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Bhubaneswar: The state government Saturday urged people not to panic over the possibility of El Nino conditions affecting the monsoon, asserting that the state was fully prepared with contingency plans to deal with any adverse situation. Discussion on the possible impact of El Nino gained...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit President Droupadi Murmu's in-laws' village of Pahadpur in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district June 20 and participate in several programmes, officials said Saturday. Pahadpur, the native village of Murmu's late husband Shyam Charan Murmu, is located about 20 km from...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, accompanied by his wife Jayshree Kambhampati, Saturday visited the Jagannath temple in Puri, an official statement said. They paid obeisance to Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra and sought the blessings of the sibling deities for the continued...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday urged people not to panic over the possibility of El Nino conditions affecting the monsoon, asserting that the state was fully prepared with contingency plans to deal with any adverse situation. Discussion on the possible impact of El Nino gained momentum...

Kendrapara: Odisha Police Saturday arrested a woman sarpanch for allegedly verbally abusing a block development officer (BDO) and obstructing him from discharging his official duties, officials said. Chameli Ojha (33), the sarpanch of Tikhiri gram panchayat in Mahakalapada block of Kendrapara district, along with her...

Bhubaneswar: Cabinet of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved eight proposals, including one pertaining to the change of English spellings of 64 places across 26 districts, Chief Secretary Anu Garg said. She said Friday the state government has approved 301 proposals during 42...

Bhawanipatna: Two persons were killed after their car crashed into a truck, parked on a roadside, in Odisha's Kalahandi district, police said. The accident took place on the Bhawanipatna bypass on Friday night when the car collided with the goods vehicle, a senior officer said....

Cuttack: Police may seek the remand of Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer Bhimsen Tudu for further questioning in connection with the death of MBBS student Chandrika Hembram, Cuttack DCP Rishikesh Khilari said Saturday. According to DCP Rishikesh Khilari. Preliminary findings suggest that Chandrika's death "was...

Angul: Odisha Vigilance Friday apprehended a woman assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Jarapada Police Station in Angul district while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 from a complainant to help him in a case under her investigation. The accused, identified as Sita Nayak, was the...

Bhubaneswar: Days after the body of a third-year MBBS student was found floating in a river in Cuttack, police arrested her estranged lover and Odisha Administrative Service officer Bhimsen Prasad Tudu as the woman's kin alleged that she was killed. Chandrika Hembram's family said that...