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Bhubaneswar: As many as 17 custodial deaths were reported during the last three years in Odisha, MoS Home Tusharkanti Behera told the state Assembly Monday. While replying to a question from Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia (BJP), the Minister said that during the period, 9,495 rapes,...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 13 steel plants with a total capacity of 64.28 MTPA will be set up in Odisha, Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Kumar Mallik told the State Assembly Monday. Replying to a question from Padmini Dian (BJD), the Minister said the upcoming...

Bhubaneswar: Sacked assistant sub-inspector of police, Gopal Das, who is the main accused in the murder of former Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishore Das had twice submitted his fitness certificate regarding his treatment for psychiatric disorder. The certificates were submitted way before he allegedly shot...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Monday witnessed a ruckus over the leakage of the question paper of the High School Certificate Examination forcing Speaker B K Arukh to adjourn the house till 1600 hours. Except for passing the obituary reference moved by Leader of the House Naveen...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will observe the ‘Pakhala Dibas’, marking the popularity of the state’s main staple food, Monday. The initiative was started in 2015 by Odias to promote and celebrate the cuisine worldwide March 20 every year. The dish not only caters to the taste buds...

Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader and former Jharsuguda MLA Birendra Chandra Pandey passed away while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar Sunday. A source said Pandey was first admitted to a private hospital in Sambalpur after suffering from liver-related problems. Later, he was shifted...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar Sunday issued a Yellow Warning for 10 districts of Odisha. Till 8.30 AM of March 20, the weather agency predicts that thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kilometre per hour are very likely...

Bhubaneswar: Akshay Kumar -- popularly known as DJ Azex -- was found dead at his Bhubaneswar residence under mysterious circumstances, a source said Sunday. Kharvelnagar Police has kept his body in Capital Hospital mortuary and launched an investigation in this regard. An FIR has been...

Bhubaneswar: Industries and MSME Minister Pratap Keshari Deb Saturday said that time has come for the Odias to change the mindset and take risks and that “this moment belongs to us as all the crucial positions at the Centre are being chaired by Odias”. Deb...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishore Das' murder issue rocked the state Assembly Saturday. Raising the issue during zero hour Leader of Opposition (LoP) Jayanarayan Mishra said though 50 days have passed since the murder was committed yet the crime branch probing into the murder...