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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday approved a 5 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for state government employees drawing salaries under the pre-revised Odisha Revised Scales of Pay (ORSP) Rules, 2008. The decision will also benefit eligible teaching and non-teaching employees of aided educational...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Thursday alleged that attempts were being made to create anarchy in the country with the support of foreign forces and appealed to students not to be misled by the 'Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)' movement. Addressing a press conference at...

Bhadrak: Two motorcyclists were killed after their bike was allegedly hit by an unidentified vehicle in Odisha's Bhadrak district, police said Thursday. The accident took place on National Highway-16 near Yasotikiri within Bhandaripokhari block in the district Wednesday night. The deceased have been identified as...

Bhubaneswar: Members of the All India Democratic Students' Organisation (AIDSO), All India Democratic Youth Organisation (AIDYO) and the All India Women's Cultural Organisation staged a protest at Master Canteen Square Thursday, condemning the alleged police action against students demonstrating at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi...

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...