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Police arrested a man in Odisha for sending a letter in the name of Maoists to extort Rs 35 lakh from his father. Read more.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is planning to provide an additional 5 kg rice to the poor under the Public Distribution System (PDS), a minister told reporters in Bhubaneswar Wednesday. "We are thinking of providing an additional 5 kg rice to all 3.25 crore people who are...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha leaders, including Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik, Wednesday paid rich tributes to former President APJ Abdul Kalam on his birthday. Taking to social media, Kambhampati said: "Remembering #bharatratna Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the...

Kolkata: The father of the Durgapur gangrape victim Wednesday has demanded an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the case. Speaking to a section of media persons here, the victim's father said the central agency probe will help mete out exemplary punishment...

Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: Odisha government will set up its second Regional Plant Resource Centre (RPRC) at Sanaghagara in Keonjhar district, officials said Wednesday. The decision was taken at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in Bhubaneswar Tuesday evening. The project, envisioned...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP in Odisha Wednesday nominated Jay Dholakia as its candidate for Nuapada assembly bypoll, voting for which will be held along with the second phase of Bihar polls November 11. Dholakia, son of former BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia, joined the BJP October...

Bhubaneswar: After keeping himself away from public events for several months due to health issues, opposition BJD president Naveen Patnaik is all set to reappear in public on his 79th birthday October 16 and join the party's annual Jan Sampark Padyatra. On the day, Odisha's...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) Tuesday issued comprehensive guidelines ahead of Diwali celebrations, appealing to citizens to observe the festival in an environmentally responsible manner and in compliance with noise and air pollution norms. As per the advisory, people have been urged...

Kolkata: Even as the investigation into the gangrape of a medico from Odisha at a medical college in Durgapur is underway, the National Commission for Women (NCW), in its fact-finding report, Tuesday flagged “security lapses” and “gross negligence” on the part of West Bengal Police...

Nandapur: With a bumper potato production this year, one would think farmers must be having a good income this time around. However, farmers in Odisha are allegedly forced to distress sale the vegetable due to the unavailability of sufficient storage facility and marketing efforts by...