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Rourkela: Rourkela was bathed in hues of saffron this afternoon as the Ram Navami tableau procession, led by various 'akhadas', was conducted in a peaceful and grand celebration. Upholding a unique tradition, the steel city holds the procession a day after the main Ram Navami...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader and former Sundargarh MLA Kusum Tete, Monday, demanded a high-level probe into the rampant coal smuggling from opencast coal mines in the Hemgir block of the Sundargarh district in Odisha. Tete, through a letter addressed to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi,...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has extended interim protection to senior IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi, in connection with an alleged bribery case involving Bridge and Roof Corporation Limited. The court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) not to take any coercive action against...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Rajya Sabha MP Muzibulla Khan Monday demanded action against the party's leader in the Upper House of Parliament, Sasmit Patra, for allegedly changing the regional outfit's official decision to vote against the Waqf Bill. Khan met BJD president Naveen Patnaik...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Monday said that a door-to-door survey will be conducted and eligible people who have been left out of Subhadra Yojana's beneficiaries list will be given financial assistance by the end of this month. Briefing reporters in Bhubaneswar, Parida...

Bhubaneswar: Amid the prevailing heat wave conditions across Odisha, a low-pressure area has been formed over the central parts of the south Bay of Bengal under the influence of a cyclonic circulation, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Monday. The low-pressure area is likely to...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of State for Ayush, Prataprao Jadhav,  Monday launched ‘Harit Yoga' and said this form of yoga will nurture both personal and planetary health. Harit Yoga is a sustainability-driven initiative combining yoga with tree planting and clean-up drives. Jadhav said this while inaugurating...

Berhampur: A 45-year-old woman and her son and daughter allegedly died by suicide after consuming pesticide-laced rice in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said Monday. The incident took place at Palibandha village in the Ganjam police station area. The deceased were identified as S Mama Reddy...

Bhubaneswar: Indian Railways is making significant strides in the redevelopment of Northern Odisha’s railway stations under the Amrit Station Scheme. Seven key stations across the region -- Kendujhargarh, Barbil, Jaroli, Baripada, Rairangpur, Betnoti, and Badampahar -- are undergoing extensive upgrades aimed at transforming these stations...

By Manoj Kumar Jena, OP Nabarangpur: Children in Junapani, a remote hamlet under Chandahandi block of Nabarangpur district, have a happy ride to their school every morning in a battery-operated auto-rickshaw. They seldom complain as the driver provides them with all the care and protection...