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Bhubaneswar: The Second Additional District Judge, cum Special Judge, Bhubaneswar, has sentenced three accused to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1 lakh each under the NDPS Act, 1985, for transporting contraband brown sugar. The three convicts, namely Debasish Behera, Prabir...

Puri: The construction of three big chariots for the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Lord Balavadra and their sister Devi Subhadra began on the auspicious occasion of Akshyay Tritiya Friday. As per the religious tradition, temple priests handed over “Ajnya Mallya”...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of his Odisha visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday highlighted that 'Akshaya Tritiya' is an auspicious day in Odisha as chariot making of Lord Jagannath begins on this day for the annual Rath Yatra. Taking to X, Modi said: "Akshaya Tritiya is a...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar Friday for the second time in less than a week and hold a roadshow in the evening in support of BJP nominees ahead of the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state, a...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has arrested a former accountant of a company for Rs 2.63 crore alleged fraud. The accused has been identified as Saroj Kumar Mohanty of Kaliabora in Jagatsinghpur district. EOW sleuths arrested him from City May 8 on the basis...

New Delhi: Yesteryear actor Vyjayanthimala Bali, Telugu star Konidela Chiranjeevi, the first woman judge of the Supreme Court late M Fathima Beevi and ‘Bombay Samachar’ owner Hormusji N Cama were among the eminent persons conferred Padma awards by President Droupadi Murmu Thursday. BJP leader O...

Bhubaneswar: The first phase of the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state is going to be held May 13. The Cuttack Lok Sabha seat, one of the 21 parliamentary constituencies in the state, will go for voting in the third phase, May 25....

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Thursday unveiled its manifesto for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls with the goal of making Odisha the No. 1 state in the country by 2036. Releasing the regional party's manifesto, BJD president Naveen Patnaik announced the...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Thursday campaigned for BJP candidates in Puri Lok Sabha and Brahmagiri Assembly segments, unveiling plans for significant infrastructural developments in Odisha. He announced the decision to establish an airport in Paradip with an investment of Rs 200 crore and initiate...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address three election rallies in Odisha Saturday, a state BJP leader said. Modi will also take part in a roadshow in Bhubaneswar Friday, Odisha BJP vice-president Golak Mohapatra said. “On May 11, he will address three public rallies –...