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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) RS Gopalan Friday launched a citizen awareness initiative on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls and appealed to voters in the state, especially those in urban areas, to verify their details in the 2002 electoral rolls....

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday blamed the Opposition BJD for the “backwardness of Odisha”, which was ruled by the regional party for 20 years, and accused the Congress of indulging in "negative politics". Shah was addressing a public meeting in Bhubaneswar after launching...

New Delhi: Twelve Indian Super League (ISL) clubs Friday wrote to the All India Football Federation (AIFF), alleging that the federation stands to earn a surplus of over Rs 3.4 crore from the ongoing season despite assuring the Sports Ministry that it would not "make...

Mundali (Odisha): Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday announced that the Central Industrial Security Force will now oversee the security of various sea ports across the country. In his address at the 57th Raising Day of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in Mundali, Shah...

Paradip: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday inaugurated IFFCO's sulphuric acid plant in Odisha's Jagatsingpur district to boost fertiliser production capacity. The new plant at Paradip will help enhance the fertiliser production capacity of IFFCO and achieve the goal of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat', an official said....

Mundali: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday asserted that the country is on the verge of eliminating Maoists by the end of this month, and said security forces will defeat those who dream of building a red corridor from Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh to Pashupati...

Dubai: In-form India opener Sanju Samson figured in the eight-man shortlist for the T20 World Cup Player of the Tournament announced by the ICC Friday. The other nominees are England all-rounder Will Jacks, Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan, South Africa's pacer Lungi Ngidi and captain Aiden...

Bhubaneswar: At least five people were killed in road accidents in three districts of Odisha Friday, police said. Two people died in motorcycle accidents in Nayagarh and Puri districts each, while one man lost his life when a truck crashed into a house where he...

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived at Bhubaneswar airport Friday. He reached the city in an Air Force aircraft and was welcomed by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and State BJP president Manmohan Samal. Shah has scheduled separate programmes in Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, and Paradip....

Sambalpur: Six members of an interstate gang of women chain snatchers have been arrested, Khetrajpur police here said during a presser held Thursday. The gang allegedly targeted women at religious places and gatherings as well as crowded public places in Sambalpur town to snatch their...