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Bhubaneswar: Describing Shinzo Abe as a "great friend of India", Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday expressed deep sorrow over the assassination of the former Japanese prime minister. He prayed for the well-being of Abe's family and the people of Japan. Taking to Twitter, Patnaik...

Bhubaneswar: Emotional over the rousing welcome accorded to her in Odisha, her home state, NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu Friday said that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik kept his ‘rakhi' promise by announcing his party's support for her candidature. Officials had said on Thursday that Murmu,...

Bhubaneswar: National Democratic Alliance (NDA) presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu Friday met Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs and MPs to seek their support for July 18 poll. Murmu, who hails from Odisha, held a discussion with the BJD MLAs and MPs in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 470 new COVID-19 cases Friday, the highest in nearly five months, as per Health Department data. The active cases rose to 2,487, while 49 children were among those found infected in the last 24 hours. Khurda, where the capital Bhubaneswar is located,...

Bhubaneswar: NDA presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu Friday arrived here to campaign in her home state of Odisha for the July 18 election and was accorded a rousing welcome at the airport. Sixty-four-year-old Murmu, a native of tribal-dominated Mayurbhanj district, received a ceremonial reception at the...

Paradip: Conflicting claims by the state and Union governments on land allotment to Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) in this port town of Jagatsinghpur district has sparked a controversy, a report said.  The Paradip Port, a Central government undertaking, in a letter (No. 408, dated February...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to provide Rajdhani coach like facilities in three trains originating from its jurisdiction as announced by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The minister during his recent visit to Odisha flagged off Bhubaneswar-KSR Bengaluru Prashanti Special with Rajdhani Express...

Bhubaneswar: In a demolition drive conducted by the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) 55 unauthorised shops, cabins, and trolleys in the Sahid Nagar area were razed Thursday. These structures were encroaching on drains causing water logging problems. As per sources, illegal shops and stores had...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has witnessed over 32 per cent growth in gross GST collection in June to Rs 3,965.28 crore, as against Rs 2,999.91 crore in the year-ago month, an official said Thursday. The state has recorded a Rs 1,247.63 crore mop-up in the state GST...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 428 fresh COVID-19 cases Thursday, 27 more than the previous day, taking the tally to 12,91,946, the health department said. This is the highest daily rise since February 22, when the single-day spike figure was the same. The coronavirus death toll remained...