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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC), taking a tough stance over the ink attack on president Sarat Pattanayak, Sunday expelled five party leaders for a period of six years on the charges of grave indiscipline. The leaders who were expelled from the party include...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Supreme Court (SC) will hear a plea filed by Odisha Administrative Service officer, Bijaya Ketan Sahoo, seeking anticipatory bail in connection with a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for possession of assets disproportionate to the known source of income....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi paid tributes to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his death anniversary Sunday. Majhi, along with Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy and Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan, offered floral tributes at Mookerjee's statue at a park named after...

Bhubaneswar: Tamando police Saturday arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly hacking his friend to death over some petty issues. The accused was identified as Ranjan Deep, a history-sheeter from Boudh district, who has been booked thrice for some other criminal cases. IIC of Tamando police...

Cuttack: Expansion of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics (SVPPGIP), also known as Sishu Bhawan, has hit roadblocks as the newly constructed building is yet to be dedicated to the public, thanks to shortage of manpower. Sources said the construction of the seven-storied...

Bhubaneswar: Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms with lightning to 14 districts, Saturday. Besides, thunderstorms with lightning accompanied by gusty wind speeds reaching 30-40 kmph are likely to affect some places in the state. The MeT office confirmed the onset...

Bhubaneswar: A day after relieving advisors appointed by the previous BJD government in various departments, the new BJP government in the state Saturday revoked appointment of chairpersons in various government corporations made by the previous dispensation due to ‘lack of qualitative progress in the management...

Bhubaneswar: The Lingaraj police arrested a father-son duo on the charges of assaulting a daily-wage labourer near Ananta Basudev Temple here, Saturday. The accused were identified as Papu Parida, 50 and his son Pratap Parida, 20. They are natives of Nayagarh district. The complainant, Papuna...

Puri: Braving the heavy downpour, lakhs of devotees thronged the grand road of this pilgrim city on Saturday to witness the grand royal bathing ceremony and “Hati Besha “, of lord Jagannath, his elder Balavadra and their sister Devi Subhadra of Sri Jagannath temple The...

Bhubaneswar: The new BJP government in Odisha has submitted a memorandum to the Centre seeking expansion of Paradip port, a second AIIMS at Sambalpur and higher allocation of funds to further accelerate infrastructure development in the state, an official release said Saturday. The memorandum was...