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Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of state Crime Branch (CB) has arrested a 36-year-old man after recovering Rs 1 crore worth brown sugar from his possession at one of the government quarters in Unit-VIII area under Capital police limits here, an official said Sunday....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will reshuffle his Council of Ministers Monday, said a source. Governor Professor Ganeshi Lal will administer the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers at 9.50 am, added the source. Last week, School and Mass Education Minister...

Bhubaneswar: Temperature is likely to shoot past 42 degrees Celsius-mark over the next five days in several districts of Odisha, the regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar said Sunday. Districts including Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Angul, Boudh, Sonepur, Bolangir, Jharsuguda and Bargarh are likely to experience high...

Kharagpur/Puri: Some coaches of Howrah-Puri Superfast Express en route to Puri disengaged leaving the passengers a scared lot. However, no passengers were injured in the mishap, a source in the Railways said Sunday. The incident took place late Saturday night near Nekurseni area in West...

Bhubaneswar: At 11:43 am Sunday Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar experienced a 'Zero Shadow Day' when vertical objects appear to cast no shadow. This was because the sun was at its zenith, and so the shadow was directly under the object, a planetarium official said. A...

Bhubaneswar: Brown sugar weighing 1 kg 107 grams worth more than Rs 1 crore was seized in Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar, police said Sunday. On the basis of an intelligence input, a team of special task force (STF) of Odisha crime branch conducted a raid...

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized around 2 kg gold along with cash and other incriminating material during raids at various commercial and residential properties belonging to two real estate firms in the City in connection with a loan fraud case. The central agency...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police is all set to deploy drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to keep a watch on traffic movements and crowds during large gatherings in the Temple City, deputy commissioner of Police (DCP) Prateek Singh said Saturday. According to the DCP, the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday approved a proposal for the setting up of a Police Recruitment Board in the state. The board will consist of a chairman and two members, an official statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office said. Patnaik also approved...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is likely to reshuffle his Cabinet Monday, official sources said. There are three vacancies in the state cabinet, and the new ministers are likely to be inducted at a simple ceremony around 9.30 am Monday at the Lok Seva...