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Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police Monday seized 12 illegal SIM boxes along with over 100 cards and detained two persons allegedly involved in the racket, officials said. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, a special team of the commissionerate police raided a house in Chandrasekharpur and...

Bhubaneswar: The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) Monday completed its five-day visit to Odisha, inspecting key sites linked to the river basin, amid the ongoing water-sharing dispute with neighbouring Chhattisgarh, officials said. On the last day of the tour, the tribunal travelled to Satapada jetty...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha state capital Monday witnessed hectic political activities in the run-up to the Rajya Sabha elections with the ruling BJP and opposition Congress holding separate meetings of their MLAs, while BJD-sponsored "common" candidate, urologist Datteswar Hota, hitting campaign trail. The ruling BJP is...

Puri: The authorities of Shree Jagannath temple here Monday decided to start the much-awaited inventory work of the Ratna Bhandar (treasury) at the 12th-century shrine from March 25, after a gap of 48 years, a senior official said. The decision in this regard was taken...

Berhampur/Kendrapara: The Israel-US strikes on Iran, and Tehran's retaliatory measures in several Gulf countries, have triggered anxiety and fear among families of Odia workers stranded in conflict-hit West Asia, with many appealing to authorities for safe evacuation. Several workers from Odisha, particularly from Ganjam and...

Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru's director of cricket Mo Bobat expressed his awe at Virat Kohli's "ridiculous" record over 18 years, stating that providing a championship-winning side was the least the think tank could do for the superstar who has given his youth and prime to...

Malkangiri: Odisha forest department officers Monday rescued 210 live Indian flap shell turtles being allegedly smuggled in a vehicle in Malkangiri district, officials said. During a search operation, forest personnel intercepted an SUV inside a forest near MV-62 in the district and found the turtles...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Monday urged the Centre to take immediate steps for safe evacuation of Odias who were stranded in West Asia due to the disruption of air connectivity amid escalating conflict. A swift action will not only protect lives but also reassure...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday announced that the 110th birth anniversary of former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik will be celebrated across the state March 5. Addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar, BJD senior vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra said that all district units of...

Baripada: One person was killed and three others were seriously injured when the car in which they were travelling dashed against a roadside electric pole in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Monday morning, police said. The accident took place on National Highway-220 near Gidhibas square within Karanjia...