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Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: Around 2,000 armed policemen would be deployed to ensure free and fair elections in the bypoll to the Nuapada Assembly constituency, a senior officer said Wednesday. The 2,000 armed policemen would be deployed in addition to the district police personnel, the officer said. This...

Bhubaneswar: Taking note of the glaring lack of basic facilities for differently-abled girl students at Shailabala Women’s Autonomous College, Cuttack, the Orissa High Court has directed college authorities to submit a detailed report on the measures being taken to address the issue. The college, currently...

Bhubaneswar: BJD chief and former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday condemned the alleged assault on party worker and social media activist Rashmi Parija in Jagatsinghpur district and demanded strict action against those responsible. "Such incidents of increasing violence against women are unacceptable. The atmosphere...

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Tuesday, complained with the Election Commission against Ghasiram Majhi, the Congress candidate for the upcoming Nuapada by-election, demanding rejection of his nomination papers for allegedly concealing his criminal record in the affidavit filed with the poll panel. According to...

Bhubaneswar: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has told the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee (SJTMC) chairperson that it would "not be possible" for it to conduct the Rath Yatra on one specific date across the globe. The SJTMC chairperson, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb,...

Bhubaneswar: At least two persons died and several sustained burn injuries during Kali Puja and Diwali celebrations across Odisha, police said Tuesday. Two devotees, a man and a woman, allegedly died of electrocution after coming into contact with a live wire near Maa Dakhina Kali...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJD Tuesday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against Odisha minister Nityananda Gond, alleging that he violated the model code of conduct by campaigning at a government college for the BJP candidate in the Nuapada bypoll. Gond, the minister of school...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday put all districts on alert and directed collectors to remain fully prepared to handle any situation in the wake of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensifying into a well-marked system and taking the shape of a depression...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Tuesday criticised the Congress-led Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, saying the alliance has "miserably failed" to act as a credible Opposition both at the Centre and in the state. Speaking on the ongoing "political crisis" in Bihar, Pujari...