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Puri: The authorities of the Jagannath temple in Puri Monday filed a police complaint against a social media account for circulating AI-generated photos and videos of Lord Jagannath that went viral, triggering widespread outrage among devotees. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration's (SJTA) complaint was filed...

Angul: A joint team of the Special Squad and Angul Town police raided a four-storied building in Hatishala pada area of the town and seized 30 gram of brown sugar and around Rs 26 lakh from the house Monday. Police detained Manas Nayak and Rajesh...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is working on a new legislation to simplify land administration and address long-pending issues, and it is likely to be tabled in the upcoming budget session of the Assembly, a state minister said Monday. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said...

Berhampur: At least 17 people, including eight children and three women, were injured after an auto-rickshaw fell nearly 10 feet down a slope in Odisha's Gajapati district Monday, police said. The accident occurred near Jarau ghat under the Mohana police limits, when the vehicle hit...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has secured first position in distribution of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jana Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY) cards to eligible persons in just nine months of its implementation in the state, Health minister Mukesh Mahaling said in Bhubaneswar Monday. Mahaling was speaking at the National...

Vadodara: Gautami Naik struck a fine half-century to take Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a respectable 178 for six against Gujarat Giants in a Women's Premier League match Monday. Sent in to bat, table-toppers RCB didn't have the best of starts, losing Grace Harris and Georgia...

Kendrapara: Bhitarkanika National Park, a designated Ramsar wetland site in Odisha's Kendrapara district, has a total of 1,858 estuarine crocodiles according to the latest census survey, a senior Forest department official said Monday. The official said there has been an increase of 32 crocodiles in...

Bhadrak: A newborn girl was found abandoned in a washroom at Bhadrak District Headquarter Hospital (DHH), and was later declared dead, officials said Monday. The incident took place in the gynaecology ward of the Bhadrak District Headquarter Hospital, where an unidentified woman was suspected of...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Monday demanded dismissal of Steel and Mines minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena in the wake of ED raids against illegal sand and black stone mining in Ganjam district. During the raids January 16, ED in a statement stated that its sleuths seized Rs...

Vadodara: Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bowl against table toppers Royal Challengers Begaluru in a Women's Premier League match here Monday. GG made two changes, with Anushka Sharma returning and Happy Kumari making her debut. RCB are unchanged. The Teams: Gujarat Giants:...