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Bhubaneswar: Amid fear of cross-voting and horse-trading charges, Odisha will witness voting for the Rajya Sabha elections after a gap of 12 years Monday, as five candidates are in the fray for four seats in the Upper House of the Parliament. The Rajya Sabha elections...

Jagatsinghpur: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday said Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district will emerge as a major economic zone in the country in the coming days. Majhi made the remark during a meeting to review the progress of setting up large industries in the...

Baripada: Two persons were killed, five others seriously injured, and more than 200 houses damaged after a nor'wester struck Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Sunday, officials said. More than 200 houses in 12 villages were damaged in the nor'wester. Due to the strong winds, several trees and...

Berhampur: Mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles began at the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha's Ganjam district in the early hours of Sunday, with more than 10,000 turtles laying eggs along the sandy beach, forest officials said. According to Berhampur Divisional Forest Officer Sunny Khokkar,...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha March 16, opposition BJD and Congress Sunday issued show cause notices to three MLAs, who have remained absent and violated party whips. While the BJD, headed by Naveen Patnaik, issued show cause notices to two MLAs...

Puri: The authorities of Shree Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri have suspended a servitor for three months for alleged dereliction of duty that led to a delay in performing rituals at the 12th-century shrine February 28. In a statement, Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief...

Bhubaneswar: A 52-year-old man allegedly died by suicide by consuming a poisonous substance after bludgeoning his wife, daughter-in-law and four-year-old granddaughter to death in Odisha's Deogarh district following a domestic dispute, police said Sunday. Ramesh Garia allegedly killed the three persons in Gariapali village in...

Bhawanipatna: Eleven Maoists, including a Divisional Committee Member (DCM), carrying a bounty of Rs 22 lakh, surrendered before Odisha Police in Kalahandi district Sunday, an officer said. The Maoists surrendered and handed over their weapons to Odisha DGP Y B Khurania, ADG (anti-naxal operation) Sanjeeb...

 Rayagada : Two persons were killed, and seven others were seriously injured when a rice-laden van overturned in Odisha's Rayagada district, police said Sunday. The accident took place near Kachapaju village in the Bissamcuttack police station area Saturday night. After milling their paddy into rice,...

Bhubaneswar/Bengaluru: Amid fears of cross-voting ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha, senior Congress leader and Koraput MP Saptagiri Ulaka Sunday alleged that attempts were made to bribe party MLAs with Rs 5 crore each while they were staying at a hotel in Bengaluru....