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Puri: The counting and verification of ornaments in the inner Ratna Bhandar of the Shree Jagannath Temple began Monday. A preparatory meeting in this regard was held Sunday at the temple office under the chairmanship of Chief Administrator Arabinda Padhee. The meeting was attended by...

By Bharat Maharana OP Bhubaneswar is celebrating its 78th Foundation Day Monday, with major squares decorated attractively and official programmes and ceremonial events held across the city. Observed annually April 13, it marks the formal declaration of the city as Odisha’s state capital in 1948,...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik appointed MP Manas Ranjan Mangaraj as the party's leader in Rajya Sabha. He replaced Sasmit Patra, who resigned from the post last week. Similarly, Sulata Deo has been appointed as the deputy leader and chief whip of the Biju Janata...

Raipur/Nuapada: In a significant breakthrough in the ongoing fight against Left-Wing Extremism, security forces have recovered a large cache of explosives and bomb-making materials from the dense Dhekunpani forest along the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border, successfully thwarting a potential major terror strike in the region. A team...

Morada/Rasgovindpur: As many as 128 students of a government-run Ashram school, under the Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste Welfare department, at Kakabandh in Rasgovindpur block of Mayurbhanj district, fell ill Sunday and were admitted to a hospital, officials said. The students complained of stomach pain...

Talcher: Residents of Dharampur panchayat in Talcher block of Angul district detained a drilling machine and its driver belonging to Rungta Company, protesting what they alleged was unauthorised borewell work in Sareilo village, a report said Sunday. According to villagers, a truck carrying the drilling...

Paikmal: Seven pilgrims who lost their way in the forested hills of Gandhamardan near Nrusinghanath in Bargarh district were rescued Saturday, officials said. The rescued pilgrims were identified as Gourang Nayak, Bhagyadhar Nayak, Shanti Nayak, Jashoda Nayak, Rajendra Nayak, Dharmendra Nayak and Mohan Nayak; all...

Satamile: A female elephant was found dead in the Hindol forest range of Dhenkanal district Sunday, officials said. The carcass was discovered in the Bargoj reserve forest under the Sinkol range of the Hindol forest division during the morning hours, triggering concern among forest officials....

Rairakhol: A 45-year-old man died after coming into contact with a live electric wire in a village under Rairakhol police limits in Sambalpur district Sunday. The deceased was identified as Babula Munda of Kharshali village under Luhapank panchayat. According to reports, Munda came in contact...

Bhubaneswar: The Catering Association of Odisha (CAO) has raised serious concern over what it termed an “acute crisis” in the state’s catering sector, citing a severe shortage of commercial LPG cylinders that has disrupted operations across Odisha. Terming the situation “unsustainable,” association chairman Anup Kumar...