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Bhubaneswar: On an average, 18 people have lost their lives in road accidents in Odisha throughout the year 2025, Commerce and Transport Minister Bubhuti Bhusan Jena informed the state Assembly Thursday. In 2024, the average daily death toll due to road accidents in the state...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has no shortage of LPG, petrol or diesel, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra said Thursday, assuring residents of adequate availability of fuel across the state. Patra said sufficient LPG stocks are in place and there are no restrictions on...

Bhubaneswar: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced Team India’s home season schedule for 2026-27. During this season, India will play a total of 22 matches across 17 cities in the country. The schedule also includes four overseas tours to India by...

Ganjam: For the past few days, tobacco products have been sold at higher prices in Odisha's Ganjam district. A local trader is allegedly selling items like ‘Radha khaini, vimal, safal' at an inflated price due to market dependency. Despite the high price surge in such...

Phulbani: An Odisha Police personnel of the elite Special Operations Group (SOG) engaged in anti-Maoist operations in Kandhamal district was injured in accidental firing while climbing a hill in Daringbadi area, police said Thursday. The injured personnel was identified as 27-year-old Sukant Majhi, a native...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly proceedings were disrupted Thursday as the Opposition persisted in its demand for the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the death of 12 patients in a fire at a state-run hospital in Cuttack March 16. The protesting Opposition members of both...

Bhubaneswar: The process to withdraw the proposed bill to increase legislators’ salaries has been initiated, with the Assembly Secretariat sending letters to all members of the House in this regard. The communication follows a notice from Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh Mahaling, who requested the bill’s...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has announced a new excise policy for the period from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2029. A key feature of the policy is the introduction of a 0.5% de-addiction cess on excise duty. It also recognises liquor as a harmful...

Bhubaneswar: The Rukuna Rath Yatra of Lord Lingaraj, the presiding deity of Ekamra Kshetra, is to be held Thursday, with authorities completing all preparations for the festival. The temple administration has deployed extensive security arrangements, including 16 platoons of police personnel, to ensure smooth conduct...

Bolangir: An LPG cylinder shortage in India following the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict is worsening by the day, severely affecting hotels and street vendors in Bolangir district. With cylinders unavailable and being sold at higher prices on the black market, several hotels have shut down, while others...