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Bhubaneswar: A 29-year-old man from West Bengal was arrested by the Odisha Police's Crime Branch for allegedly duping people of Rs 1.08 crore with the promise of higher returns on investments through an online gaming platform, police said. The accused was identified as Sugata Majumder...

New York/Bhubaneswar: Celebrity chef and author Vikas Khanna has shared a heartwarming post on Instagram about presenting a Sambalpuri handloom from Odisha to Hollywood actress Demi Moore, calling it “a gift from Odisha to the world.” Khanna wrote that the handwoven fabric represents the centuries-old...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Monday urged people not to panic over the impending cyclonic storm ‘Montha’, assuring that all necessary preparations to tackle its possible impact have been completed. Speaking to media persons after a high-level meeting of various departments...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has declared three-day holiday from October 28 to 30 for schools in eight southern districts as a precautionary measure against the possible impact of cyclone 'Montha' and the heavy rainfall expected to follow. All government, government-aided, and private schools in Ganjam, Gajapati,...

Bhubaneswar: A police inspector in Odisha's Cuttack district has been suspended for "gross misconduct" and "illegal detention" of a person, officials said Monday. Director General of Police (DGP) YB Khurania has suspended Siba Prasad Bhadra, inspector in-charge (IIC) of Tangi police station in Cuttack district,...

New Delhi: India ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer has been admitted to a hospital in Sydney and is currently in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after suffering internal bleeding resulting from a rib cage injury sustained during the third match against Australia. Iyer, who had taken...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government was evacuating people from vulnerable places amid light rains in eight southern districts where a "red alert" has been issued as the deep depression in the Bay of Bengal Monday intensified into cyclonic storm 'Montha'. Revenue and Disaster Management minister Suresh Pujari...

Ganjam: Calls for revival of the unutilised salt pans have gained momentum as salt farmers from Humma area in this district held a meeting Sunday at the famous Baba Bateshwar Peeth near Kantia village in Ganjam block. The meeting, chaired by former sarpanch Dilip Chhotray,...

Angul: The Angul Forest Division has begun extensive preparations for the upcoming tiger census, scheduled to take place from November 1 to 7, officials said. This year’s enumeration will be conducted using advanced digital methods, with training programmes underway for forest staff across the division....

Hatadihi: Twenty-one days after allegedly killing his wife, an assistant block development officer (ABDO) identified as Debi Prasad Jena of Bant block in Bhadrak district was arrested late Saturday night by Nandipada police. Police said Jena, who had been absconding since the October 2 incident,...