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Puri: Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb conducted an inspection of the ongoing Parikrama project around Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, and proposed setting up of an ‘Annakshetra’ outside the north gate...

Cuttack:The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch busted an illegal gun manufacturing unit at Bayalis Mouza area in Cuttack in the early hours of Thursday. According to sources, four...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Crime Branch on Thursday arrested BJD leader Soumya Sankar "Raja" Chakra for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore scam connected to Gandhamardhan Loading Agency & Transporting Co-operative...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will soon be launching Zero Accident Day (ZAD) in the state for a 30-day campaign. It’s a first-of-its-kind, multi-stakeholder initiative spearheaded by women which aims to...

Bhubaneswar: In a major boost to Odisha’s agricultural sector, one ton of premium-quality green papaya was recently exported from Dhenkanal to London. The export of papayas, grown by female farmers of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday apprehended forester Biswanath Soren of Dihadol Section in Dhenkanal and member of an elephant squad, Sudipta Kumar Sahoo, while allegedly accepting a bribe...

Bhubaneswar: The day temperature in Odisha soared past 40ºC for the first time this season on Wednesday. A total of 12 places recorded temperature above 38ºC amid the India Meteorological...

Bhubaneswar: The Centre has agreed to widen the existing bridge on Gangua Nullah at Palasuni into six lanes to mitigate traffic jam issues in Bhubaneswar. Taking to her X handle,...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday warned of heatwave and warm nights in Odisha from March 13-16. Orange and yellow warnings have been issued for eight districts -...

Bhubaneswar: The latest dolphin census conducted in Odisha reveals a thriving community of these majestic marine mammals across various wildlife divisions in the state. The census documented a total of...