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Cuttack: The Orissa High Court Monday annulled the election of Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim for allegedly failing to furnish detailed information regarding criminal cases against him in an affidavit during the filing of nomination for Cuttack-Babarati constituency in 2019 Assembly polls. The court ruling has...

Bhubaneswar: Nine Bangladeshis were detained by the Odisha Police for allegedly entering the Jagannath Temple in Puri unauthorisedly, an officer said Monday. They were detained Sunday evening after a few Vishva Hindu Parishad activists found that several Bangladeshi non-Hindus entered the 12th-century shrine, flouting the...

Bhubaneswar: Mukhya Mantri Janajati Jeevika Mission (MMJJM) Programme, one of the state’s largest livelihood promotion initiatives for indigenous communities, is helping tribal households enhance their income by adopting innovative farming techniques. The programme is funded by the Odisha government and the state budget has earmarked...

Bhubaneswar: Wildlife encompasses a vast array of flora and fauna and both these elements play a crucial role in maintaining the ecological balance of the planet, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on World Wildlife Day Sunday while urging state citizens to take an oath to...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha BJP Sunday launched a campaign to collect people's suggestions for its manifesto ahead of the assembly and Lok Sabha polls. State BJP president Manmohan Samal launched the 'Viksit Odisha, Viksit Bharat Sankalp Patra' campaign at the party office, in the presence of...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil development projects worth over Rs 19,600 crore in Odisha March 5. The prime minister will unveil the projects from a function in Chandikhole in Jajpur district, an official statement said. March 5 also happens to be the birth...

Bhubaneswar: As per the direction of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman Kartik Pandian visited Kalahandi, Bolangir and Bargarh districts, Sunday. He attended the Nua-O Scholarship Distribution Program at Dharmagarh in Kalahandi, Titilagarh in Bolangir and Bargarh where he interacted with the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Sunday hiked the monthly pension of construction workers in the state. Under the revised scheme, workers aged above 60 will now receive a monthly pension of Rs 1,000, up from the previous Rs 500. Similarly, workers above 80 years...

Bhubaneswar: The political landscape in Odisha is intensifying as both the ruling BJD and the opposition BJP have accused each other of spreading rumours regarding a potential alliance between the two parties ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. While BJP's state president Manmohan Samal...

Bhubaneswar: Five-time Odisha MLA Arabinda Dhali Sunday joined the BJP, a day after resigning from the ruling BJD. Dhali went to the BJP office in Bhubaneswar along with his supporters in a procession, and formally joined the party in the presence of its state president...