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Bhubaneswar: Newly appointed Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Sarat Pattnayak has announced the launching of Mission-90 (90 seats) for the 2024 State Assembly elections and expressed confidence to achieve the goal. Patttnayak said this on Friday after formally taking charge as the new OPCC...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Friday that thunderstorms with lightning are very likely to occur in some districts Odisha during the next four days. The IMD has issued yellow warnings for several districts. Thunderstorms with lightning are very likely to occur at one...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha DGP SK Bansal Friday dismissed vigilance inspector Manasi Jena, who was under suspension on corruption charges, from service with immediate effect. Jena and her associate Mukesh Sahu had reportedly demanded a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from a senior Odisha government official to...

Bhubaneswar: The monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly will commence from July 2, a notification issued by the Assembly secretariat said. The notification said the 10th session of the 16th Assembly will start July 2 and will continue till August 4. State Finance Minister Niranjan...

Bhubaneswar: Special Mo Bus services will be available for spectators going to the Barabati Stadium to witness the second T20 International between India and South Africa. This information was given Friday by the Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT). The game will be played June 12,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded 20 new coronavirus cases Friday, 11 less than the previous day, with the tally rising to 12,88,596, a health department bulletin said. The death toll remained at 9,126 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported in the last 24...

Bhubaneswar: Both the Indian and South African cricket teams arrived here Friday and received a tumultuous welcome. Fans queued up on the road leading to the hotel from the airport, where the cricketers will be staying. A large number of fans also gathered in front...

Bhubaneswar: Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislator Bikram Keshari Arukha Friday filed his nomination paper for the post of Odisha Assembly Speaker. Arukha, a six-time MLA, submitted the nomination papers to Assembly Secretary Dasharathi Satapathy. The election to the post of Speaker will be held...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police's Economic Offences Wing has asked Google Inc to immediately remove 45 'fake' loan apps from the Google Play Store. The EOW has recently written to the Legal Investigations Support Team of Google Inc in California, asking it to remove 45 apps...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday inaugurated the state's first houseboat on Chilika Lake. Launching the luxury houseboat through video-conference, he said the facility would improve the tourism profile of the Chilika Lake, and attract both domestic and international travellers. Patnaik said the lake,...