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Berhampur: BJP MP Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy was acquitted in two cases of cheating by a special court in Odisha's Ganjam district Tuesday. The court also acquitted former IFS officer Abhay Pathak and his son Akash Pathak who were the co-accused in one of the two...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday said all the farmers affected by the unseasonal rain will receive their input assistance within the next five days as the Revenue and Disaster Management Department has already disbursed around Rs 292 crore to the district collectors. Revenue and Disaster Management...

Bhubaneswar: A day before the beginning of 18th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas convention, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday inaugurated nine new galleries at the state museum in Bhubaneswar. Majhi visited the museum and inaugurated the galleries, including prehistoric, royal & ivory, zoological, mines &...

Baripada: A local court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Tuesday sentenced a 46-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 40-year-old woman in 2023. The Additional District and Sessions Court Judge, Rairangpur, V Sujata, also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the...

Balasore: A student of Class-IX of a high school was injured as his classmate allegedly stabbed him outside the school premises in Odisha's Balasore district Tuesday, police said. The incident happened at Dahamunda Nodal High School in Bhograi block of Balasore district. Police said that...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday urged the people of the state to accord a grand welcome and respect to the Indian diaspora coming to Odisha to attend the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas beginning in Bhubaneswar from Wednesday (January 8). He also noted...

Bhubaneswar: In its bid to make the maiden Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) event memorable for the guests visiting the state, the Odisha government Tuesday appealed to the citizens of Bhubaneswar to decorate their houses as they do during Diwali celebration. The state government in collaboration...

Bhubaneswar: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Tuesday said that the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) event is an opportunity for Odisha to showcase its rich cultural heritage and tradition before the world. PBD, a three-day event beginning in Bhubaneswar Wednesday, is celebrated once in every two...

Bhubaneswar: Amid the detection of cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection in Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, the Odisha government Tuesday asked all medical facilities and laboratories in the state to remain prepared to tackle any exigency. After holding a high-level meeting here in...

Bhubaneswar: The Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department is going to host classical dance and music festival programmes in Bhubaneswar from January 7 to 11 coinciding with the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas event, which will be attended by more than 3,000 NRIs and Person of Indian...