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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said his government has attracted investment intents worth nearly Rs 20 lakh crore during the past two years and the state now stands at the threshold of a "second industrial revolution". Majhi made this statement while addressing...

Puri: ISKCON has agreed to adhere to the traditional customs of Puri's Rath Yatra, accepting an appeal from Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deba amid the controversy over the observance of the festival on dates outside the prescribed Hindu calendar. In a statement issued Thursday, ISKCON said...

Harare: India thrashed Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the first T20 International here on Thursday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Opting to bowl first, India restricted Zimbabwe to 125 for seven. India's 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi then became the youngest...

Bhubaneswar: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has secured trademark protection for five more terms associated with the Puri temple, including 'Jagannath Dham', an official said Thursday. In a social media post, the Shree Jagannath Temple Office, Puri, said the SJTA had achieved "a significant...

Mayurbhanj: More than 50 girl students of a residential school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district fell ill after reportedly ‘consuming chhatua’ Thursday. The affected students, enrolled in Classes VI to X at Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya in Saragada under Bijatala block, complained of stomach pain, vomiting...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Wednesday issued a yellow warning for heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and gusty winds in several Odisha districts, including Puri, ahead of the Bahuda Yatra Friday. According to the weather office, till 8.30 am of Friday, heavy...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has revised the delegation of financial powers for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) along with Bhubaneswar and Raurkela smart cities, officials said Thursday. The revised framework, notified by the Housing & Urban Development Department, comes into force with immediate effect, superseding all previous...

Ganjam: Two persons were found positive for COVID-19 in Odisha, raising the total number of infected to three, officials said Thursday. All the three cases have been reported from the Ganjam district, they said. Director of Public Health Rabindranath Mishra said the two new patients...

Puri: Devotees can have final Sandhya Darshan of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra till 6 pm Thursday, ahead of the Bahuda Yatra Friday. Thursday marks the last opportunity for devotees to offer prayers to the sibling deities at the Adapa Mandap inside Shree Gundicha...

Dhenkanal: Five persons were killed, and two others injured as their car plunged into a roadside pond in Odisha's Dhenkanal district in the early hours of Thursday, police said. The accident happened around 3 am near Indipur village in the Dhenkanal Sadar police station area,...