Puri: The Jagannath temple in Puri will be closed for five hours Friday for a special ritual on the occasion of Janmashtami when the Lord, assuming a maternal persona, will give birth to Sri Krishna. The temple authorities said in a statement Thursday that public...
Baleshwar: A minor college student was allegedly raped by her boyfriend and his friends in Odisha's Baleshwar district, police said Thursday. The incident took place Wednesday when she went out with her boyfriend. She was taken to a secluded place where her boyfriend's friends were...
Kendujhar: Police Thursday busted an organised inter-district gang involved in theft of transformer copper coils, aluminium/copper wires and other electrical materials and arrested 16 accused persons in Odisha's Kendujhar district, an officer said. The gang was operating across Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Anugola, Dhenkanal and Kataka...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Transport Authority (STA) has issued over 60,000 e-challans in a single day for violations of various traffic norms, officials said Thursday. The STA in its official X handle said: "On the second day of the 'Zero Fatality Week' aimed at preventing...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Opposition BJD Thursday accused the BJP government of failing to tackle the flood in Jajpur district and also alleged discrimination in relief distribution among the affected villagers. However, the ruling BJP rejected the allegation and claimed that the people are being provided with...
Bhubaneswar: An anti-corruption vigilance court in Odisha's Dhenkanal district Thursday convicted a former collector and two others in a corruption case and sentenced them to one year of rigorous imprisonment and imposed fines, an official said. The convicted persons were identified as Nityananda Mohanty, IAS,...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation has allotted land to 37 industrial units, including 24 major projects and 13 proposals aimed at promoting micro, small and medium enterprises, officials said on Thursday. The IDCO Land Allotment Committee, headed by its chairperson Usha Padhee, approved the...
New Delhi: Head of the Centre of Excellence (CoE) VVS Laxman will serve as the head coach of the Indian men's cricket team for the upcoming Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. The development was confirmed by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports as it confirmed...
Sambalpur: The Hirakud reservoir's water level crossed the 627-foot mark Thursday, prompting authorities to open two more sluice gates to control the release of excess water into the Mahanadi. With the latest opening, a total of four sluice gates- three on the left side and...
Kataka: Food safety officials inspected hotels, restaurants, sweet shops and fast-food outlets in Banki Thursday as part of their ongoing drive to check compliance with food safety regulations. The inspection was carried out by the district Food Safety Officer in coordination with the Executive Officer...
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