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Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday claimed that Assembly elections may be preponed in Odisha by 8-15 months and held next year. Pradhan, who hails from Odisha, made the surprising claim while speaking to reporters for the first time after his party, the BJP,...

Bhubaneswar: A 14-year-old boy tried to die by suicide and is fighting for his life after a kangaroo court in Bhubaneswar allegedly made him do sit-ups along with his father and two others, police said Friday. The incident happened Thursday in Baramunda area under Khandagiri...

Bhubaneswar: The transport authorities of Odisha have issued 35,144 e-challans and seized 1,275 vehicles for violating Motor Vehicle (MV) rules during the month of November, an official said Friday. On November 1, State Transport Authority (STA), Odisha, launched a two-month-long special enforcement drive to promote...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader Jayanarayan Mishra Friday rejected BJD president Naveen Patnaik's "anti-women" jibe at the saffron party and said the chief minister's statement was not based on facts, but an attempt to garner sympathy of women ahead of 2024 general elections. Patnaik in a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said he personally went down to Padampur to campaign for his party candidate Barsha Singh Bariha ahead of the by-poll, as he was hurt by the "disrespect" shown by the BJP towards the rookie nominee. Patnaik's comments on Thursday...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has not yet submitted a detailed proposal for the establishment of benches of Orissa High Court including its location in consultation with the HC. This was informed by Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to a question...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD steamrolled to victory in Odisha's Padampur bypoll, after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik unleashed his charisma on the tribal-dominated constituency by personally going down to campaign for his party's rookie candidate Barsha Singh Bariha, who won the electoral battle against BJP's Pradip Purohit...

Bhubaneswar: BJD candidate Barsha Singh Bariha has secured an unassailable lead in  Padampur byelection in Odisha by securing over 57.80 per cent of the votes polled and is leading over her nearest rival Pradip Purohit of BJP by over 38,252 votes. Bariha, who has maintained...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s renowned tabla player, Pandit Umesh Kar died early Thursday morning. He was born in Puri and was very popular in the eastern side of Odisha. Kar has been conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Ila Panda Sangeet Samman.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has won three National awards in the prestigious Annual India Sanitation Coalition (ISC)-FICCI Sanitation Awards 2022 which were declared Wednesday at the awards function held at New Delhi. Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) received the India Sanitation Coalition (ISC)-FICCI Award for Best Faecal Sludge...