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Bhubaneswar: The Congress in Odisha Thursday said it will not support Droupadi Murmu, “daughter of the soil” and NDA nominee in the Presidential elections, claiming that she believes in the ideology of the BJP and the RSS. The Congress will back Yashwant Sinha, the consensus...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 73 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, taking the tally to 12,89,068, the Health Department said. The toll remained at 9,126 as there were no fresh deaths. There are 354 active cases in the state at present. In the last 24 hours, 36 more...

Bhubaneswar: Moving a step forward in support of NDA's Presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu, Odisha Chief Minister and BJD head Naveen Patnaik sent two cabinet ministers to New Delhi to remain present during the filing of nomination papers and they will also sign the nomination documents....

New Delhi: In what can be termed as a massive boost to the Ultimate Kho Kho (UKK), the Odisha government has taken ownership of a team in the soon-to-be-launched professional league. It will be the second direct sports venture for the Odisha government, which also owned...

United Nations: An Odisha-based public transport service is among the 10 global initiates honoured with a prestigious United Nations award Wednesday for their role and efforts in helping the world recover better from COVID-19. Mo Bus, Capital Region Urban Transport India is the recipient of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik met Pope Francis in Vatican City Wednesday. Patnaik was accompanied by his private secretary VK Pandian to the meeting on the third day of his trip to Italy. On behalf of the people of Odisha, the chief minister presented...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday appealed to all members of the Odisha Assembly to support NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu in the upcoming Presidential election, describing her as the daughter of the state. His appeal came a day after the BJP-led NDA...

New Delhi: Councillor to President of India? The arc of triumph forged through personal tragedy is almost complete for Droupadi Murmu, tribal leader, former Jharkhand governor and now the BJP-led NDA's presidential candidate who could well be the next occupant of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The...

Bhubaneswar: A total 19 students from economically weaker families have made it to medical colleges thanks to free-of-cost coaching by a city-based charitable organisation and 13 of them will be helped by a US-based body, some groups and individuals within the country to fulfil their...

New Delhi: The BJP parliamentary board Tuesday named Droupadi Murmu, a tribal leader of the party from Odisha, as the ruling NDA's candidate for the presidential election. BJP president JP Nadda announced her name at a press conference following a meeting of the party top...