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Cuttack: A racket of firearms and ammunitions was busted and four youths were arrested in Cuttack Tuesday for their alleged involvement in the illegal trading, the Twin City Police Commissioner Saumendra Priyadarshi informed at a presser held here Wednesday. Notably, police have seized a 7.65mm...

Cuttack: A youth committed suicide by jumping off Kathajodi bridge late Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified as Sapan Kumar Behera from Kharavel Nagar in Bhubaneswar. The youth had been working as a delivery boy for a courier company. Sapan parked his scooter near...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 559 new Covid-19 cases, of which 71 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,36,532. Active caseload in the state now stands at 4,785. Odisha also...

Puri: Two years after cyclone Fani caused massive devastation to the forest cover in coastal areas here in 2019, the Forest department and the district administration have initiated measures to restore the greenery by planting saplings in Balukhand sanctuary. The Forest department has arranged around...

Bhubaneswar: Delhi Odia Lekhika Sansad (DOLS) Tuesday released ‘Amruta Sandhani Manoj’, a compilation of articles on celebrated author Manoj Das, who passed away April 27, 2021. Speaking about the book that was released at National Archives of India here, Anita Panda, the editor of the...

Bhubaneswar:  Schools in India have been closed for a full 17 months. During this period a small minority of privileged children were able to study online in the comfort and safety of their homes. The rest, however, were locked out of schools. Some struggled to...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Tuesday issued guidelines on the observance of Laxmi Puja, Kali Puja, Kartika Brata and Kartik Purnima in October and November in view of the ongoing Covid-19 situation in the state. As per guidelines, congregation for celebration during Pujas, including...

Bhubaneswar: Three new judges Tuesday took oath as judges of the Orissa High Court. They are Mruganka Sekhar Sahoo, Radha Krishna Pattnaik and Sashikanta Mishra. The Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Justice S. Muralidhar administered oath to the three judges at a special function...

Bhubaneswar: Acting on a tip-off an STF team in a joint operation with Boudh Forest officials conducted a sudden raid and seized two leopard skins and other incriminating materials from a hideout near Kapasira village under Manmunda forest range in Boudh district Monday. A person...

Bhubaneswar: Taking the tally in the state to 10,35,973, Odisha Tuesday registered 556 new Covid-19 cases including 87 cases between the age group of 0-18 years in the last 24 hours. The active caseload in the state now stands at 4,846 while it was 4,824...