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Bhubaneswar: Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri owns over 60,426 acres of land in Odisha, and nearly 400 acres in six other states, Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said in the Assembly Saturday. Harichandan said this while replying to a written question of BJD MLA Sudarshan Haripal...

Rourkela: Two persons died Saturday, after their motorcycle collided with a car transporter in Odisha's Rourkela, police said. The accident took place at Gamlei under the Lahunipara block. The duo died on the spot, and the driver of the car transporter has been detained, a...

Berhampur: A 36-year-old man from Chhattisgarh was arrested for allegedly operating at least five 'mule' accounts in private banks in the name of five persons from Berhampur city in Odisha, police said. 'Mule' accounts are bank accounts that facilitate illegal transactions by receiving and transferring...

Puri: Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi Saturday said India has recorded the highest-ever addition of green energy capacity in the current financial year at 31.25 GW (Gigawatt), including 24.28 GW of solar power. Addressing the inaugural session of the Global Energy Leaders'...

Visakhapatnam: India fought back gallantly through Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav after Quinton De Kock struck his 23rd hundred, keeping South Africa to a manageable 270 in the third and series-deciding final ODI Saturday. India won the toss after judging the spin of the coin...

Bhubaneswar: Over 1.33 lakh foreign tourists visited Odisha in the last five years, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said Saturday. Parida, who is also in charge of the Tourism department, revealed this while replying to a written question of BJP MLA Tankadhar Tripathy. "The state...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Saturday alleged that the BJP government in Odisha has shattered the dreams of job aspirants with frequent cancellations of competitive exams. Patnaik's comment comes a day after the question papers of the Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery (ANM) examination leaked before the...

Bhubaneswar: Marine biologist Debasish Mahapatro has recorded the first-ever bloom of the jellyfish species Lobonemoides gracilis Light, 1914 in Indian waters, only the second such sighting in Asia. The large swarming event was observed along Odisha’s ecologically sensitive Gahirmatha coast between September 27 and 28,...

Visakhapatnam: India skipper KL Rahul won the toss and opted to bowl against South Africa in the deciding third and final One-day International here Saturday. India made one change to the side that lost the second ODI at Raipur, bringing in Tilak Varma in place...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday announced a new scheme, the Mukhyamantri Kanya Bibaha Yojana (MKBY). Under this scheme, the bride will receive Rs 51,000, of which Rs 35,000 will be directly transferred to her bank account through DBT. In addition, Rs 10,000 will be provided as...