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Bhubaneswar: Notwithstanding intense heat, thousands of devotees participated in the 'Rukuna Rath Yatra' of Lord Lingaraj here Tuesday. The 'Rukuna Rath Yatra' was organised on the occasion of Ashokashtami in front of Lord Lingaraj temple in the Old Town of Bhubaneswar. Apart from ensuring strict security arrangements, administrative authorities distributed drinking water to the devotees as the...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday lodged a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha alleging violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by senior officers of Odisha Police and other state government officials. The party has urged the CEO to suspend the erring officials for flouting the model code of conduct. Speaking to...

Bhubaneswar: Several parts of Odisha are reeling under gruelling heatwave conditions, with daytime temperatures rising to above 40 degrees Celsius in as many as 29 locations across the state Tuesday. Baripada City has become the hottest place during the season in the state, with the mercury hovering at 43.6 degrees Celsius. IMD sources said about 18 cities...

Kendrapara: Five people died Tuesday in various places in Kendrapara district when lightning struck. Ashutosh Jena, an eighteen-year-old from Bangari village under Talakusuma GP, Kudanagari Police Station, died when lightning struck him as he was returning from the agriculture field after covering polythene sheets to protect the green gram heap from rain. Similarly, Purna Chandra Thattoi,( 70)...

Kendrapara: Ad-hoc Additional Session Judge (Fast Track Special Court), Tribikram Keshari Chinhara Tuesday sentenced a man to 10 years of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) and imposed a fine amount of Rs 31,000 for raping a married woman. According to Additional Public prosecutor Sanjaya Kumar Jena, the convict identified as Gunanidhi Malik June 16, 2019 had barged into the...

Sambalpur: The Odisha Police claimed to have busted an illegal firearms manufacturing unit in Sambalpur Tuesday and arrested three persons. Twenty-two rifles were also seized by police during a raid on the unit, an officer said. “A special team of police conducted the raid and recovered 21 single-barrel rifles and one double-barrel rifle, and apprehended three persons,”...

Baripada: Two girls drowned in a pond in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Tuesday, police said. The incident happened in Pratappur village in the Barasahi police station area, they said. Surekha Nayak (15) and Lily Nayak (17) went to bathe in the village pond when the mishap happened, they added. A case of unnatural death was registered, and the...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday deprecated criticism of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and calls for reverting to ballot papers, saying the electoral process in India is a "humongous task" and attempts should not be made to "bring down the system". It also recalled how polling booths were captured in the era of ballot papers to manipulate...

Kolkata: Sunil Narine smashed a whirlwind century to single-handedly power Kolkata Knight Riders to a mammoth 223 for six against Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League match here Tuesday. Sent into bat, Narine smashed 109 off just 56 balls with the help of 13 boundaries and six hits over the fence to guide KKR to the...