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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Friday joined the festive spirit of Durga Puja as they visited several pandals in Bhubaneswar on the occasion of Maha Ashtami. Both leaders paid obeisance to the Goddess Durga and interacted with...

Bhubaneswar: Three days after the alleged incident of a drunken woman creating a ruckus in the Khandagiri police station premises went viral on social media, the police Thursday booked the woman under relevant sections of BNS. IIC Khandagiri Abhimanyu Das said the woman is identified...

Bhubaneswar: ActionAid Association, in collaboration with Centre for Child and Women Development (CCWD) organised an event to mark the International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) at Patharabandha slum under ward 17, BMC jurisdiction here, Thursday. “A girl with a dream can change the world....

Bhubaneswar: The 14th Kashmiri Youth Exchange Programme is set to take place from October 14 to 19 at KIIT University here, organised by Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and jointly with the Ministry of Home Affairs. Around...

Cuttack: To make the heritage enthusiasts of the Twin Cities conversant with the rich traditions of ‘Chandi Medhas’ of the Millennium City, the members of Cuttack Heritage Walks (CHW) Thursday organised a curated heritage trail around the living tradition of Silver filigree work. The walk...

Bhubaneswar: Niranjan Rana, 53, splurged on filmmaking and women in Mumbai with the ill-gotten millions he made from duping hundreds of unsuspecting people in Odisha who gave him their life-long savings to buy a dream home, or own a piece of land, in the twin...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court will remain on vacation from October 10 to 19 for Durga Puja festivities. However, for applications related to urgent matters, the High Court office will remain open for four days during the vacation. Moreover, the vacation bench of the HC...

Bhubaneswar: The Union government Thursday said it has released tax devolution of Rs 1,78,173 crore to state governments, including Rs 8,068 crore to Odisha, as against the normal monthly devolution of Rs 89,086.50 crore. The advance instalment was released in view of upcoming festive season...

Bhubaneswar: A former MLA from Salipur in Cuttack district, Prakash Behera, Thursday resigned from the opposition Biju Janata Dal and sent his resignation letter to party president Naveen Patnaik. In the letter to Patnaik, the former MLA said he was resigning from the party after...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has issued operational guidelines for the implementation of Shahid Madho Singh Haath Kharcha Yojana which aimed to check the drop-out rate among the students belonging to the Scheduled Tribes studying in Class 9 and 10 in government and aided schools across...