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Digapahandi: A 28-year-old man was arrested and remanded to judicial custody Tuesday for allegedly attempting to rape a 52-year-old woman and trying to kill her in a village under Digapahandi block in Ganjam district. The accused, identified as Bulu Paik, was arrested by K. Nuagaon...

Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Tuesday urged probationary officers of the Odisha Administrative Service (OAS)-2023 batch to acquire comprehensive knowledge of Central and state welfare schemes and emerge as an effective bridge between the government and citizens. Interacting with 31 OAS probationers at Abhishek Hall...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik has constituted a party delegation to visit Talasara in Sundaragada district following the alleged gangrape of a minor girl under the Bandega police outpost limits. The BJD delegation, led by Jogesh Singh, MLA and the party’s Sundaragada...

Bhubaneswar: Unidentified miscreants allegedly decamped with gold ornaments, cash and other valuables worth around Rs 20 lakh from a house in the Jamukoli area under Airfield police limits late Monday night. According to police, house owner Siba Shankar Parida discovered the burglary Tuesday morning when...

Athamallik: A 39-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death over a long-standing rivalry in Kandhapada village under Kiakata police limits in Anugola district, police said Tuesday. The victim, identified as village resident Bira Kishore Sahu, was allegedly attacked with a wooden plank by co-villager Pradeep...

Bhubaneswar: A key committee of the Puri Jagannath temple Tuesday rejected the ISKCON's claim that holding Rath Yatra on random days was in accordance with the scriptures, and asserted that it was an attempt to mislead devotees around the world. ISKCON and the Puri temple...

Kataka: Marking a significant milestone in state’s educational and intellectual landscape, Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra Tuesday inaugurated Bishwanath Pandit Central Library at Badambadi, Kataka. Built over three acres at an investment of `42 crore, the state-of-the-art library is designed to promote...

 Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Days after the State Sentence Review Board (SSRB) recommended for release of Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, currently serving life imprisonment for the killings of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons in 1999, Supreme Court Tuesday directed the state...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is on alert and keeping a close watch on the COVID-19 situation in the country, amid reports of coronavirus cases in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, a minister said Tuesday. Odisha Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling held a meeting with senior officials of his department...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday invited applications from senior citizens for its free pilgrimage scheme for 2026-27. Applications will be accepted from July 15 to August 14, Deputy Chief Minister and Tourism Minister Pravati Parida said while unveiling the guidelines of the 'Baristha Nagarik Tirtha Yatra...