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Bhubaneswar/Puri: Heavy traffic snarls were reported on the Bhubaneswar-Puri National Highway 316 Saturday as thousands of devotees travelled to Puri to witness the 'Suna Besha' of the Holy Trinity. Vehicular movement slowed considerably on several stretches of the highway, with one of the worst bottlenecks...

Puri: A devotee died allegedly due to suffocation while pulling the 'Darpadalan' chariot of Goddess Subhadra during the Bahuda Yatra, the return car festival, police said. The deceased was identified as Abhiram Das (57) from Cuttack. He suddenly fell while pulling the chariot near Bagala...

Bhubaneswar: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Saturday came down heavily on the Odisha government over the three deaths during this year's Rath Yatra, accusing the administration of "lackadaisical attitude" over organising an incident-free event and alleging that it fails to learn from past mistakes. At least...

Bhubaneswar: The state BJP has appealed to students not to be swayed by what it described as politically motivated agitations over the NEET examination issue and urged them to focus on their academic pursuits while contributing to the vision of a “Developed India and Prosperous...

Bhubaneswar: The state committee of the Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union (BKMU) Friday expressed concern over what it termed the deteriorating education system, worsening law and order situation, rising poverty and incidents of mob violence, warning of statewide protests if immediate corrective measures are not taken....

Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) is operating special trains from various parts of Odisha as well as neighbouring states during Rath Yatra. In addition to the regular train services to and from Puri, ECoR has arranged several special trains for Suna Besha and Adhara Pana...

Bhubaneswar: An Odia migrant worker stranded in Saudi Arabia for months following the expiry of his employment contract is finally set to return home after the intervention of state Industries, Skill Development and Technical Education Minister, Sampad Chandra Swain. The worker, Pralaya Ranjan Mahapatra from...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has made significant progress in the computerisation of its judiciary under the e-Courts Project Phase III, with 817 of the state’s 845 courts and 203 of 215 court complexes equipped with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) hardware. The e-Courts Project is being implemented...

Kendrapada: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a detailed report within two weeks in connection with the alleged rape of a minor and her delivery outside a government hospital in Kandhamal district. The Commission has also expanded its inquiry to examine the availability...

Baripada: The Mayurbhanj district administration has transferred all teaching and non-teaching staff of Kakabandha Ashram School in Rasagobindapur block, more than three months after the death of a student following a suspected food poisoning incident. An order issued by the District Collector’s office July 21...