The arrests were made on Friday based on information from a confidential source, indicating that foreign nationals were being sheltered in the area without valid documentation.
Following the entry of Cyclone Montha, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) of Bhubaneswar stated that 25 places in Odisha reported heavy rainfall, said IMD Bhubaneswar Director Manorama Mohanty on Wednesday.
JD(U) MLA Gopal Mandal and his supporters sat on a dharna outside Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's residence here on Tuesday, demanding an election ticket to contest from Gopalpur constituency.
The celebrations commenced at the Sports Complex, Port Township, Gopalpuri, with an impressive march past by school students, thematically grouped under the names of iconic Indian sports personalities.
Congress on Wednesday alleged that there is no security arrangement, especially at the tourist places in Odisha, days after it formed a five-member fact-finding team to investigate the alleged increase in recent crimes against women in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled state.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report alleging that a 20-year-old female college student was gang raped by nearly 10 men on the Gopalpur sea beach in Odisha's Ganjam district on June 15.
According to reports, the young woman had gone to the beach with a male friend to celebrate a festival when they were reportedly confronted by around ten individuals. The attackers allegedly overpowered the victim's companion and proceeded to assault her sexually.
Speaking to ANI, Das said, "Crimes against women have spread like a pandemic in Odisha." He linked the increase in sexual crimes to poor governance and a lack of seriousness in addressing women's safety.
Aiswarya Biswal alleged that it is very "unfortunate" that, despite being in power for a long time, the previous BJD government did not take any steps to stop crime against women in the state. She assured that CM Mohan Charan Majhi has condemned the incident and punitive action will be taken
Before Kho Kho came into Monika's life, her story was already being written by others. Growing up in a remote village of the Gopalpur block in Bihar's Bhagalpur, her future seemed mapped out by tradition: early marriage, limited education, and a life constrained by circumstance. Her hometown