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Bhubaneswar: Amid the allegations of deteriorating law and order situation in the state following the communal tension in Cuttack and killing of BJP leader in Berhampur, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who also holds the Home Department portfolio, Wednesday asserted that some vested interest groups...

Joda/Keonjhar: Wildlife plays a critical role in maintaining environmental balance as well as humans, and only humans can correct their own mistakes, said Dharitri and Orissa POST Editor Tathagata Satpathy while addressing the audience at the 71st National Wildlife Week celebration at the Keonjhar district...

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: An Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer was nabbed Wednesday while he was allegedly taking a bribe from a subordinate official for relieving him on his transfer, the Vigilance Department said. Banamali Satpathy, the executive officer of Bellaguntha Notified Area Council in Ganjam district, was...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: With the bugle blown for the by-election in the Nuapada Assembly constituency, the political parties in Odisha have geared up for an intense electoral battle. The main Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday constituted different committees comprising senior party leaders to manage all the...

Cuttack: Cuttack district administration has declared Bali Jatra grounds and adjoining areas a "no drone zone" from November 1 to 15 as part of security measures for the upcoming mega fair, which is expected to attract around 50 lakh visitors. Bali Jatra, one of India's...

Bhubaneswar: Cricket Association for the Visually Impaired (CAVI), Odisha, organised a civic felicitation ceremony to honour four visually impaired tribal girls from the state, who have been chosen to represent India in the inaugural Women’s T20 World Cup – Cricket for the Blind, scheduled to...

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorms accompanied by heavy rain and lightning disrupted normal life in Bhubaneswar Wednesday afternoon. The downpour, between 12.30pm and 2pm, led to waterlogging on major roads, affecting vehicular movement, officials said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest bulletin, said thunderstorms with lightning...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday decided to restore Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's house in Puri and convert it into a museum, a minister said. The decision in this regard was taken at a high-level review meeting held under the chairmanship of Minister of Odia Language,...

Deogarh: A wild tusker died of suspected electrocution in Odisha's Deogarh district, the second such case in a month, an official said Wednesday. The sub-adult tusker was found dead in the Rengalbeda section under Odisha's Deogarh Forest Division Wednesday morning. "From preliminary investigation, it was...

Bhubaneswar: Lawyers across Odisha Wednesday abstained from court work to protest the brutal murder of senior advocate and State Bar Council (SBC) member Pitabas Panda in Berhampur two days ago. The lawyers' agitation call was given by Odisha State Bar Council, which was observed by...