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Bhubaneswar: Excise department sleuths Monday arrested four persons for transporting illicit liquor in two vehicles during patrolling on National Highway (NH) 16 near Pitapalli. The accused were identified as Kanhu Charan Parida, 43, Bikash Gouda, 26, Jagadish Patra, 26, and Manoj Kumar Gouda, 35. Bhubaneswar...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Monday extended the deadline for submission of applications for Krishi Vidya Nidhi, a scholarship aimed at making higher education accessible to the children of beneficiaries under the CM-Kisan scheme, to December 20, 2025. The online application period for the scholarship was...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Department Monday seized a leopard skin, and arrested a person allegedly involved in the illegal trade of wild animal body parts, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, a team from the forest wing of the department conducted a raid in Madhapur...

Bhubaneswar: A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped in Bhubaneswar in the presence of her male companion, police said Monday. The incident reportedly took place December 10 near the Daya riverbank in the Dhauli area. Police have arrested two accused in connection with the case. According...

Bhubaneswar: With a threefold hike in the salary and allowances of Odisha MLAs triggering a political row and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik announcing that he would forgo the enhanced benefits, all eyes are now on Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, whose assent is required for...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday announced a hefty increase in the stipend for the post-graduation students of government Ayurvedic and Homoeopathic colleges in the state. The stipend of PG first-year students has been increased by 55 per cent. While earlier their monthly...

Bhubaneswar: Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police Crime Branch has arrested a man for his alleged involvement in an inter-state job racket, an officer said Monday. The accused has been identified as Gautam Kumar, a native of Bihar. He was arrested from New Delhi's...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's capital Bhubaneswar will soon get a global visa application centre after Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday approved a proposal in this regard, officials said. The proposed centre will operate from the Babasaheb Ambedkar Bus Terminal building at Baramunda, where the state government...

Cuttack: Former Odisha MLA and senior leader Mohammed Moquim, who was expelled from Congress over involvement in "anti-party activities", Monday said that party national president Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi are "not able to deliver" and a change in leadership is necessary....

Bhubaneswar/Jajpur: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik Monday condemned the attack on supporters of former MLA and senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Pranab Kumar Balabantaray in the Dharmasala area of Jajpur district on Sunday, demanding stringent action against the culprits behind...