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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday urged the Centre for early sanction of Rs 3,069 crore under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). Deputy Chief Minister K V Singh Deo has raised this demand before Union Power Minister Manohar Lal during his meeting in New Delhi,...

Bhubaneswar: As part of the ongoing protests by Biju Janata Dal (BJD) against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government over the spike in incidents of violence against women and students in Odisha, the principal opposition party's student and youth wings, Tuesday, announced a statewide campaign,...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJD in Odisha Tuesday demanded an apology from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for sharing photos of the Puri Jagannath temple's interiors on social media. Sharing details of the restoration work carried out at the Ratna Bhandar of the 12th-century shrine,...

Puri: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Tuesday said there is no hidden chamber in the Ratna Bhandar of the Jagannath temple in Puri. The ASI has recently completed the restoration and repair of the Ratna Bhandar. In a post on X, detailing the restoration...

Puri: A man was detained with hidden cameras at the Jagannath temple in Puri Tuesday, police said. He was wearing glasses having hidden cameras, they said, adding that photography or videography at the 12th-century shrine is completely banned. Security personnel deployed near Beherana Dwara of...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MPs staged a protest at the Gandhi statue in Parliament Tuesday, decrying the alleged deteriorating law and order situation in BJP-ruled Odisha, particularly the “surge” in crimes against women and children. Carrying placards that read 'Mahilaon ki cheekh aur...

Bhubaneswar: A nursing officer at AIIMS Bhubaneswar was arrested for "sexually harassing" a woman attendant at the medical facility, police said Tuesday. Accused nursing officer Nanu Ram Choudhury was booked under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, after a complaint was lodged against him...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: As the world marks International Tiger Day today (July 29), India — home to over 70 per cent of the global wild tiger population — has a cause to celebrate. With its tiger population doubling over the past decade to...

Bhubaneswar: An attendant of AIIMS-Bhubaneswar lodged a police complaint Monday, alleging that she was sexually harassed by a male nursing officer, officials said. The victim, appointed through an outsourcing agency, has started a dharna along with her colleagues outside the main gate of AIIMS-Bhubaneswar, seeking...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court Monday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of suspended IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi, who has been booked by the CBI in a corruption case. The HC had July 3 directed the CBI not to take any coercive action against Sethi till...