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Jajpur: An Odia opera party actor Wednesday appeared before the Forest department officials in Jajpur district and explained the controversy surrounding his use of a live python during a rehearsal performance. A video clip of the incident went viral on social media, triggering concerns over...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Wednesday that the ongoing dispute with neighbouring Chhattisgarh over the distribution of Mahanadi water could be amicably resolved through negotiations between both states with the Centre's support, an official statement said. Majhi, in a high-level meeting held...

Bhubaneswar: Four days after three miscreants set a 15-year-old girl on fire in Puri district, Odisha Police was clueless about the attackers till Wednesday evening. The police contacted AIIMS, Delhi, where the girl is being treated, to seek its permission to talk to her, sources...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of the Congress Wednesday offered to support the principal Opposition party, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), if it brings a no-confidence motion against the state's BJP government in the wake of the recent rapes and other crimes against women. The BJD...

Berhampur: A 65-year-old man, suspected to have been suffering from depression, died by allegedly immolating himself in his house in Odisha's Ganjam district Wednesday, police said. The incident took place in Badiaostha village in the Pattapur police station area. The deceased has been identified as...

Berhampur: Suspected diarrhoea has claimed the lives of three persons and affected several others in at least four villages in Odisha's Ganjam district, officials said Wednesday. The casualties were reported from Damapur village under Sanakhemundi block, when several villagers began showing symptoms such as vomiting...

Manchester: India slipped to 149 for 3 at the tea break after losing three wickets in the second session on the opening day of the fourth Test against England, here Wednesday. Among those dismissed were Yashasvi Jaiswal (58), KL Rahul (46) and skipper Shubman Gill...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Wednesday forecast heavy rainfall in several parts of Odisha till July 28. In its mid-day bulletin, the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre said a cyclonic circulation (remnant of tropical cyclone WIPHA) is expected over the north Bay of Bengal during the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Wednesday urged working women to fearlessly raise their voice against sexual harassment at workplaces and fight for their rights. Speaking at an orientation programme on the POSH Act (2013) at the state secretariat, Lok Seva Bhawan, Parida said,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Tuesday conducted simultaneous raids at four locations across the state in connection with a disproportionate assets case involving Jagannath Pattnaik, executive engineer of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). According to Vigilance sources, the operation was carried out by a team comprising six...