Nandapur: A young couple were killed in a hit-and-run incident after a speeding car rammed into them from behind near an HP petrol pump at Nandapur block headquarters in Koraput district Tuesday. Police have detained four oc cupants of the vehicle for questioning. The deceased were identified as Parshu Hantal, 20, and his wife, Jema Pangi, 21,...

Brahmapur: Former Brahmapur MLA Bikram Kumar Panda appeared at Gosaninuagaon police station for the third time Tuesday in connection with allegations that witnesses in advocate Pitabas Panda's murder case were threatened from inside jail. Panda, who is out on bail in the murder case, was questioned alongside Susant Panigrahi, the then Brahmapur jail doctor, who was also...

Nuapada: Nuapada police have arrested a 32-year-old man from Delhi for allegedly cheating a local resident of more than Rs 35 lakh by promising to secure him a Coca-Cola distributorship in the district. The accused, identified as Dinesh Nayak, son of Pitam bar Nayak of Jagannathpur village under Soro police station in Baleshwar district, was absconding after...

Abu Dhabi: Russia and Ukraine Tuesday held their first US-mediated talks in nine months on ending their war, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling the meeting "very productive" and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying the session was "constructive and quite substantive." Hopes of ending Europe's biggest conflict since World War II are tempered, however, by...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Public Works, Law and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Tuesday reviewed the progress of several major road, bridge and building projects across the state, directing departmental officials and engineers to ensure their timely completion while emphasising the adoption of modern technology and advanced construction equipment. Chairing a high-level review meeting at the Convention Centre in Lok...

Bhubaneswar: Governor Brajmohan Ram Tuesday urged people, particularly youth, students and government employees, to include Shree Anna (millets) in their daily diet, saying their promotion would benefit public health, farmers and the environment. “Every household should include Mandia, Bajra, Jowar and other millets in its meals. Adopting healthy food habits is not just about personal well-being but...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Tuesday condemned the alleged attack on the place of worship of a tribal community in Kendujhar district and demanded action against the accused persons. A BJD delegation, led by former minister and the party's tribal cell president Sudam Marandi, visited Basantapura village during the day under the Ghasipura Assembly constituency in Kendujhar district as...

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Bhubaneswar: The draft electoral roll for Odisha under the Special Summary Revision (SSR) 2027 will be published November 30, while the final electoral roll will be released January 21, 2027, the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Odisha, announced Tuesday. The revision will be conducted in accordance with the directions of the Election Commission of India...

Mumbai: Actor Nitish Bharadwaj, who played Lord Krishna in BR Chopra’s iconic 1988 television series Mahabharat, was among the first celebrities to praise Ramayana after its trailer was released. The actor even predicted that the film would win an Oscar. However, Nitish changed his stance after watching the film and went on to criticise the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer,...