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Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati has called for enhanced trade and investment collaboration between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, citing their shared economic strengths. Speaking at an interaction between the Vizagapatam and Utkal Chambers of Commerce at Raj Bhavan, he highlighted Odisha’s rich natural resources and...

Bhubaneswar: The Airport police Saturday arrested a 36-year-old man Saturday for allegedly assaulting his employer over non-payment of an outstanding salary. The accused, Rakesh Maharath, a native of Boudha, had been working as a driver for the complainant, Swarnalata Behera, for the past few months,...

Bhubaneswar: It was a historical blunder for Koshal to become a part of Odisha in 1936, as the region has remained neglected, senior BJP MLA Jayanarayan Mishra said Saturday. Addressing a government function in Sambalpur where financial assistance was disbursed under the Subhadra Yojana, Mishra...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Saturday observed the International Women's Day as a protest day, alleging that the condition of women in the state was dismal. The party's women leaders, led by OPCC chief Bhakta Charan Das, staged a sit-in at the Master...

Bhubaneswar: Projecting themselves as the champions of women's causes in the state, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Opposition BJD president Naveen Patnaik Saturday entered into a fierce war of words. They made the remarks at separate programmes on International Women's Day, with both...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said that women shape the future of the country with their strength, wisdom and determination. Majhi said this on the occasion of the International Women's Day. Taking to X, Majhi said: "Women are the backbone of our...

Berhampur: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday disbursed over Rs 5,000 crore for 1.18 crore women beneficiaries of the state's flagship Subhadra Yojana coinciding with the International Women's Day. Majhi disbursed the second instalment of the Yojana at a special event held at Ambapua in...

Bhubaneswar: Amid the probe by the NHRC and Odisha Police into the alleged suicidal death of a B Tech girl student, KIIT University has claimed that 1,000 of the 1,100 Nepalese students who left the campus in the wake of the February 16 unrest have...

Bhubaneswar: After months of speculation, Ollywood superstar Anubhav Mohanty and Jagrati Shukla are officially engaged, putting an end to rumors surrounding their relationship. Following Anubhav’s divorce from actress Barsha Priyadarshini, there was widespread curiosity about his future plans. With engagement photos surfacing online, it is...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Two kilometer zone around the Debrigarh Sanctuary (DS) has been declared as ‘Shock Free Zone’ and ‘Zero Electrocution Zone’, jointly by eco development committee (EDC) of surrounding villages and forest department. The sanctuary area is surrounded by 68 villages, with population...