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New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Shriyanka Sadangi grabbed India's 13th Paris Olympics quota in shooting when she finished fourth in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) event at the ongoing Asian Shooting Championship in Changwon, Korea Tuesday. Shriyanka shot 440.5, to bow out after the 43rd shot...

Bhubaneswar: Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Raghubar Das was Tuesday sworn in as the 26th Governor of Odisha. Acting Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi administered the oath of office to Das at the Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar. The oath-taking ceremony...

Bhubaneswar: Hours before his swearing-in as Odisha Governor, Raghubar Das Tuesday morning visited Lord Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar and offered prayers. Das, who reached Odisha Monday and paid obeisance in Lord Jagannath temple in Puri, visited the  Lingaraj temple to seek blessings before taking oath...

Bhubaneswar: Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) and the Kalinga Heritage Preservation Trust (KHPT) members have urged Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for construction of a Global Sun temple in the state. In a memorandum to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, the members...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha vigilance has registered 202 criminal cases against 365 people, including 38 class-I officers, till October 27 this year, an official statement said Monday. On the occasion of Vigilance Awareness Week, 2023, the anti-corruption wing of the state government said these criminal cases...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday urged the vigilance department to take steps for infusion of new technology and engage more professionals with domain expertise. Patnaik, during a function organised on the occasion of Vigilance Awareness Week, also asserted his government has adopted a...

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police arrested two persons for illegally stocking firecrackers worth crores of rupees, a source said Monday. The accused persons were identified as Chhabi alias Chhabindra Kumar Subudhi and his brother Pabi alias Pabitra Kumar Subudhi. Based on intelligence inputs, cops got to know...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday launched 'Habishyali Kartika Brata 2023' scheme through video conferencing. 5T and Nabin Odisha chairman VK Pandian conducted the program. Following the launch, habishyalis welcomed the scheme and three of them interacted with the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday directed Disaster Management Minister Sudam Marandi to visit neighbouring Andhra Pradesh's Vizianagaram district where a train accident has killed 14 people. According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), Patnaik also asked Marandi to meet...

Bhubaneswar: Governor-designate Raghubar Das arrived in Odisha Monday, and visited the 12th-century Jagannath temple in Puri ahead of his swearing-in ceremony a day later. Das, the former chief minister of Jharkhand, reached Puri by train in the early hours. He was received at the station...