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Bhubaneswar: In preparation for the upcoming Rath Yatra, the Odisha government has announced a series of health measures, including the deployment of 378 healthcare professionals and 265 hospital beds to ensure public safety during the annual religious event in Puri. Talking to reporters, Health and...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Crime Branch, which is investigating the alleged gangrape of a college student at Gopalpur sea beach, have seized pieces of digital evidence against the 10 accused people, a senior officer said Monday. The pieces of evidence, such as CCTV footage and mobile...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Monday expressed concern over the low enrollment of citizens in government-backed social welfare schemes. He launched a special drive to enroll Raj Bhavan officials and staff in such schemes. Addressing an awareness programme on Social Security schemes on the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Monday expressed concern over low enrollment of citizens in government-backed social welfare schemes. He launched a special drive to enrol Raj Bhavan officials and staff in such schemes. Addressing an awareness programme on Social Security schemes on the Raj...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said that the students and youths can now think of making sports a career apart from getting employment in industries by availing various skill training imparted by the state government. Majhi said this while addressing the state-level...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik is recovering well following a cervical spine surgery at a Mumbai hospital, his brother said Monday. In a video message released by the BJD, the former CM's elder brother Prem Patnaik said, "Naveen had a procedure yesterday and he is...

Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister and Tourism Minister Pravati Parida stated Monday that Odisha tourists don’t require special permission from their home countries to visit the state. Answering media queries over the Level-2 travel advisory issued by the US State Department, Parida said Monday: “I was...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Monday called for an 'All Odisha Students Strike' June 25 to protest the alleged gang rape of a college student at Gopalpur sea beach in Ganjam district. At a press conference in Bhubaneswar BJD leader Devi Ranjan Tripathy appealed to the students...

Bhadrak/Sundargarh: Two persons were killed and more than 10 injured in two separate road accidents in Odisha, police said Monday. Two youths died and one was seriously injured when the motorcycle in which they were travelling collided with a truck near Bhasma in Sundargarh district...

New Delhi/Berhampur: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday said it has issued a notice to the Odisha government and the state's police chief in connection with the alleged gangrape of a 20-year-old college student at Gopalpur sea beach in Ganjam district earlier this month. Reportedly,...