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Bhubaneswar: The police Saturday arrested a 24-year-old man from Kashmir on charge of blackmailing an Odisha woman and forcing her to marry him after converting her religion, an officer said in Bhubaneswar. He was arrested days after the woman lodged a police complaint against the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Saturday said that applications from around 2.67 lakh women beneficiaries of the Subhadra Yojana have been rejected for various reasons. She added that every panchayat office has been instructed to publish the rejection list. The Deputy CM advised...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Saturday said that around 20 lakh more beneficiaries under the ‘Subhadra Yojana’ are likely to receive their first instalment of Rs 5,000 by November end in the third phase of disbursement. The Odisha government so far has disbursed...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Tourism hosted a special event titled ‘Tourism Odyssey: Strengthening ties with Diaspora and Industry Leaders’ on the final day of the World Travel Market (WTM) in London. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida emphasised the important role played by the diaspora in advancing and...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Members of the Odia diaspora in the United States have reacted with skepticism and hope over the decisive victory of Republican candidate Donald Trump over his Democrat rival Kamala Harris in the just-concluded presidential elections. The election sent the 78-year-old Trump...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police Friday detained a Kashmiri man after a woman filed a complaint that he forced her to undergo religious conversion and marry him, an officer said. The man also allegedly threatened the woman of Jagatsinghpur district to upload video clips of their...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Friday gave its nod to 15 new industrial projects with a total investment of Rs 3,353 crore, which is expected to generate 4,637 jobs. The approvals came during a meeting of the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), chaired by...

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: Intensifying his attack on the BJP government in Odisha, BJD president and former CM Naveen Patnaik Friday expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of two women who lost their lives after consuming mango kernel. He called it "too sad" to witness such tragedies in...

Cuttack: As statewide outrage grows over the alleged gang rape of a 19-year-old college student in Cuttack, Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Friday said that the government will ensure the culprits are punished. The minister added that efforts are on to declare Odisha a crime-free...

New Delhi: Anil Pradhan, a 28-year-old engineer from Odisha, was awarded the third Rohini Nayyar Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Rural Development for his work in promoting STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education among students in rural India. Pradhan, co-founder of the Young Tinker...