreign tourists increased in 2014 to 5.86 lakh and 1084, respectively.

Tourists return to picturesque Koraput

With Maoist activities a thing of the past, district back on top of must-see spots.

19 Sept 2016 6:55 AM IST

Dipa Karmakar was asked whether she was a Bangladeshi, after she joined the India camp, in 2009. (Photo: PTI)

One must perform well before reaping rewards in India, says Karmakar's...

You people also write about them only after they do something special,-" said the Dronacharya awardee to journalists.

17 Sept 2016 1:45 PM IST

Sony Yadav (second from left) with the fishermen who rescued her. (Photo: DC)

Friendly battle to adopt daughter in Bhubaneshwar

Chhattisgarh girl who got swept away in Mahanadi is now daughter of Odisha.

17 Sept 2016 6:53 AM IST

Majhi was forced to walk for miles along with his 12-year-old daughter as he had failed to get a vehicle to transport it from a government hospital in the backward district of Kalahandi where she died.

Bahrain aid for Dana Majhi

The King's kind gesture came just days after the Prime Minister of Bahrain had offered financial help to Majhi's family.

17 Sept 2016 2:00 AM IST

Arjun said his wife had fever for last eight days

Odisha man carries ailing wife on shoulders to hospital

Arjun said ambulance could not have reached his village.

16 Sept 2016 1:18 AM IST

Verbal abuse was constant. Any workers who complained or were too sick to work had chilli powder rubbed in their eyes. (Photo: Represen

Freed from bondage, labourers trapped again in cycle of debt

Many had inherited debts from parents and generational bondage was cited as the main reason for getting into the cycle...

14 Sept 2016 11:24 AM IST

The Central police have solved the murder of a financier three years ago, with the arrest of five people, including his second wife. (Representational image)

Odisha: Man kills wife, 2 minor daughters; surrenders to police

The accused claimed family dispute as the reason behind the killing, but the police is investigating all angles.

13 Sept 2016 9:22 PM IST

The bus was badly damaged in the accident as it fell from a height of about 40 feet. (Photo: ANI Twitter)

Odisha: Driver held two days after bus mishap; was talking on phone...

The bus fell off a bridge leading to death of 19 people in Odisha's Angul district.

12 Sept 2016 10:05 AM IST

Union urban development minister M. Venkaiah Naidu

Polavaram move right: Vankaiah Naidu

The BJD, however, reacted to Mr Naidu's remark, saying the minister's observation was untrue.

11 Sept 2016 6:44 AM IST