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By Janaki Ballav Dash From 598 AD, when Maharaja Jai Singh founded the realm, until 1949, Mayurbhanj stood as one of India’s best-administered princely states. That year Maharaja Sir Pratap Chandra Bhanj Deo signed the Instrument of Merger with Union Home Secretary MK Vellodi, and...

Bantala: A 35-year-old woman was trampled to death by a tusker at Sunabhuin Sahi under Bantala panchayat in Angul Forest Division Wednesday morning, triggering road blockade by the locals. Reports said the victim, identified as Jhili Behera, wife of Sumanta Behera, was going to a...

Puri: Ending a long wait, the Odisha government Wednesday officially upgraded Puri city from a municipality to a Municipal Corporation, an official said. According to a release by the Chief Minister's Office, a notification was issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department regarding the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Centre's nod to widening a portion of the National Highway 326 that passes through the state's tribal districts. He also thanked Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for the Union Cabinet's...

Puri: Puri was placed under an unprecedented security blanket Wednesday as thousands of people thronged the pilgrim town to celebrate the New Year and seek the blessings of Lord Jagannath. Anticipating the arrival of over 3.5 lakh people Wednesday night and Thursday, the administration has...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Department registered 202 criminal cases and arrested 212 government employees in 2025, a senior official said Wednesday. Listing the department's performance, Vigilance Director Y K Jethwa said cases were registered against 53 Class-I officers, including one IAS officer, 36 engineers, 17 forest...

Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officer Anu Garg Wednesday evening took charge as first woman Chief Secretary of Odisha. Garg took charge from outgoing Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, who retired from service Wednesday. She was also the first woman development commissioner (DC) of the state, appointed in...

Puri: The Jagannath temple authorities in Odisha's Puri Wednesday tendered an apology to the public and stopped the sale of calendars with a picture of the sibling deities in wrong positions on the 'Ratna Singhasan' in the 12th-century shrine. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA)...

Bhubaneswar: AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, has successfully conducted its first-ever liver transplant, marking a major milestone for the premier medical institute, informed Dr Ashutosh Biswas, Executive Director of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. Addressing the press Wednesday, Professor Biswas expressed immense satisfaction over the achievement. He informed that the donor...

New Delhi: India Wednesday successfully test-fired two Pralay missiles in quick succession off the coast of Odisha. Pralay is an indigenously developed quasi-ballistic missile featuring state-of-the-art navigation system to ensure high precision. It is capable of carrying multiple types of warheads against various targets. The...