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Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Friday asked the Odisha government to make public the data on water availability in the Mahanadi river to ensure transparency, even as activists of the Mahanadi Bachao Andolan (MBA) were detained while attempting to meet Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. The demand...

New Delhi/Balasore: Short Range Ballistic Missile ‘Agni-1’ was successfully test-launched from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha, said the Ministry of Defence Friday. The launch validated all operational and technical parameters. The test was carried out under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command,...

Bhubaneswar/Puri: Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Friday stressed the need for proper coordination between officials and servitors, particularly the Daitapati priests, to ensure the smooth conduct of the upcoming annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri. The Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri is governed...

Cuttack: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his recent five-day foreign tour, highlighted Odisha's rich handicraft heritage by presenting a traditional silver filigree boat, crafted in Cuttack's historic Tarakasi art, to Norway's King Harald V. The silver sailboat model crafted using Tarakasi, the ancient art of...

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police have arrested two more persons for their alleged involvement in a Rs 9.6 crore bank fraud case, officials said Friday. With the fresh apprehensions, a total of six persons have been arrested by the police so far....

Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their Indian Premier League match Friday. Returning to the side after missing the last game due to a concussion, RCB's regular skipper Rajat Patidar replaced an injured...

Cuttack: Tension flared in Tigiria area of Odisha’s Cuttack district Friday after bottles were allegedly "hurled at the vehicle of BJD MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain" near the block office square. According to sources, a group of youths allegedly chased the legislator’s convoy with sticks, shouted...

Bhubaneswar: Wildlife experts and veterinarians have stressed the urgent need for well-monitored disease surveillance, vaccination, rapid diagnosis and scientific management to protect Odisha’s elephant population from fatal diseases and growing human-elephant conflict. Asian elephants, recognised as India’s National Heritage Animal and listed as an endangered...

Bhubaneswar: In an unfortunate development, as many as six persons, including two minor girls, lost their lives in a tragic road accident in the Purusottampur area of Odisha’s Ganjam district Friday. As per reports, an auto-rickshaw carrying 10 members of a family from Erandra village...

Bhubaneswar: A Class-XII student in Odisha reportedly scored 102 out of 100 marks in English paper in the recently declared Council of Higher Secondary Education board examination results, a source said Friday. The error surfaced in the result of Biswajeet Oram, a science student of...