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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Union Minister Jual Oram and several state ministers Saturday participated in Tiranga Yatras across the state to honour the Indian armed forces for their resounding success in ‘Operation Sindoor'. Majhi, who has been actively participating in Tiranga Yatras...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Saturday came down heavily on the 11-month-old BJP government in Odisha and expressed concern over the prevailing political and economic situation in the state. These issues were discussed in detail at the first meeting of the Political Affairs Committee...

Bhubaneswar: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) Saturday appointed 30 office bearers for its Odisha unit, three months after senior leader Bhakta Charan Das took charge as the state party chief. AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge appointed the new team comprising seven vice-presidents, 10 general secretaries,...

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Saturday appealed to devotees to show the highest respect to 'Mahaprasad', the sacred cooked offering to Lord Jagannath, and to refrain from consuming it while seated at dining tables. The appeal follows reports and social media showing people...

Bhubaneswar: A man was sentenced to 25 years in jail by a court in Odisha's Jharsuguda district Saturday for sexually assaulting multiple boys. He was arrested based on the complaint of the mother of an 11-year-old boy, and during the investigation, it was found that...

Sambalpur: The light and sound show at the 16th-century Samaleswari Temple in Western Odisha's Sambalpur city has resumed after six months, an official said Saturday. The Samaleswari Temple Trust Board will run and manage the light and sound show, said president of the trust, Sanjay...

Cuttack: A fire broke out in a biscuit factory in Jagatpur Industrial area in Odisha's Cuttack district Saturday, a fire officer said. Though most of the properties at the biscuit factory were damaged in the blaze but there was no loss of life, said assistant...

Bhubaneswar: Amid reports of rise in COVID-19 cases in Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong, Odisha government Saturday said it is closely monitoring the situation and is in constant coordination with the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The state has also reportedly ramped up...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Saturday congratulated Neeraj Chopra for his maiden javelin throw of over 90 metres in an international event in Doha. Chopra finally breached the elusive 90m frontier with a 90.23m throw, but the...

Bucharest (Romania): Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France to win his first-ever tournament on the Grand Chess Tour by showcasing his supremacy in the Superbet Classic in Romania. The Indian, after drawing with the Armenian-American GM Levon Aronianin in the final round, was...