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Bhubaneswar: Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Monday said that according to an interim investigation report, no sacred wood from Puri Srimandir was used to make the idols installed at a temple in Digha in West Bengal, as alleged by various quarters. The titular king of Puri,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) Monday said it has cancelled the combined recruitment main examination conducted April 27 for errors in question papers. Candidates who appeared for the examination complained that crucial sections of the syllabus, including general English, Odia language, and parts...

Bhubaneswar: After assuming the charge of the party president ninth time in a row, BJD president and five-time Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik Monday revamped the regional party and brought back political affairs committee (PAC). Though the BJD initially had the PAC, the highest decision-making...

Puri: Puri's titular king Gajapati Maharaja Divyasingha Deb Monday claimed that the Jagannath temple in West Bengal's Digha cannot be called 'Jagannath Dham'. Deb, the chairman of the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee, said that only the 12th century shrine in Puri can be called...

Bhubaneswar: The crime branch of Odisha Police has arrested two persons from West Bengal for their alleged involvement in a Rs 6-crore cyber fraud, officials said Monday. One of the accused was arrested May 1 from Siliguri, while another was held in Kolkata May 4,...

Bhubaneswar: A domestic help was arrested in Bhubaneswar for allegedly raping the house owner's wife and minor daughter, police said Monday. According to officials, the woman filed a written complaint at the Badagada police station Saturday, following which the accused, identified as Saroj Kumar Behera...

Bhubaneswar: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) of Puri has issued a show cause to a senior servitor over the alleged use of surplus sacred wood of the 12th-century shrine in crafting idols in a temple at Digha in neighbouring West Bengal, officials said. The...

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Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded an Orange Warning for heavy rainfall in five districts of Odisha today. The affected areas include Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Bhadrak, Balasore, and Gajapati, which are likely to witness intense showers accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds. According...

Bhubaneswar: Medical entrance exam NEET-UG was held amid strict security in Odisha Sunday, officials said. The examination, which was held in 27 places across the state, commenced at 2pm and concluded at 5pm, they said. The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test...