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Puri: The Cyber Police Station in Odisha's Puri has booked a website for allegedly misleading devotees of Lord Jagannath and extracting money from them with promises to facilitate darshan of Sibling Deities at the 12th-century temple, a senior officer said Monday. Based on a complaint...

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee has constituted a fact-finding committee to probe the alleged gang rape incident reported from Mayurbhanj district. OPCC President Bhakta Charan Das announced the formation of the committee, appointing Sushila Tiriya as Chairperson. The other members of the committee include Congress...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Monday claimed that the measures of the Odisha government to mitigate the fertiliser crisis in the state were too little and too late, asserting that farmers deserve proactive planning, not last-minute firefighting. The party's remarks came after the state government initiated action...

Bhubaneswar: The state government urged farmers not to panic over “misleading reports” of fertiliser shortage in the state, assuring them that sufficient stocks are available. According to official sources, Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo, who also holds the profile of Agriculture Minister, is personally...

Bhubaneswar: Odia Language, Literature and Culture (OLLC) Minister Suryabanshi Suraj inaugurated a state-of-the-art audio and chroma recording studio at Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya (USM) here Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said, “The newly established audio and chroma recording studio at Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya is...

Bhubaneswar: The World Kitchen Garden Day (WKGD) was observed at the State Quality Control Laboratory, organised by the Kitchen Gardeners’ Association (KGA) here Sunday. The event highlighted the importance of organic and natural farming, as well as the growing need for chemical-free food. Distinguished guests...

Bhubaneswar: Awareness and prevention hold the key to combating the growing burden of diabetes, which has emerged as one of the most serious public health challenges of our time, remarked Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Sunday. Inaugurating the 13th annual conference of Research Society for the...

Bhubaneswar: The inaugural edition of ‘Samata Conclave’, a celebration of democracy and freedom of speech, concluded at the Press Club of Odisha here, Sunday. The two-day conclave brought together judges, politicians, journalists, writers and artistes for extensive discussion on democracy, media, politics, literature and art....

Bhubaneswar: As part of the three-day celebration of National Sports Day from August 29 to August 31 across the country, the state’s Sports and Youth Services department, in collaboration with the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Odisha Cycling Association, organised ‘Sundays on Cycle’ campaign...

Bhubaneswar: Marking Local Self-Governance Day, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched a series of digital initiatives by Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) under the Housing and Urban Development department, highlighting a major step in Odisha’s urban mobility transformation. These include the launch of the National...