Sand artist Subala Maharana sculpted a 140-foot artwork of Lord Buddha on banks of Daya River near Dhauli on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar Anti-encroachment drive carried out near an apartment complex in Bhubaneswar’s Rasulgarh area   Several parts of Cuttack remained waterlogged after heavy rainfall   Orissa POST - Odisha’s No.1 English Daily

Bhubaneswar: Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra Friday wrote to the Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan, urging the establishment of a national mega food park in the undivided Koraput region, comprising Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur and Malkangiri districts of Odisha. In his letter, Patra drew the attention of the...

Chandigarh: AAP Friday won over 48 per cent of the municipal wards in Punjab civic body elections till around 9.30 pm on Friday, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann saying that people supported the ruling party's developmental politics and defeated the opposition's "politics of hatred". According to Punjab State Election Commission data, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won...

Bhubaneswar: India Meteorological Department Friday said Odisha is likely to receive below-normal rainfall during the monsoon season from June-September this year due to El Nino conditions. As per the long-range weather forecast, north and western Odisha could record below-normal rainfall, while it is likely to be normal or above in the southern and central parts of the...

Mullanpur: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's 96 and Donovan Ferreira's 38 not out propelled Rajasthan Royals to 214/6 against Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League Qualifier 2 here on Friday. Sooryavanshi smashed seven sixes and eight fours to make 96 off 47 balls but missed scoring a ton once again. Ravindra Jadeja made an unbeaten 45 not out while...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Friday he's holding a White House Situation Room meeting with his advisors as he looks to make a "final determination" on moving forward with a deal to extend the Iran ceasefire. Trump confirmed the high-level White House talks the day after The Associated Press and other news outlets reported that US...

New Delhi: No partnership is better positioned than the one between India and the US to seize emerging opportunities, particularly in high-technology and critical minerals, US Ambassador Sergio Gor said Friday, while noting that only one per cent of issues remain to finalise the proposed trade deal between the two sides. In an address at an event,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police has executed 5,703 pending non-bailable warrants (NBWs), arrested 520 accused persons and seized large quantities of narcotics, illegal arms and vehicles during a statewide special drive launched against crime and criminals since May 12, officials said Friday. The special enforcement drive, launched on the direction of Director General of Police Yogesh Bahadur Khurania, is...

Bhubaneswar: India’s semiconductor ambitions received a major boost Friday after chip giant Intel Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Odisha government and 3D Glass Solutions (3DGS) to bring semiconductor substrate manufacturing technology to the country. The proposed facility, likely to come up in the Bhubaneswar-Khurda region, involves an estimated investment of about $3.3 billion...

Bhubaneswar: The country's apex human rights body has sought a detailed report from the Odisha Chief Secretary and the Kalahandi superintendent of police within two weeks on the death of six people allegedly due to asphyxiation in a septic tank. The incident occurred on May 26 when masons opened the septic tank in Gauda Karlakhunta village for...