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Bhubaneswar: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Saturday urged a few states without legislative bodies for the welfare of Schduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to form them, as a meeting of the heads of these Parliamentary and state committees ended in Bhubaneswar. Birla told reporters that...

Bhubaneswar: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Saturday said he will strive to ensure that the joint committee of Parliament, which will scrutinise the three contentious Bills proposing removal of top government functionaries arrested for 30 consecutive days, has representation from different parties in line with...

Puri: Police in Odisha’s Puri arrested three people and recovered about 170 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 16 lakh, three two-wheelers and Rs 1.6 lakh in cash during a raid in the temple town, police said Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, the police carried...

Puri: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has agreed to the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) proposal of installing three wheels of the chariots of Puri Rath Yatra in the Parliament premises, a senior official said Saturday. In a statement, SJTA said: "During Lok Sabha Speaker...

Berhampur: The dream of becoming a doctor came true for Odisha's 19-year-old student Subham Sabar, who has been working as a labourer in Bengaluru to support his family, as he cracked the NEET UG exams and secured admission to the MBBS course at a college...

Bhubaneswar: Police Saturday recovered the body of a man from the toilet of the Bhubaneswar-Tirupati Superfast Express at Bhubaneswar Railway Station, an officer said. The body was recovered during washing before the train's scheduled departure. The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Nasim, aged about...

New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals Saturday announced that head coach Rahul Dravid will step down ahead of the 2026 IPL season, after turning down a "broader position" within the franchise. Dravid was appointed as the head coach of the Royals ahead of the IPL 2025 season....

Bhubaneswar: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Saturday called for equal opportunities for the country's youth, noting their significant role in national development when they are given the chance. Addressing the concluding ceremony of a two-day National Conference of SC/ST Welfare Committees in Bhubaneswar, the Speaker...

Bhubaneswar: Amidst resentment among farmers over alleged scarcity of fertilisers in the state, BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Saturday sought the Centre's intervention in the matter and demanded adequate supply of urea during the current kharif season. Patnaik's appeal came following reports of farmers hitting the...

Sambalpur: In a remarkable display of devotion and creativity, Sambalpur’s Khetrajpur-based Natraj Club crafted a 26-foot-tall idol of Lord Ganesh entirely out of apples — approximately 1,500 kilograms of those. This towering apple idol is not just a visual spectacle but also a powerful message...