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Bhubaneswar: With the reduction in excise duty and VAT on diesel, the Odisha government has reduced the fares of passenger buses. According to an order issued by the State Transport Authority (STA), the fare of ordinary and express buses has been reduced by 5 paise...

Bhubaneswar: The crime branch of Odisha police, which is investigating the DRDO espionage case, has detected involvement of another woman and Mumbai link in the sensitive case, a senior police officer said Saturday. Another female operative was in touch with one of five ITR arrested...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has reserved four zilla parishad (ZP) president seats for Other Backward Class (OBC) members. According to a notification issued by the state Panchayati Raj Department, 18 ZP chief seats have been reserved for various categories. While the President post in 10...

Bhubaneswar: Veteran producer and director Ghanashyam Mohapatra has been selected for the prestigious Jaydev Award for the year 2019 for his lifetime contribution to Odia film industry. This was announced by Odisha Culture Minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi Friday. Mohapatra will be felicitated with a cash...

Bhubaneswar: YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, will visit Bhubaneswar and meet his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik November 9, an official source informed. In view of frequent face-offs, it is likely that both the chief ministers would discuss over issues pertaining...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the upcoming Panchayat Elections, an all-party meeting chaired by the State Election Commissioner (SEC) was held at the conference hall of the SEC here, Saturday. The meeting discussed six agendas- the duration of Panchayati Raj institutions, identification of booths, preparation of...

Balipatna: The body of the three-year-old girl, who had gone missing in Balipatna area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, recovered Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Rashmita, daughter of Ajay Muduli, a resident of Mundahanapatna village. According to a source, the girl had gone...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 208 new Covid-19 cases, of which 23 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,43,151. Active caseload in the state now stands at 3,319. Odisha also...

Puri: A grand event was organised in the Holy City here to mark the unveiling of Adi Shankaracharya’s statue by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kedarnath in Uttarkhand, Friday. The unveiling of the statue and the Prime Minister’s address to the nation were livestreamed during...

Cuttack: Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra Friday took the oath of office and secrecy as Judge of Orissa High Court in Cuttack. Chief Justice S Muralidhar administered the oath to Justice Mohapatra at the new conference hall of the court. With the new appointment, the total...