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Puri/Bhubaneswar: A day after the stampede in Puri in which three persons were killed and 50 others injured, Odisha's Development Commissioner (DC) Anu Garg Monday started the administrative probe into the incident. Garg, who is also the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), has been entrusted with...

Bhubaneswar: Concerned over the death of three persons and injury of about 50 people in a stampede during the Rath Yatra festival in Puri, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) Monday asked the district administration and the police to take appropriate measures to prevent the...

Bhubaneswar: A group of unidentified youths allegedly assaulted Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo in his office Monday. The incident occurred while Sahoo was attending a grievance redressal meeting. According to reports, six unidentified men barged into his chamber without authorisation and allegedly...

Puri: A day after Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi issued an apology to the devotees of Lord Jagannath for the “unpardonable” negligence leading to the death of three people in a stampede, the entire state administration was gearing up to ensure smooth conduct of...

Phulbani: Two Maoists were gunned down by Odisha Police in Kandhamal district Monday and arms and ammunition were seized from their camp, an official statement said. The deceased Maoists were identified as Manku and Chandan. While Manku was an Area Committee Member (ACM) in the...

Bonai: A minor girl and a man died after being bitten by venomous snakes in separate incidents in two villages under Narendra panchayat in Odisha’s Sundargarh district, a source said Monday. Rashmi Oram, 12, of Katuridhua village, was sleeping on the floor when she was...

New Delhi/Puri: Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala Monday demanded that accountability be fixed for the loss of lives in Puri Rath Yatra stampede and suggested measures like country-wide standard protocols for crowd management and the setting up of crowd safety task force by states. Three...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra Monday warned that ration cards of beneficiaries who fail to complete e-KYC verification by the end of the day will be suspended for three months. Addressing the media, Patra said that around 20.58 lakh...

Bhubaneswar: Seven yellow anacondas were born at Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar Sunday, an official said. The parent snakes were brought from the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust in October 2019. The last breeding happened in July 2022. With the new births, the zoo now has...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Monday demanded the resignations of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy CM Pravati Parida and Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan, holding them accountable for the stampede in Puri that claimed three lives and left over 50 injured, a statement by...