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Banki: Four children were swept away while bathing in Mahanadi river in Banki area of Cuttack district Sunday, a source said. The incident took place while they were accompanying their uncle for a bath in the river. According to the source, the group included three...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday announced that the beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) would be provided up to two tractor-loads of sand for free of cost for construction of house under the scheme. “The state government would provide up to two tractor-loads of...

Bhubaneswar: Lawmakers may have differences of opinion on various internal issues, but on terrorism, they spoke in one voice and informed the world about Pakistan's role behind it, BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi said Saturday after returning from a five-nation tour as part of a multi-party...

Bhubaneswar: As India ushers in a new era in professional sports with the launch of the inaugural Rugby Premier League in the country, the Kalinga Black Tigers - one of the league’s founding teams- marked a significant milestone with the unveiling of their official jersey...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has constituted a high-level ministerial committee to ensure the smooth conduct of the upcoming Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri June 27. The high-level ministerial committee will be headed by Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida as chairperson, according to a notification...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha June 20 and attend a mega celebration for the first anniversary of the BJP's maiden government in the state, a senior minister said in Bhubaneswar Saturday. The first anniversary of the BJP dispensation in the state falls...

Bhubaneswar: Education has failed to strengthen the minds of students, said National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Justice V Ramasubramanian Friday. Delivering a talk at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University here, he observed that most students today often say they are ‘getting...

Bhubaneswar: Cooperative societies have emerged as powerful instruments of social and economic transformation in India, offering financial inclusion, generating livelihoods, and empowering communities, said Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati. He said this while the celebration of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025 held at New Abhisek...

Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of junior school teachers from across the state Friday staged a protest here demanding regularisation of their services and withdrawal of contractual appointment system. Holding posters and banners against the contractual appointment of junior teachers in schools, the teachers, including women, demonstrated at...

Bhubaneswar: As the total Covid-19 cases in Odisha reached 38, state health services director Amarendra Nath Mohanty advised people with symptoms for the infection not to visit Puri during the upcoming Rath Yatra later this month, official sources said Friday. “People with Covid-like symptoms should...