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New Delhi: Ministry of Coal Wednesday successfully completed the auction of three coal blocks in Jharkhand and Odisha under the 13th round of commercial coal mine auctions, which are likely to attract a capital investment of nearly Rs 7,350 crore, according to an official statement...

Guwahati: Under-fire India head coach Gautam Gambhir Wednesday said it was up to the BCCI to decide his future after the Test series whitewash against South Africa, but also reminded everyone of the success the team has achieved in his tenure. Gambhir was speaking after...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Wednesday urged people to take a pledge to uphold the ideals of the Constitution of India, which was adopted on this day in 1949. Majhi, in a post on X, said, "Today,...

Sambalpur: Odisha has stepped into a new frontier of sustainable tourism with the launch of Dhodrokusum Homestay at the foothills of Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary, overlooking the tranquil Hirakud Wetlands. Inaugurated November 25, it is the state’s fi rst homestay facility managed by the Forest department...

Pottangi: Odisha officials Tuesday stopped Andhra Pradesh government employees from conducting a farmer survey in the disputed border villages under Kotia panchayat of Koraput district, seizing documents and ordering them to leave. A cluster of villages under Kotia panchayat along the Odisha-Andhra border has long...

Rourkela: A natural compound found in long pepper can be an effective and cost-efficient agent against colon cancer cells, said researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela Tuesday. Colon cancer is a disease in which the cells grow uncontrollably in the large intestine...

Daringbadi: A 12-hour shutdown was observed in Daringbadi Tuesday after tension flared between two groups over a disputed plot of land where a Durga Puja committee had planned to hold a yajna and Amrit Milan event. Shops and markets remained closed following a call by...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday said government employees should consider any form of corruption as “poison”, which could jeopardise their careers as well as personal lives. CM Majhi made the remarks while handing over appointment letters to some of the new recruits...

Bhubaneswar: A POCSO court in Bhubaneswar Tuesday sentenced a 24-year-old man to 10 years of imprisonment for abducting and raping a girl in 2018. Bhubaneswar POCSO Court judge Saroj Kumar Sahoo also ordered the convict, Badal Pilei, to pay a fine of Rs 3,000, failing...

Bhubaneswar: Extensive security arrangements have been put in place by the Commissionerate Police for President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to Bhubaneswar and for the winter session of the Odisha Assembly, which is scheduled to start Thursday. The capital city will be under a four-tier security blanket...