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Bhubaneswar: Rejecting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's claim that Lord Jagannath's chariots in Puri were halted for industrialist Gautam Adani, the Odisha government Friday said such comments are “inconsequential and illogical". Odisha's Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said that Adani visited the pilgrim town June 28, a...

Bhubaneswar: The All Odisha Private Bus Owners’ Association Friday announced that private bus services will resume across the state from Saturday. The decision was taken at a meeting held in Puri, where the association said services will return to normal despite the ongoing agitation by...

New Delhi/Balasore: India Friday successfully test-fired Astra beyond visual air-to-air missile from Su-30 Mk-I aircraft off the coast of Odisha, demonstrating its indigenous defence capabilities. The missile has a range exceeding 100 km and is equipped with state-of-the art guidance and navigation system, officials said....

Bhubaneswar: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has sanctioned the Cuttack–Nergundi fourth line along with a rail flyover at Nergundi in Odisha at an estimated cost of Rs 802.9 crore, officials said Friday. This project aims to enhance the capacity and efficiency of train operations in the...

Rayagada: A tribal couple in Odisha's Rayagada district was allegedly forced to plough a field with a yoke placed on their shoulders as a form of public punishment for marrying against community traditions, officials said Friday. The alleged incident took place at Kanjamajodi village within...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has issued a bailable arrest warrant against senior IAS officer and Principal Secretary of the ST&SC Development Department, Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra. The arrest warrant was issued for failing to comply with its orders in connection with a case related...

Kendrapara: Six men posing as vigilance wing officers carried out a fake raid at the home of an 80-year-old doctor in Odisha's Kendrapara district, making off with cash, gold ornaments and other valuables, police said Friday. According to police, the imposters barged into the house...

Bhubaneswar: A nine-year-old girl was delighted after interaction on the dais with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who addressed a public meeting in Bhubaneswar Friday. The girl, Neelam Bastia from Cuttack, said the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha offered chocolates to her. "I hugged...

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has filed a money laundering case against Raja Chakra, a youth leader of the Biju Janta Dal (BJD) in Odisha, to probe charges of financial irregularities worth crores of rupees in transport, mining and liquor businesses linked to him and...

Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party Friday targeted the Opposition Congress, saying that the grand old party is fighting to save its existence under the garb of programmes like 'Samvidhan Bachao Samavesh'. It is pertinent here to mention that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, All India Congress Committee...