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Bargarh: Hundreds of farmers in Odisha's Bargarh district reportedly clashed with police personnel, while attempting to barge into the collector's office, demanding registration of names to participate in paddy procurement during the kharif season. Resentment among the farmers grew after the district-level paddy procurement committee...

Nuapada/Bhubaneswar: Amid tight security arrangements in western Odisha's Nuapada district, over 2.53 lakh voters are set to cast their votes in the assembly bypoll Tuesday to decide the fate of 14 candidates. The bypoll was necessitated following the death of sitting BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar police Monday arrested the prime accused in the murder of AIIMS lab attendant Sudhansu Khuntia (25), who was shot dead October 13 while on his way to work, an official said. The accused, identified as Khuntia's cousin Sadasiba Pradhan alias Siba, was apprehended...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday directed Odisha police to make extensive security arrangements across the state, especially on major festivals like the ongoing Bali Jatra held in Cuttack. The chief minister's direction came hours after an explosion in Delhi's Red Fort area claimed...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in Odisha assembly, Naveen Patnaik, Monday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the explosion near Red Fort in Delhi. A high-intensity explosion ripped through a car parked near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening, killing at least...

Nuapada: Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik Monday alleged serious violations during the 48-hour silence period in the Nuapada Assembly bypoll. The silence period of the Nuapada assembly bypoll started Sunday evening, as the polling will be held November 11. "The hallmark of...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu is likely to address the winter session of the Odisha Assembly, a minister said Monday. Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said the state government has requested the President to address the Assembly, to which she was a member and also a...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) RS Gopalan Monday rejected the Opposition BJD’s allegation that a truckload of electronic voting machines (EVMs) was covertly moved from Ganjam district to Nuapada November 9 ahead of the by-election to the constituency. Addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar,...

Bhubaneswar: Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Monday asked agriculture scientists to develop high-quality millet seeds to make it a profitable crop so that farmers can divert towards it. Chouhan said this while addressing the international symposium on Shree Anna (Millet) and...

Bhubaneswar: The mercury dropped below 15 degrees Celsius at more than 10 places in Odisha Monday, with temperatures likely to dip further during the next two days, the IMD said. G Udaygiri in Kandhamal district was the coldest place in the state, recording a minimum...