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Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha pulled off a double victory Friday winning all the three Rajya Sabha seats unopposed. The BJD also won the by-poll to the Brajarajnagar Assembly seat in Jharsuguda district by a huge margin. The three BJD candidates who...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said Friday that women have played a big role in the transformation story of a New Odisha which is inclusive, aspirational and empowering. Naveen Patnaik made the observations at a two-day national conference organised by the State Commission for Women...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded eight new coronavirus cases Friday, three less than the previous day, with the tally rising to 12,88,473, 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: A day after the Cuttack Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) court asked actor Varsha Priyadarshini to vacate the parental home of Anubhav Mohanty, the latter Friday paid Rs 30,000 to the former for arranging alternative accommodation. The court had said Thursday that Varsha Priyadarshini will...

Bhubaneswar: Two persons in Odisha have tested positive for highly contagious H1N1 virus infection which is also known as Swine Flu. Among the two persons infected with Swine Flu are a 38-year-old-man and a 28-year-old woman. Sources in the Health department informed Friday that the...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain petitions claiming illegal construction and excavation at the Shree Jagannath temple in Puri by the Odisha government. A vacation bench comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and Hima Kohli criticised the PIL petitioners for wasting court's time with...

Bhubaneswar: Blistering heat and intense humidity scorched parts of Odisha Thursday, with at least 15 weather stations recording a maximum of over 40 degrees Celsius, officials said. The maximum rose by around 1-3 degrees in a few places and nine areas saw the temperature shooting...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its order on a plea claiming illegal construction and excavation at the Shree Jagannath temple in Puri by the Odisha government. Senior advocate Mahalakshmi Pavani, representing the petitioner, submitted before a vacation bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday urged all newly elected members of panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) to ensure no one should be deprived of availing government benefits. Patnaik said this while inaugurating the orientation programme for the 1,06,352 PRI members comprising ward members, sarpanch,...

Bhubaneswar: Newly appointed Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Sarat Pattanayak has urged the party's rank and file to stay united and not lose confidence in the fight against both BJD and BJP. Addressing his first party meeting after assuming office, Pattanayak Wednesday attempted to...