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Cuttack: The Millennium City has come alive with dazzling silver backdrops and greener themes as Durga Puja is being celebrated at 176 pandals across Cuttack, turning the city into a vibrant showcase of devotion and artistry. Known for its distinctive 'Chandi Medha' tradition -- silver...

Bhubaneswar: A fresh low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal could intensify into a depression and cause heavy rainfall across Odisha from Wednesday, coinciding with the Durga Puja festivities, the IMD said. The low-pressure area formed over west west-central Bay of Bengal around 5.30 pm,...

Bhubaneswar: The written exam for the recruitment of sub-inspectors in Odisha Police was postponed for the third time Tuesday, prompting Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik to describe it as a "systemic failure." The written test of the Combined Police Service Examination-2024 was scheduled to be...

Berhampur: Three members of a family, including two women and a four-year-old boy, drowned while a three-year-old girl was rescued from Bahuda river in Odisha's Ganjam district Tuesday, police said. The rescued girl was taken to MKCG Medical College Hospital in a critical condition, they...

Anandapur: A 13-year-old boy drowned Tuesday while playing in a pond in Sundarapal village in Keonjhar district, a source said. The deceased was identified as Sai Prasad, son of Sushant Jena from Bishnupur village. Sai Prasad, a student of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya in Sundarapal, was...

Aska: The body of a 14-year-old boy was recovered Tuesday morning from a secluded spot along Khandrabali-Ramanapalli road under Gangapur police limits in Ganjam district, a source said. The deceased has been identified as Amar Bishoyi, son of Babu Bishoyi of Khandrabali village. Authorities suspect...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi greeted the people on the occasion of Maha Ashtami. The governor wished for happiness, prosperity, and success in everyone's lives. In a post on X, Majhi said, "Warmest wishes to all on Maha...

Chennai/Bhubaneswar: Zoho Corporation is planning a new data centre in Odisha as it scales up its homegrown messaging app ‘Arattai’, Chief Scientist and Co-founder Sridhar Vembu said Tuesday. Launched in 2021, Arattai is a privacy-first messaging app. Voice and video calls are end-to-end encrypted, and...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD in Odisha Tuesday expressed concern over the safety of women working during night shifts, and said the BJP government's steps to bring labour reforms must empower farmers and workers. The BJD's comment comes a day after the state Cabinet approved proposals to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Recruitment Board (OPRB) has postponed the written examination for CPSE-2024, which was earlier scheduled for October 5 and 6, 2025. The decision was taken due to “unforeseen developments,” the board announced in a press note Tuesday. A new date for the examination...