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Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to convene an all-party meeting for quick resolution of border issues with neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. Though the Kotia cluster comprising 28 villages is presently located within Odisha, 21 villages have found a place...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu, who is scheduled to be in her home state Odisha for two days from November 10, will offer prayers at Lord Jagannath temple in Puri, besides visiting her alma mater in Bhubaneswar, officials here said. Murmu, on her maiden visit to...

Bhubaneswar: The winter session of the Odisha Assembly is scheduled to begin from November 24 and continue till December 31, a notification issued here said. The session will have 33 working days and five 'no meeting' days, the notification by the assembly secretariat said. The...

Bhubaneswar/Bhadrak: Amidst allegations of rigging and clashes between supporters of rival candidates, 66.63 per cent of 2.38 lakh voters exercised their franchise in Dhamnagar assembly by-election in Odisha Thursday, an Election Commission official said. Chief Electoral Officer S K Lohani said the final voters' turnout,...

Bhubaneswar: A sandalwood tree standing in the high-security Raj Bhavan premises here was allegedly chopped down and stolen, police said Thursday. The tree was cut Tuesday and Raj Bhavan has lodged a written complaint at the Capital police station here. Police are verifying CCTV footages...

Cuttack: After declaring the suspension bridge connecting the city with a famous Shiv temple located on an island of Mahanadi river as "unsafe", the Cuttack district administration Wednesday made arrangements for virtual 'darshan' of the deity in the river bank. The administration in the wake...

Bhubaneswar: A wild elephant entered the Odisha capital Wednesday, causing panic among residents before it was tranquilised and shifted out of the city, officials said. The pachyderm was first spotted at Garage Square near Rabi talkies around 2 am and later it moved to Sundarpada...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to undertake a two-day visit to Odisha November 10, Raj Bhavan sources said here on Wednesday. This will be her first visit to her native state after being sworn in as President of India July 25. The President will...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday initiated strict action against 14 officials on charges of corruption and inefficiency. The action was sanctioned by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, an official said. While four government officials were dismissed from service, four others were placed under compulsory retirement and...

Bhubaneswar: The high decibel campaign for the November 3 by-poll in Dhamnagar Assembly constituency in Odisha fell silent at 6 pm Tuesday, 48 hours ahead of polling in the seat. The campaign saw the ruling BJD and opposition BJP bitterly accuse each other of indulging...