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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is planning to use plastic waste for road construction in the state's urban areas, including Bhubaneswar, an official statement said Thursday. The decision was taken at a meeting held under the chairpersonship of Usha Padhee, principal secretary of the housing and...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday appointed noted actress Madhuri Dixit as brand ambassador of the state's handloom industry. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi made the announcement at the inauguration of the Exhibition-cum-Knowledge Sharing for Textile Advantage or ‘EKTA', an initiative to promote handloom products, marking...

Bhubaneswar: Anguished over the death of another woman by self-immolation in Odisha, BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Thursday termed it as a ‘terrible neglect’ by the state BJP government. Patnaik made the remark while referring to a female college student who died after she allegedly immolated...

Rayagada: A man was arrested for allegedly beating his wife to death with a stick in Gandabalsa village under Gajigaon panchayat in Rayagada district, a source said Thursday. The victim was identified as Sindhe Kandagari (45). According to the source, Sindhe was attacked by her...

 Gajapati: A man was allegedly killed by a group of villagers and buried in a forest on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Odisha's Gajapati district, police said Thursday. The incident took place at Kusumpur village under Mohana police limits in the district on the night...

Baripada: Odisha Police have arrested three persons, including a minor, on the charge of repeatedly raping an 11-year-old girl for over a month in Mayurbhanj district, an officer said Thursday. Among the arrested is the brother-in-law of the survivor. The arrests were made Wednesday after...

Jajpur: Three police personnel, who were on duty when a 28-year-old man allegedly attempted suicide by consuming pesticide inside a police station in Odisha's Jajpur district, were suspended for dereliction of duty, an officer said Thursday. The person, identified as Rabindra Mallik, a resident of...

Puri: Normal life was partially hit in Odisha's Puri district Thursday due to a six-hour bandh called by the Opposition BJD demanding justice for a 15-year-old girl who died of burn injuries in Balanga area. The agitators, who blocked roads and burned tyres, raised questions...

Kendrapara: The Odisha Police Thursday transferred an ASI to ensure a transparent probe into the allegations of the father of a self-immolation victim that the officer had earlier refused to lodge an FIR about the deceased's ex-boyfriend threatening her of uploading her intimate photographs on...

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha minister and ex-deputy speaker of the state assembly, Bibhuti Bhusan Singh Mardaraj, has died, his family said. He was 70, and is survived by his wife, son and daughter. A member of the former royal family of Khandapada, Mardaraj breathed his last...