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Bhubaneswar: India Meteorological Department (IMD) Tuesday issued a heavy rainfall warning for several places in Odisha, including the pilgrim city of Puri, during Rath Yatra under the influence of a low-pressure system which is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal. The world-famous Rath...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance department arrested a government engineer Tuesday, a day after it unearthed two buildings, nine land parcels, jewellery and cash disproportionate to his known source of income, officials said. During raids Monday, the anti-graft department found two multi-storeyed buildings, including an 8,000 sq...

Birmingham: England skipper Harry Brook won the toss and elected to bat against India in the first ODI of the three-match series Tuesday. Virat Kohli is back in India colours after missing the Afghanistan series due to injury, while Jasprit Bumrah returns to the ODIs...

Koraput: In an attempt to blend local culture with public awareness, Odisha Police in Koraput district has launched a campaign under 'Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan' by adapting the popular tribal folk song "Chhi Chhi Chhi Re Nani Chhi" to spread the message against drug abuse....

Bhubaneswar: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red warning for parts of Odisha, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy rainfall over the next two days and urging people in vulnerable areas to remain alert. For the 24-hour period ending 8:30 am...

Jharsuguda: 10 councillors of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Belpahad municipality of Jharsuguda district Tuesday resigned from the party, sources said. The councillors announced their decision at a press conference, citing internal developments within the party. The councillors have stepped down from their BJD membership,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for implementing its free education programme from Kindergarten (KG) to Postgraduate (PG) level, specifying fee guidelines, eligibility criteria and responsibilities of educational institutions. According to the SOP, the scheme will cover regular academic courses offered...

Puri: The Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON in Bengaluru has said it would hold Rath Yatra across its centres during the nine-day period prescribed by Puri's Jagannath Temple administration in accordance with the scriptures, diverging from the Mayapur-headquartered ISKCON Group's stand on the issue. It also clarified...

Tokyo: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu registered a straight-game win over Malaysia's Wong Ling Ching to progress to the women's singles second round at the Japan Open Super 750 badminton tournament in Tokyo Tuesday. World No. 10 Sindhu, a 2019 world champion, produced a compact...

Puri: The authorities of the Jagannath Temple here will conduct a special inventory of the shrine's Ratna Bhandar July 19 when the deities will be at the Gundicha Temple for a week-long stay during Rath Yatra, a senior official said. The sibling deities of Lord...