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Bhubaneswar: The 100th birth anniversary of Bidyut Prabha Devi, a pioneering figure in Odia literature, was marked with grandeur at the auditorium of Rama Devi Women’s University (RDWU) Saturday. The event was organised by Odisha Sahitya Akademi with support from the Odia Language, Literature and...

Bhubaneswar: Archana Nag, arrested in a high-profile honeytrap case, has alleged a political conspiracy involving senior BJD leaders and police officers behind her arrest. Speaking at a press conference here Saturday, Nag claimed she was illegally detained on October 4, 2022, two days before her...

Balasore: At least three persons, including two women, were killed and two others were seriously injured in a lightning strike in Odisha's Balasore district Saturday, police said. The incident took place when they were having lunch near a canal construction site in Chhatrapur area under...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu will attend the fifth convocation ceremony of AIIMS Bhubaneswar Monday, an official said. She will give away 59 gold medals to 31 students and confer degrees to 643 healthcare professionals. Addressing a press conference Saturday, AIIMS Bhubaneswar Executive Director Dr Ashutosh...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and discussed different issues relating to the state's development. Majhi, who is on a tour of Delhi, expressed his gratitude towards the Prime Minister and said he was grateful...

Balasore: A woman student of a college in Odisha's Balasore district, who had lodged a sexual harassment complaint against a teacher, Saturday allegedly set herself on fire on the institute's campus and sustained 90 per cent burn injuries, police said. Another male student, who attempted...

Balasore: A woman student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College in Odisha's Balasore district, who had lodged a sexual harassment complaint against a teacher, Saturday allegedly set herself on fire on the educational institute campus and sustained 90 per cent burn injury, police said. Another male...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik Saturday returned to Bhubaneswar after recovering from his spine surgery for cervical arthritis in Mumbai. Patnaik's special flight landed at the Biju Patnaik International Airport at about 2pm. He returned to Odisha after 21 days, said BJD...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Saturday accused the BJP government in Odisha of misleading people on the much-awaited inventory of Lord Jagannath's Ratna Bhandar in Puri temple. BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty made the allegation after Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said that the inventory of the Lord's treasury...

Bhubaneswar: Loyola School in Bhubaneswar organised its first-ever Model United Nations conference, which began July 12. The two-day event, scheduled to conclude July 13, simulated four UN-style committees — UNGA-DISEC, UNHRC, AIPPM and IPC — where student delegates debated global and national issues while honing...