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Bhubaneswar: The Mahanadi Water Dispute Tribunal Saturday deferred the hearing in pleas filed by Odisha and Chhattisgarh over the sharing of Mahanadi river water to February 12. A three-judge bench of the tribunal headed by Supreme Court judge Justice AM Khanwilkar and comprising Justices Rabi...

Cuttack: Political atmosphere in the Silver City has heated up with the notification of the final reservation list for the mayor and corporator posts for the civic body election, which is likely to be conducted anytime around April this year. The mayor’s post for Cuttack...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 2,603 new Covid-19 cases, of which 349 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,64,705. Active caseload in the state now stands at 26,965. Odisha also reported...

Puri: The state government’s treasure hunt at the famous Emar Mutt ended Friday with the recovery of a piece of iron buried in the centuries-old religious institution which is located in the southeastern corner of Srimandir here. The mutt floor was dug up in the...

Bhubaneswar: In a special awareness drive, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Friday removed the Banjara community, beggars and homeless people who occupied street side pavements and other locations in the state capital. Jointly launched by the BMC and the Commissionerate of Police, the squads visited...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Janshakti Manch (OJM), a citizens’ group, has appealed to the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) that power consumers in the state are paying more tariff in comparison to their counterparts in other states of the country. Even though Odisha is a power...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Friday issued a timetable for students of classes 1 to 12, days before schools reopen in the state. Students of classes 9 to 12 will be attending school from 10 am to 4 pm, while those from classes 1 to 8...

Cuttack: A special chit fund court here Friday directed the Cuttack administration to auction properties of two chit fund companies that had duped people who had invested their savings in their ponzi schemes. A total 18 acres valued at Rs 1.05 crore and moveable properties...

Puri: Odisha government's treasure hunt at the famous Emar Mutt Friday ended with the recovery of a piece of iron buried in the centuries old religious institution, which is located in the southeastern corner of Shri Jagannath Temple here. The mutt floor was dug up...

New Delhi: BJD MP Prasanna Acharya Friday flayed the Centre for not meeting the target of doubling farmers' income by 2022 as promised. He was participating in the debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address in the Rajya Sabha. The BDD Member...