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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday announced a cash award of Rs 2 crore for badminton player from the state Pramod Bhagat for his outstanding performance at the Asian Para Games. Bhagat has clinched gold in para badminton men's singles event. He also clinched...

Bhubaneswar: The number of voters in Odisha has increased by around 3 lakh, taking the total to 3.26 crore, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nikunja Kumar Dhal said Friday. Launching the special summary revision of the voters' list, Dhal said Odisha added 3,03,094 voters to the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's outgoing governor Ganeshi Lal Friday bid adieu to the state and left for his native state Haryana. Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi and other dignitaries were present at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here when Lal...

Cuttack: Eminent music director and composer Swarup Nayak passed away Friday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Cuttack. A source said that Nayak was diagnosed with throat cancer and had been under treatment for the past several years. He breathed his last at...

New Delhi/ Rourkela: Odisha's Rashmi Ranjan Swain, presently working as Special DG in the Jammu and Kashmir Police, was Friday given additional charge as the Director General of the state's police force with effect from November 1. The senior IPS officer will take charge from...

Bhubaneswar: Several people were injured when two groups clashed at a village near Bhubaneswar in the early hours of Friday, police said. Two platoons of police force (comprising 60 police personnel) deployed at the village under the jurisdiction of Mancheswar police station to bring normalcy,...

Hangzhou: In a thrilling display of skill and determination, renowned para-badminton player from Odisha Pramod Bhagat won a gold medal in the men's single SL3 category at the ongoing Para Asian Games, here Friday. The victory marks a historic milestone for Pramod as he completed...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday launched his government's ambitious ‘Ama Odisha, Nabin Odisha' scheme, aimed at transforming the state's rural landscape, in two more districts. The Rs 3,397-crore programme was launched in Khurda and Jagatsinghpur districts, and it now covers nine out of the...

Bhubaneswar: All Odisha Private Bus Owners' Association Thursday said it will take a decision October 30 regarding its proposed strike as a meeting between its representatives and the state government remained inconclusive. The apex private bus owners' association in Odisha has been opposing the plying...

Bhubaneswar: At least five people were injured in a violent clash between police and revellers over the playing of DJ music after the prescribed time during the immersion of goddess Durga's idols in Balasore district of Odisha. Some police personnel also suffered injuries in the...