Kendrapara (Odisha): The police on Sunday arrested two journalists for abetment to suicide of a 50-year-old man whom they allegedly framed in a false rape case in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, an officer said. A woman, who was in complicity with the two in levelling the rape charge against the victim, is at large. The 50 … Read more
New Delhi: The Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) has announced Indonesia as its country partner for its premier literary and cultural annual event, which will be held in Bhubaneswar from March 21 to 23 this year. The KLF seeks to foster a vibrant reading and writing culture while bridging Indian and English literary traditions. H.E. Ina … Read more
Bhubaneswar: Tension erupted on the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) campus in Odisha yesterday after a third-year student from Nepal was found dead in her hostel room. BTech student Prakristi Lamsal died by suicide, authorities said. Dozens of Nepali students assembled last night and staged a protest, after which they claimed they were evicted … Read more
Jajpur: A class 4 student died after falling off a swing on the school premises in Odisha’s Jajpur district on Saturday, police said. The deceased boy was identified as Soumyaranjan Sahu of Bagapatia Upper Primary school under Danagadi block. The 10-year-old boy was playing on a swing with some of his friends during school hours … Read more