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Bhubaneswar: The commissionerate police in Odisha Monday arrested 34 people for ransacking the property of a bar and restaurant in Bhubaneswar Saturday night, an official said Monday. According to the police, Sanjiv Swain, a students' union leader affiliated to a political party, along with his...

Bhubaneswar: Placed in a group with defending champions Belgium and Germany along with Korea, the Japan men's hockey team aims to give its 100 percent in every match at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela. Japan arrived in Odisha Monday and received...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday distributed interest subvention benefits for the first two quarters of financial year 2022-23 worth Rs 125 crore to more than 2,50,000 self-help groups (SHGs). On this occasion, Patnaik said that for his government, women's empowerment is not a...

Bhubaneswar: Launching an interest subvention programme for around 2.5 lakh SHGs operating under the Mission Shakti Department, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday said empowerment of women is not a slogan for his government. Under the programme, a total interest amount of Rs 125 crore...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Monday arrested Bijayananda Sahoo, an engineer, after detecting disproportionate assets worth Rs 3.13 crore, an official said. According to the Vigilance Official, Sahoo, working as a superintending engineer in the rural water supply and sanitation (RWSS) division Bhubaneswar, was found in possession...

Bhubaneswar: Protesting farmers scuffled with the police here on Monday when they were stopped from proceeding to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's residence to press for demands relating to paddy procurement in the state. Some agitators were taken into custody as a preventive measure, the police...

Bhubaneswar: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Sunday stressed on providing superior quality of clinical care, the highest standards of medical education and cutting-edge research at all AIIMS for them to transform into institutes of global excellence. Addressing the sixth meeting of the Central Institute Body...

Bhubaneswar: South Korean men's hockey captain Lee Namyong said that the team has a lot of experience and is confident of a good showing in the FIH Odisha Hockey World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela. Team Korea touchdown in Odisha Sunday and received a rousing reception at...

Bhubaneswar: While the mystery of death may confound many, certain 'strange' deaths may not throw up strange reasons upon investigation. As 2022 drew to a close, the founder of a meat processing unit in Russia who amassed great wealth from his business and came to...

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of the mysterious deaths of Russian tourists in Odisha, a question has arisen why the foreign tourists are visiting the state even though it is not on the international tourism map. According to local tour operators, foreign tourists including Russians visit...