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Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha has welcomed the decision of the Centre to repeal three controversial farm laws saying it always stands for the interest of farmers. However, it seems that the BJD has maintained two sets of rules on the...

Bhubaneswar/ Kendrapara: A court in Cuttack district Saturday expressed displeasure over the slow pace of investigation into the Mahanga double murder case in which state Law Minister Pratap Jena's name had figured in the FIR. The Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Salepur, directed Mahanga Police...

Bhubaneswar: Teams of Pakistan, South Africa and South Korea have arrived Saturday for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup, to be played at the iconic Kalinga Stadium November 24-December 5. Pakistan team, which arrived in the evening, have been grouped with Germany, Argentina...

Bhubaneswar: The players and officials coming to the state capital for the upcoming junior men's hockey world cup are subjected to RT-PCR tests every 72 hours, a senior sports department official said Saturday. On an average 500 tests are being conducted and same day reports...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday sanctioned Rs 500 crore for repair and development of roads and sewage-related work in urban areas across the state. The chief minister directed that work be started immediately and completed before the next monsoon season. Several mishaps due...

Bhubaneswar: The results of Plus II offline exam, conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), have been declared. The candidates can check their results at www.orissaresults.nic.in Out of a total of 12,321 students who had appeared the Offline Plus II Examination-2021, as many...

Bhubaneswar: With the improvement in Covid-19 situation, the Odisha government has allowed cultural activities, including open air theatres, drama, orchestra and melodies from Saturday. In an order, Special Relief Commissioner P.K. Jena said cultural gatherings, programmes including melodies, orchestra, jatra, opera, dances-classical, folk and other...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 239 new Covid-19 cases, of which 37 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,46,798. Active caseload in the state now stands at 2,387. Odisha also...

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha minister and four-time Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislator Sanjeeb Sahoo along with hundreds of his supporters joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a function here Friday. He joined the BJP in presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the party's Odisha unit...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha vigilance Friday arrested an engineer for possession of disproportionate assets worth Rs 2.70 crore, including demonetised cash of Rs 35,000. In a statement, the vigilance said four of its teams Thursday conducted simultaneous raids on the properties of Rusinath Barala, Assistant Executive...