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Bhubaneswar: The state paid rich tribute to former chief minister and freedom fighter Biju Patnaik on his 24th death anniversary, Saturday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Assembly Speaker SN Patro have paid floral tributes to Biju Babu at his statue on Assembly premises while leaders...

Bhubaneswar: Pipili Assembly constituency will face by-polls May 13, a source close to Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said Saturday. An official notification in this context is expected Monday. According to the source, the by-poll will be held May 13 and counting of votes will...

Bhubaneswar: With the imposition of weekend shutdown and night curfew in many urban pockets of Odisha, the state government Saturday made it clear that economic activities will continue during the Covid countermeasures. Weekend (Saturday & Sunday) shutdown has been imposed in all urban areas of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday congratulated Navonmesh Prasar Student Astronomy Team (NaPSAT) for securing third place in NASA’s recent 27th annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC), 2021. Taking to his personal Twitter handle, Patnaik wrote, “Congratulate @NaPSATIndia on winning laurels for #Odisha by...

Bhubaneswar: Odia film ‘adieu Godard’ has made it to the 43rd Moscow International Film Festival. The film’s world premiere will be held at this festival scheduled to be held in Moscow from April 22 to 29. The film is about how an old man in...

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate police has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC in twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar during night curfew hours. Twin City Police Commissioner Saumendra Priyadarshi announced this, issuing an order Saturday. The prohibitory orders will be in force in police commissionerate...

Cuttack: The Odisha Police have collected fines to the tune of over Rs 2.7 crore in 9 days from flouters of COVID norms under a special drive carried out recently. This was informed by the police headquarters Friday afternoon. According to a source, Odisha Police...

Cuttack: A team of the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch conducted a raid on a house at Abhimanpur village in Cuttack and busted a smugglers gang trying to sell a live pangolin. The STF officials raided the house after getting information from...

Bhubaneswar: Weekend shutdown imposed in the urban centres of 10 districts bordering Chhattisgarh began Saturday. Given the strict enforcement of shutdown, the urban areas of these 10 districts such as Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Bolangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Koraput and Malkangiri Saturday bore a deserted...

Bhubaneswar:  Two days after Congress candidate for Pipili bypoll Ajit Mangaraj’s died of COVID-19, his mother too lost the battle against the deadly virus Saturday night. Khetramani Mangaraj, the deceased leader’s mother, had tested positive for COVID-19 and was undergoing treatment at a Bhubaneswar based...