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Keonjhar: Brown sugar worth Rs 50 lakh has been seized and one person arrested in Odisha's Keonjhar district, police said Monday. Acting on a tip-off, the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police along with local law enforcers conducted a raid in Silun Chhak in...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and many other dignitaries Monday wished Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on his 77th birthday. "My greetings to Odisha CM Shri Naveen Patnaik Ji on his birthday. May he be blessed with a long and healthy life. @Naveen_Odisha," Modi...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition bloc INDIA leaders and supporters will stage protests across the state next month against the ‘anti-people' policies of the Odisha and central governments, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Sarat Pattanayak said here Sunday. At least 17 non-BJP and non-BJD parties including the Congress...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will not celebrate his 77th birthday Monday owing to the demise of his elder sister Gita Mehta last month, a CMO statement said. Patnaik also requested his well-wishers not to visit his official residence 'Naveen Niwas' to greet him...

Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader Narasingha Mishra Sunday said that he will not be contesting next year's Assembly elections due to his age. Mishra, who is the leader of the Congress legislative party, said he has made up his mind about it. "I have made up...

Bhubaneswar: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan Sunday launched a retailer skill development programme here aimed at providing training and enhancing consumer experiences. He said the super-power retailer programme will play a pivotal role in strengthening India's economy by skilling, reskilling, and upskilling the retailers and paving...

Bhubaneswar: Two persons including a home guard were arrested for illegally transporting seized firecrackers and liquor in Odisha's Khurda district, police said Sunday. The home guard identified as Prakash Muduli and another person were caught by locals of Begunia while illegally transporting liquor and firecrackers...

Bhubaneswar: Thousands of people Saturday paid obeisance to their forefathers across Odisha on the occasion of Mahalaya, the last day of 'Pitru Paksha'. People converged at rivers and ponds to offer 'tila tarpan' and 'pinda daan' to their forefathers. Massive crowds of devotees were seen...

Bhubaneswar: Police Saturday seized two truckloads of firecrackers and around 25 kilograms of gunpowder illegally stored in a godown at Kantapada village under Begunia police limits of Khurda district in Odisha. Sources said, acting on a tipoff, a police team conducted a raid and seized...

Bhubaneswar: Four persons were killed and two were critically injured in two separate road accidents in Cuttack and Kalahandi district Saturday. In the first accident, three class X students were killed when the bike they were riding collided head-on with a van near Rana Sankha...