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Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday reiterated his stand to deal with any crimes related to cow smuggling, drugs and human trafficking with a firm hand even though his two-month government has already earned flak for human rights violations in the series of encounters that the state has witnessed recently while dealing with these crimes.

Prisoners in the district jail here pelted stones and faced tear gas in a violence that apparently erupted over the quality of food and "extortion" attempts. The violence continued for over two hours on Wednesday evening.

Odisha on Thursday extended partial lockdown till August 1 with some more relaxations. Here are the key points.

A 24-year-old woman who went to the Sector 20 police station with a complaint against officials of a private finance company who failed to pay her 18-day salary and allegedly assaulted her, has alleged that a sub inspector and a female constable present at the police station allegedly made casteist remarks on her repeatedly.

A sanitation worker died of electrocution in Greater Noida's Achher market after he came in contact with an iron booth allegedly constructed and rented out by a local pradhan.

During the second wave of Covid-19, from frontline warriors to tribal families staying deep inside forests of Chamarajanagar district, Isha Foundation led by Sadhguru has served the needy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday heaped praise on Uttar Pradesh (UP) chief minister Yogi Adityanath for not only his commendable management of Covid situation but also for the overall development of the state in the past four and a half years.

Rains pounded Dakshina Kannada district with unrelenting ferocity since Wednesday night that continued till 1pm on Thursday.

Farmer Martyrs’ Day is annually observed on July 21 to mark the Naragund revolution.

Following the state government’s instruction to dismantle country liquor (Sulai) manufacturing units, police in upper Assam have intensified their drive against illicit liquor trade.

Business establishments on Wednesday strictly followed the ‘no mask, no sale’ policy issued by the Kamrup (Metro) district administration on Tuesday evening in view of the surge, though marginal, in Covid-19 positive cases in the district since July 1

The debate over the new cattle preservation bill continues in Assam as Barpeta MP and Congress leader Abdul Khaleque on Wednesday said that the new bill if passed may increase lynching in the state and the clause which bars interdistrict transport of cattle will create more syndicates in the state.

Gone are the days when weddings were synonymous with several rounds of visits to the sari shops, jewellery and make-up stores, beauty parlours, local tailors, decorators, caterers, marriage bands and the list would be endless.

The Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR), taking cognisance of a TOI report on poor mobile network affecting online classes in tribal-dominated districts, has asked the district magistrates of Kandhamal, Koraput, Kalahandi, Nabarangapur and Rayagada to ensure mobile connectivity do not come in the way of students’ education.

The graphic details of patients struggling to breathe or their families begging for oxygen during the second coronavirus wave left Abhinab Deb so distressed that the nine-year-old has decided to plant thousands of saplings in his area.

With general improvement in the Covid situation, all three major political parties in the state — BJD, BJP and Congress — have renewed their political activities keeping an eye on the forthcoming panchayat polls.

Going by the slow pace at which daily Covid cases have been falling in Odisha, experts said it is unlikely it would fall below 1000 anytime in July.

The state government Wednesday reiterated its demand to reduce vaccine quota for private hospitals from 25% to 5%.