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Koraput/Nandapur: The Koraput district administration has issued an order prohibiting the sale of non-vegetarian food items across the district on the occasion of Republic Day. The directive was issued through an official notification (Letter No. 93 dated January 23, 2026) by the office of District...

Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of BJD supporters from Patkura Assembly segment in Odisha's Kendrapara district Friday demonstrated before the party headquarters in Bhubaneswar, demanding withdrawal of suspension order on their MLA Arvind Mohapatra. Mohapatra, along with Champua MLA Sanatan Mahakud, was suspended from the BJD on the...

Raipur: Ishan Kishan justified his national recall with a sensational 32-ball-76 while captain Suryakumar Yadav scored his first fifty after 23 innings as India decimated New Zealand by seven wickets for a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20 series in Raipur Friday. Ahead of the...

Bhubaneswar: Vedanta Kalinga Lancers booked their spot in the final of the Men's Hockey India League with a 2-1 win against Ranchi Royals at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar Friday. Alexander Hendrickx bagged a brace to give his side a 2-0 lead before Mandeep Singh...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday put on hold the proposed all-party meeting on the Mahanadi water dispute with Chhattisgarh, and asserted that it was committed to safeguard the river which is a "heritage" for the people. This was stated by Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo,...

Bhubaneswar: AIIMS Bhubaneswar Friday said it has been recognised as the top government facility in the category of linking health records under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), a statement issued by the institute said. The award was presented during the chintan shivir held in...

New Delhi: A desperate Bangladesh Cricket Board has written to the Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) of ICC requesting it to overturn the governing body's decision to hold the national men's team's T20 World Cup games in India but its appeal won't be heard as it...

Thiruvananthapuram/Bhubaneswar: Alleged assault on a Christian pastor in Odisha has triggered sharp political reactions across Kerala, with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan leading the condemnation and warning that the incident reflects a wider, systematic attack on India's secular fabric. In a strongly worded post on X,...

Shillong/Bhubaneswar: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has written to his Odisha counterpart expressing concern over reports of an incident in which a pastor was allegedly assaulted and publicly humiliated by a mob earlier this month. In his letter to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi,...

Bhubaneswar/Dhenkanal: Congress leader and party's General Secretary (Organisation), KC Venugopal, Friday condemned the alleged attack on a pastor and members of the Christian community in the Parjang area of Odisha's Dhenkanal district January 4, and demanded the immediate arrest of all those involved. In a...