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Cuttack: The POCSO court judge in Odisha's Cuttack, who was found hanging in his official residence here, did not die by suicide but he was murdered by his wife and brother-in-law, his mother alleged Saturday. In a written complaint lodged at Markat Nagar police station...

Bhubaneswar/Koraput: Another tribal group in Odisha has demanded action against the woman social worker who allegedly forced sick Padma Sri awardee and tribal icon Kamala Pujari to dance while being discharged from a hospital in Cuttack. Following the public outcry over the issue, authorities of...

Bhubaneswar: The gross GST collection in Odisha has recorded 17.11 per cent growth in August 2022 against the collection made during August last year, officials said here Friday. According to the data shared by the office of state GST Commissioner, the gross GST collection during...

Cuttack: A  special POCSO judge in Odisha's Cuttack was found dead at his official residence here Friday, police said. The deceased 49-year-old judge was identified as Subash Kumar Behari. The body of the POCSO court judge was found hanging from a ceiling fan and there...

Cuttack: The  Odisha State Transport Authority (STA) has suspended more than 12,000 driving licences and collected over Rs 60 lakh as fine during a two-week special drive against helmetless riders on the highways of the state, STA official said Friday. A total of 888 vehicles...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to get relief from the week-long hot and humid weather, caused by the monsoon's weakening trend, as the IMD Friday forecast the creation of two back-to-back low-pressure areas over Bay of Bengal in the next two weeks. The first is expected...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 13,28,070 Friday as 226 more people, including 19 children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The toll rose to 9,178 as an 81-year-old man succumbed to the disease in Bhubaneswar. Fifty-three other patients have died due...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday disbursed Rs 869 crore for the state's 41.85 lakh farmers, under its KALIA scheme, and assured them of additional aid for crop losses suffered in the recent floods. According to an official, an amount of Rs 2,000 each...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJP Thursday blamed the BJD government for its alleged inept handling of floods and relief operations and demanded that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik tender his apology to the people of Odisha with "folded hands". The BJP has prepared a chargesheet against the state...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 13,27,844 Thursday as 187 more people, including 28 children, tested positive for the infection, a health department bulletin said. The toll rose to 9,177 with another fatality, while 53 other patients have died due to comorbidities so far, it...