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Kataka: Orissa High Court will reopen for regular judicial proceedings October 27 after its Durga Puja and Dussehra vacation, which begins Monday, October 19, according to an official notification. Friday, October 16, will be the last working day before the break, followed by the weekend...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Friday defended governor-designate Braj Mohan Ram over his controversial remark that he would "work to strengthen the BJP" after assuming office, saying it could have been a slip of the tongue by a senior leader who had worked for...

Bhubaneswar: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) won seven of the nine posts in the Utkal University students’ union elections held Thursday, while the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) bagged the remaining two posts. The Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) drew a blank in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and many other dignitaries greeted BJD president Naveen Patnaik on his 80th birthday Friday. Patnaik, a five-term former chief minister of Odisha, was born in Kataka October 16, 1946. Kambhampati, in a social media...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Friday congratulated newly elected student representatives across the state, where campus elections were held Thursday after a gap of eight years. Elections were held in 346 colleges and 13 universities across the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has initiated steps to formulate a standard operating procedure (SoP) on lightning safety to reduce human casualties, officials said. Experts and representatives from leading scientific, technical and academic institutions are drafting the SoP at a two-day national workshop on lightning safety...

By Arindam Ganguly Bhubaneswar: Student union elections, held after a gap of eight years amid sporadic tensions, saw candidates backed by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) win in a majority of colleges and universities across the state Thursday. Polling was held from 8 am...

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) will launch a door-to door survey October 26 to prepare electoral rolls for the 2027 panchayat and urban local body elections. The survey will continue till November 7, State Election Commissioner Madhusudan Padhi said Thursday. The draft electoral rolls...

Bhubaneswar: Paradip Port Authority (PPA) has set a target of handling more than 170 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo in 2026-27, aiming to build on its record throughput of 156.45 MMT achieved in the previous financial year, PPA Chairperson Susanta Kumar Purohit said Thursday....

Odagaon: Two men drowned in the Kusumi River in Nayagada district while returning home after visiting their fields to protect their crops from wild boars, police said. The deceased were identified as Narasingha Mohapatra, 70, and Trinath Mohapatra, 30, both residents of Malisahi in Rabara...