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Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s per capita debt burden more than doubled to Rs 23,761.83 in the last 10 years, the Assembly was informed Monday. Replying to a question of BJD member SR Patnaik, Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari mentioned that the per capita debt burden of the state...

Cuttack: The BJP unit of this city has called for a bandh September 13 to protest the Odisha government’s directives for upcoming festivals in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. Lalatendu Badu, the president of the Cuttack unit of the BJP, announced this Monday at...

Bhubaneswar: Despite lockdown imposed in view of Covid-19 infection, Odisha witnessed an increase of 12,705 crime cases in 2020 as compared to 2019, said the Odisha Home Minister in state Assembly Monday. In a written reply before the Assembly, Minister Dibya Shankar Mishra said 1,34,230...

Bhubaneswar: A gun dealer from West Bengal who came here to sell his wares was arrested Sunday by the police near Kolathia field under Bharatpur police limits. The accused has been identified as Babujan Khan, 23, who is resident of West Medinipur district in West...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Agriculture Minister Arun Kumar has urged local authorities Monday to keep a close eye on the drought-like situation that has developed in various parts of Odisha due to the lack of rainfall. This development came after Sahoo conducted Sunday a high-level video conference...

Bhubaneswar: The number of crimes has been increasing substantially in Odisha and around 1.34 lakh cases were registered in 2020. It should be stated here that in 2019, a total of 1.21 lakh criminal cases were registered the state, Home Minister (State) Dibya Shankar Mishra...

Web channel head arrested for kidnapping businessman Bhubaneswar: The head of a regional web channel here was recently arrested in Kolkata by officials of the Nandankanan police station for allegedly kidnapping and torturing a businessman and his associate. Earlier five persons belonging to the same...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday put several districts on alert as the weather office predicted that a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal may trigger heavy rainfall across the state, officials said. The district collectors were asked to monitor the emerging situation closely, they...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 609 new Covid-19 cases, of which 122 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking total tally in the state to 10,12,167. Active caseload in the state now stands at 6,996. Out of...

Cuttack: A man died Sunday after being grievously injured in a group clash that broke out between two families at Siddheswar Sahi in Cuttack Saturday night. Two more persons including a girl have also sustained injuries in the incident. Both are undergoing treatment at SCB...