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Bhubaneswar: The Jagannath Temple in Puri owns over 60,822 acres of land in Odisha and six other states, Odisha Law Minister Jagannath Saraka informed the assembly Saturday. In a written reply to a question from BJD member Prasanta Behera, the minister said a total of...

Bhubaneswar: A labourer was killed after being run over by a speeding car on a footpath near Rajmahal Square here, police said Saturday. The driver fled from the spot along with the vehicle after the incident that took place late on Friday, they said. The...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Saturday approved 19 investment projects worth Rs 3,663 crore. These projects, approved during a meeting of the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena, are expected to generate employment for over...

Bhubaneswar: Board of Secondary Education, Odisha has announced an extension of the deadline for submitting application forms for the upcoming 2024 Higher School Certificate (HSC) and State Open School Certificate (SOSC) examinations. The new deadline for online application submissions is now October 5, 2023. This...

Bhubaneswar: AIIMS Bhubaneswar is going to start Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HPSCT) in the Medical Oncology/Hematology department for needy children suffering from cancer. Speaking at a special function organised to create awareness about childhood cancer, AIIMS Bhubaneswar Executive Director Dr. Ashutosh Biswas said, AIIMS Bhubaneswar...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Saturday forecast very heavy rainfall for Odisha over the next three days as the low-pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a well-marked system. Weather scientist Umashankar Dash of the Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar said that...

Bhubaneswar: Members of the Opposition BJP in Odisha Saturday created a ruckus in the House forcing Speaker Pramila Mallick to adjourn the House at 10.31 hours till 16.00 hours. As soon as the House assembled for Question Hour and the Mallik took her seat, opposition...

Bhubaneswar/ Bolangir: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police's crime branch has arrested a wildlife smuggler and rescued a live pangolin from him, an official said Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, an STF team with the help of Bolangir forest division officials Friday conducted...

Cuttack: The ASI and the managing committee of the Jagannath Temple in Puri will collaborate for the conservation work of the Ratna Bhandar or the treasury inside the 12th-century shrine, the Orissa High Court said Friday. On the plea for making an inventory of the...

Bhubaneswar: With the IMD forecasting heavy rainfall across Odisha from Saturday following the formation of a low pressure in the Bay of Bengal, the state government has braced itself to tackle any situation arising out of it. The low-pressure area (LOPAR) now lies over northeast...