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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Crime Branch has issued a circular to SPs, DIG and Commissionerate Police to ensure safety of witnesses, since they are vulnerable to threat and influence from criminals and accused....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government should reduce VAT rates on petroleum products to contain the cascading impact of rising fuel prices, said Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at a press conference here on Thursday. Critising the...

Soro/Cuttack/Balangir: Two persons were killed and eight others sustained grievous injuries in separate road accidents in Balasore, Cuttack and Balangir districts on Thursday. In Balasore, Rabindra Hansda and Basua Hansda...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has urged the Centre to enhance the number of beneficiaries in the state under National Food Security Act (NFSA). In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on...

Cuttack: The activists of Cuttack Nagar Congress on Thursday staged peaceful demonstrations at different petrol pumps in the city to protest against the steep rise in petrol and diesel prices. Holding placards and...

Puri: The second-phase Mahanadi Mahasangram Abhiyan, which was simultaneously flagged off by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bargarh and Jharsuguda districts on May 16, would leave for Jagatsinghpur on Thursday....

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here on Thursday issued thunderstorm and hail warning for 22 districts of Odisha. The alert has been sounded for Ganjam,...

Phulbani: A 24-hour bandh called by Kandhamal-Kalahandi-Boudh-Nayagarh (KKBN) division of CPI (Maoist) had limited impact with vehicular movement partially affected in different parts of Kandhamal district on Thursday. Besides Kandhamal, the...

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police on Wednesday conducted a surprise raid on a dance bar at Laxmisagar on Cuttack Road here. Eight girls were rescued from the spot. A musical performance was underway inside...

Sambalpur: A Special Squad of CID, Crime Branch, on Wednesday seized a leopard skin and detained two persons in this connection at Kisinda in Sambalpur district. Those detained were identified as Akei Sahu (70), a native...