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Cuttack: Hearing a petition Monday, the Orissa High Court allowed the sale and use of green crackers during Diwali this year. The high court allowed the bursting of green crackers from 8.00pm to 10.00pm on Diwali, November 4. The All Odisha Fireworks Dealers Association and...

Bhubaneswar: Disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs. 6,97,15,057 was found in the possession of dismissed police constable Prasanna Behera following simultaneous Vigilance raids carried out October 28, a press release of the department stated Monday. Separate teams of the Odisha anti-corruption agency had conducted...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 316 new Covid-19 cases, of which 51 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,41,773. Active caseload in the state now stands at 4,237. Odisha also...

Bhubaneswar: Elderly Congress MLA Suresh Kumar Routray has showcased yet another facet of his talent by featuring in a romantic music video titled ‘To Premare Padigali Ki’, along with his wife Malati. According to a spokesperson of the production house, the new Odia music video...

Puri: The Puri district administration has resumed the demolition drive within the 100-metre radius of Shree Jagannath temple, which was halted due to Covid-19 outbreak. The demolition drive is being carried out for the Srimandir Parikrama Yojana which is also known as Jagannath Temple Heritage...

Bhubaneswar: Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Sunday staged a protest near Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar over increasing prices of fuel and other essential commodities. BJD activists rode cycles, rickshaws and rallied on foot from Keshari talkies to the agitation place as a mark of...

Bhubaneswar: Teaching in offline mode for students from Class I to Class VII in Odisha will be started soon, Odisha School and Mass Education (S&ME) Minister Samir Ranjan Dash said Sunday. “Though no decision has been taken so far, it is likely that the offline...

Phulbani: Panchayati Raj Minister Pratap Jena is said to have fallen ill. He is presently in Kandhamal district. A source said that he will be airlifted to Bhubaneswar at the earliest for treatment. According to the source, Jena had gone to Kandhamal district on a...

Bhubaneswar: Congress activists Sunday hurled eggs at Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra’s vehicle and waved black flags near Bhubaneswar Airport over his son’s alleged involvement in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri violence. Mishra is in the state to attend a programme at the...

Khurda: Two women, who were out possibly on a morning walk, were killed after being hit by an unidentified vehicle at Kapasia village under Bolagarh police limits Sunday morning. The deceased have been identified as the residents of Kapasia village. Following the incident, tension gripped...