Bhubaneswar: The Capital City is set to come alive this Sunday (January 18) as the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) prepares to host the second Patha Utsav of the year on the Baramunda– Jagamara New Road. In preparation for the event, a high-level meeting was recently...
Bhubaneswar: Pahala police Wednesday arrested a man for allegedly cheating a woman of Rs 22.70 lakh by posing as a doctor and luring her with a false promise of marriage. The accused has been identified as Ranjib Kumar Pradhan, who impersonated himself as Dr Prakash...
Bhubaneswar: Police have arrested a 27-year-old man for threatening and attempting to extort money from a woman street vendor in the IG Park Lane area, Capital police said Wednesday. According to the complaint, the accused, identified as Suresh Behera, used to park his motorcycle near...
Boinda: The carcass of a male elephant was recovered Wednesday from Kadalimunda Khesada forest under the Bamur forest range in Kishorenagar block of Angul district, forest officials said. Preliminary inquiry indicated that the elephant, estimated to be about 15 years old, had died nearly four...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Wednesday paid rich tributes to 'Vyasa Kabi' Fakir Mohan Senapati, regarded as the father of modern Odia literature, on his birth anniversary. Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik, Odisha Pradesh Congress...
Berhampur: Kalijai Island, home to the revered Kalijai temple inside Chilika Lake, witnessed a heavy rush of devotees Wednesday on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. Braving the winter chill, devotees from different parts of Odisha and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh arrived early in the morning to...
Bhubaneswar/Jajpur: The Odisha government Wednesday said it is preparing a comprehensive plan for the integrated development, heritage conservation and modern historical research of major Buddhist sites in the state, including Ratnagiri, Lalitgiri, Udayagiri, Jirang and Dhauli. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, who also holds the...
Rajkot: Daryl Mitchell (131) struck a composed unbeaten hundred and shared a 162-run stand with Will Young (87) to guide New Zealand to a series-levelling seven-wicket win over India in the second ODI here Wednesday. Chasing a stiff 285 on a slowish pitch, New Zealand...
Bhubaneswar: A group of researchers at IIT Bhubaneswar has developed a satellite-based cost-effective technology for Bauxite prospecting and exploration in Odisha. Bauxite, the primary ore of aluminium, is a critical raw material for industries such as aerospace, construction, and packaging. With the global aluminium market...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's opposition BJD Wednesday accused the ruling BJP of misusing official government premises to conduct party meetings. In a statement, BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty alleged that the meeting of the BJP's party in charge has been included in the Sambalpur district visit programme of...
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