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Sambalpur : Eminent Sambalpuri playwright, poet and lyricist, Padma Shri awardee Binod Kumar Pasayat died in Odisha's Sambalpur Wednesday. He was 91. Pasayat was suffering from cancer. He breathed his last some time after being admitted to the district headquarters hospital in Sambalpur this morning,...

New Delhi: The Opposition parties Wednesday alleged that the Modi government is attempting to turn India into a "dictatorship" with the introduction of three Bills that seek to provide for the removal of the prime minister, chief ministers and ministers arrested on serious charges, and...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday sought a detailed report from Odisha DGP within two weeks on the self-immolation death of a 19-year-old woman college student, after her FIR against her ex-boyfriend was allegedly not accepted by local police. The rights panel took...

New Delhi/Chandipur: In a significant boost to India's strategic defence arsenal, the nuclear-capable Agni-5 intermediate-range ballistic missile was successfully test-fired Wednesday from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha's Chandipur, the Ministry of Defence said. In a statement, the ministry said: "The intermediate-range ballistic missile...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday approved 18 investment proposals worth Rs 4,515 crore, which will create employment opportunities for 8,200 individuals, an official statement said. The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) chaired by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja approved the investment proposals, which would...

Bhopal: Highlighting the grievances of tribals and the issue of fertiliser shortage in several parts of Madhya Pradesh amid sowing of 'kharif' crops at its peak, the Congress held a protest in Chhindwara Wednesday and handed over the memorandum to a dog rather than to...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJD Wednesday lodged an official complaint demanding the arrest of those involved in putting up objectionable and scurrilous posts on social media against party chief Naveen Patnaik and his close aides V K Pandian and the latter's wife Sujata R Karthikeyan. The...

Jajpur: BJD leader Pravat Kumar Balabantaray has resigned from the post of chairperson of the Dharmasala block panchayat samiti in Odisha's Jajpur district Wednesday, an official said. The resignation of Balabantaray, a two-time block panchayat samiti chairperson, comes just two days before the scheduled voting...

Moscow: Russian President's special envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, has accused European leaders of trying to hinder peace talks and blocking the restoration of Russia-US ties. In a statement shared on social media...

New Delhi: Three months after Operation Sindoor destroyed Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM’s) headquarters Markaz Subhanallah, along with four other training camps - Markaz Bilal, Markaz Abbas, Mahmona Joya, and the Sargal training camp - Pakistan is desperately turning no stone unturned to rebuild these terror infrastructures and...