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Bhubaneswar: Expressing deep sorrow and strong concern over ISKCON’s rejection of Puri Gajapati Maharaja Shri Dibyasingha Deb’s request to organise Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra abroad in accordance with the traditional Vedic date observed at the Puri Srimandir, the King of Khandapada estate, hereditary trustee of...

Buguda: At least 20 girl students of Sri Raghunath Swamy Girls’ High School at Balipadar here in Ganjam district were unable to secure admission to higher secondary courses Thursday after they failed to obtain their transfer certificates because the school’s suspended headmistress had not handed...

Hatadihi: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Abhimanyu Sethi Wednesday alleged that members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were damaging the image of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi by organising protests targeting the state government, police and administration in the CM’s home district Kendujhar....

Tikiri/Rayagada: A minor girl consumed toxic wild fruit to end life after she was allegedly abducted and raped in the Bhalumaska area of Kashipur block in Rayagada district, police said Thursday. The incident occurred when she had gone to a nearby jungle to collect wild...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Anu Garg Thursday chaired the second meeting of Proactive Governance Action for Effective Resolution and Advancing Social Sector (PRAYAS), reviewing the performance of key departments to improve outcomes in health, education, nutrition and social welfare. Held at Lok Seva Bhawan, the meeting...

Bhubaneswar: State Election Commission (SEC) has intensified preparations for the 2027 Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) and Urban Local Body (ULB) elections by convening a high-level review meeting with all District Collectors July 21. According to an official communication, the meeting will be held via videoconference...

Bhubaneswar: Global star Priyanka Chopra Jonas has unveiled the trailer of The Cycle of Love, an inspiring documentary that chronicles the remarkable real-life love story of Odisha-born artist Pradyumna Kumar Mahanandia, who cycled nearly 6,000 miles from India to Sweden to reunite with the woman...

Bhubaneswar: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has rejected the plea of Puri's Jagannath temple to "reconsider" holding Rath Yatra and other Jagannath festivals on random dates across the globe, and said it "respectfully bows out of the discussion once and for all". An...

Bristol: India skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat against England in the fourth T20I Thursday. India made two injury-forced changes, replacing Varun Chakaravarthy and Harshit Rana with Washington Sundar and Prasidh Krishna. England also made one change with Rehan Ahmed coming...

Dabugaon: A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a minor boy under these police limits in Nabarangpur district, police said Thursday. Police detained the minor boy in this connection and sent him to a Bal Sudhar Gruha (correction facility) in Bhabanipatana after he was produced...