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Bhubaneswar: Strongly endorsing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for austerity and fuel conservation, Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Wednesday urged people to adopt economic self-defence to strengthen the nation's economic security. Stressing that economic resilience and self-reliance are essential for safeguarding the country's long-term prosperity and strategic interests, the governor said conscious public participation and responsible...

Baripada: A 28-year-old mentally challenged man, who was allegedly physically assaulted after killing two persons using a sharp weapon in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Wednesday, succumbed to injuries, police said. The incident took place in Kulughutu village in the Tiring police station area this morning, they said. According to police, the accused, identified as Mochka Alda (28), suddenly...

Bhubaneswar: Demanding a fair probe into the alleged NEET-UG 2026 question paper leak and resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the youth and student wings of the opposition BJD Wednesday staged protests across several towns in Odisha. Holding placards and raising slogans, hundreds of protesters demonstrated in Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Baripada, Angul, Jajpur, Balasore and other places...

New Delhi: India and the United Arab Emirates are expected to firm up two significant agreements to boost cooperation in areas of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and strategic petroleum reserves during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Gulf nation May 15, authoritative sources said Wednesday. The key focus of Modi's trip to the UAE will be...

London: Senior diplomat P Kumaran Wednesday assumed charge as India's High Commissioner-designate to the UK. A 1992-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Kumaran was until recently Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He succeeds Vikram Doraiswami, who has taken over as India's Ambassador to China. The team at India House in London warmly welcomes...

New Delhi: Dairy product major Mother Dairy Wednesday announced a nationwide hike of Rs 2 per litre across its key liquid milk variants, effective May 14. The step comes soon after Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), also announced an increase of Rs two per litre in the prices of Amul fresh milk, with the revised rates...

Kendrapara: A woman narrowly escaped death after fighting off a saltwater crocodile that attacked her while she was washing utensils in a river near Odisha's Bhitarkanika National Park Wednesday, forest officials said. The incident took place at Petachela village under the Mahakalapada forest range in the Kendrapara district. Chabi Bhukta (54) had entered the Ramachandi river for...

Kendrapara: Forest officials Wednesday seized 20 kg of venison (deer meat) and arrested a person in connection with wildlife poaching in the jurisdiction of Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district. The seizure was made at Dakhina Mahinsidiha protected reserve forest under Bhitarkanika National Park, officials said, adding that a nylon net was also recovered from the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Wednesday attended a mass marriage function in Keonjhar district, where 39 couples got married under the 'Mukhyamantri Kanya Bibaha' Yojana (MKBY). The mass marriage function was organised by the Department of Women and Child Development at Shankarpur Sports Complex in Keonjhar. The DyCM blessed the newly married couples. Under the...