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Cuttack: The body of a youth was found hanging from a swing meant for celebration of Raja festival at Brahmei Pitha in Odisha's Cuttack district under mysterious circumstances, a source said. The deceased youth was identified as Anil Behera from Sahadapada village under Banki police...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday sanctioned Rs 225.53 crore in the third and last phase in favour of 36 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) covering 10 districts under its flagship MUKTA scheme for the financial Year 2023-24. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved the amount for the...

Puri: In a shocking revelation Friday causing massive resentment among the devotees, a racket allegedly involved in the preparation of duplicate Srimandir Mahaprasad (Abadha) was unearthed at Paika Sahi under Baselisahi police station in Puri. This has come at a time when preparation for the...

As Ratha Yatra 2023 draws near, there is a lot of curiosity among devotees of Lord Jagannath to know how the festival is celebrated in Odisha’s Puri. The Jagannath temple, also known as Srimandir, being the seat of Holy Trinity -- Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD Bhubaneswar in its weather alert June 16, 2023 issued an Orange Warning for heatwave to severe heatwave across several Odisha districts. Upto 8.30 AM of June 17: As per the Orange Warning (be prepared) heatwave to severe heatwave conditions very...

Bhubaneswar: A team of Odisha Vigilance Friday raided properties linked to a suspended Civil Supplies Officer from Nayagarh Brajendra Kumar Nayak who is facing charges of possessing assets disproportionate to his known source of income. A source said that simultaneous raids are being conducted at...

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: Incarcerated alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar has written a letter to Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urging him to accept a donation of Rs 10 crore as a contribution towards victims of the June 2 Odisha train tragedy in which 288 people lost...

Bhubaneswar: With the death of another injured, the fatalities in the Odisha train accident have risen to 290, officials said Friday. Bihar resident Prakash Ram was under treatment in the Surgery Ward of SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, and succumbed to his injuries this...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government extended the school summer vacation by two days in view of the prevailing hot and humid weather, an official said. Schools, both government and private schools across the state would now reopen June 21 instead of June 19, the official said...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik greeted the people of Odisha on the occasion of Raja festival. Raja Parba, also known as Mithuna Sankranti, is a three-day-long festival of womanhood celebrated in Odisha by girls and women in...