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ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: In a groundbreaking initiative, book lovers from the Capital City embarked on a literary journey like no other, participating in India’s first-ever Flying Book Club. Organised by Walking BookFairs, in collaboration with IndiaOne Air, the event saw readers travelling to Jeypore...

Bhubaneswar: The Winter Session of the Odisha Assembly commencing from Tuesday is likely to be stormy as both the Opposition BJD, Congress and ruling BJP are bracing up to attack each other over several issues. At a meeting Monday, Speaker Surama Padhy urged members of...

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Monday said it has seized Rs 1.39 crore in cash and various incriminating documents during a search operation carried out in nine places of Odisha, Delhi and Gurugram. The search operation was carried out in places linked to an Odisha-based...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to undertake a three-day visit to Odisha from November 29 to attend an all-India conference of Director Generals of Police and Inspector Generals of Police in Bhubaneswar. PM Modi will arrive in Bhubaneswar on the night of November...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the upcoming Winter Session of Odisha Assembly, the leaders of all major political parties participated in an all-party meeting held under the chairmanship of Speaker Surama Padhy in Bhubaneswar Monday. Speaking to media persons, Padhy said that an all-party meeting was convened...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police have launched a massive drive to eliminate cannabis cultivation in the state, DGP YB Khurania said Monday. Addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar, the DGP said the drive was launched November 1 and it will continue till March 2025 to completely eliminate...

Cuttack: Odisha Police arrested a couple in Cuttack for allegedly forcing a minor girl from Bangladesh into prostitution, an officer said Monday. The police Sunday detained the couple identified as Veera Gujur Choudhary (55) of Rajasthan and Jasmine (36) of Keonjhar in Odisha. They were...

Raman Sukumar Delivering the keynote address, noted ecologist Raman Sukumar emphasised that elephant deaths and climate change are interlinked issues, with human activities severely disrupting natural ecosystems. He also stressed the need for urgent climate action, highlighting that every individual must play a role in...

Bhubaneswar: The felicitation of grassroots climate activists at Dharitri Youth Conclave 2024 at Swosti Premium in Bhubaneswar Sunday was just the beginning of a memorable evening as the event reached a crescendo with a spellbinding performance by the members of Pune-based Indie rock band Agnee...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police have rescued a Bangladeshi girl, who was found wandering in Cuttack, and launched an investigation into the suspected trafficking of the minor. The girl was found roaming on Link Road and was rescued November 9, Cuttack DCP Jagmohan Meena told reporters Sunday....