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Bhubaneswar/Cuttack/Puri: Heavy rains induced by a cyclonic circulation affected the immersion of idols of Goddess Durga in the coastal districts of Odisha Thursday, including in Cuttack and the capital city of Bhubaneswar. The ritual was postponed by a day in the pilgrim town of Puri...

Bhubaneswar: Cybercriminals allegedly honey-trapped a youth in Odisha's Khurda district and extorted Rs 71,000 from him, police said. Victim Benudhara Muduli has filed a complaint before Bhubaneswar cyber police station. Speaking to media persons here Wednesday, he alleged that he got a video call from...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally mounted to 13,34,642 Thursday as 49 more people, including six children, tested positive for the virus, a health department bulletin said. The state had recorded 68 infections Wednesday. The death toll remained unchanged at 9,198, it said. Odisha now has 821...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 13,34,593 Wednesday as 68 more people, including nine children, tested positive for the virus, a health department bulletin said. The state had recorded 67 infections and two fatalities Tuesday. The death toll, however, remained unchanged at 9,198. Also Read...

Bhubaneswar: Low pressure-induced rain lashed Odisha Tuesday which dampened Durga Puja festivities in the state, while three persons were killed in separate places when lightning struck them. Gusty surface wind uprooted three huge Durga puja pandal gates in different places but there was no report...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 13,34,525 Tuesday as 91 more people, including eight children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The state had recorded 67 infections and two fatalities Monday. The toll rose to 9,198 as a 52-year-old woman succumbed to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 13,34,434 Monday as 67 more people, including seven children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The death toll rose to 9,197 as two more persons from Puri and Mayurbhanj districts succumbed to the disease, it said....

Bhubaneswar: With the Election Commission of India (ECI) announcing November 3 as the date for by-poll in Dhamnagar assembly segment in Bhadrak district, Odisha's three major political parties -- BJD, Congress and BJP Monday said the outfits were fully prepared for the election. The by-poll...

Bhubaneswar: Ruling BJD MLA and former Odisha minister Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha died at a private hospital here Monday, his family said. Bariah, a five-time lawmaker from Padampur assembly constituency in Bargarh district, was 65 years old. He was admitted to the hospital with kidney-related...