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Koraput: In an attempt to blend local culture with public awareness, Odisha Police in Koraput district has launched a campaign under 'Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan' by adapting the popular tribal folk song "Chhi Chhi Chhi Re Nani Chhi" to spread the message against drug abuse....

Bhubaneswar: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red warning for parts of Odisha, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy rainfall over the next two days and urging people in vulnerable areas to remain alert. For the 24-hour period ending 8:30 am...

Jharsuguda: 10 councillors of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Belpahad municipality of Jharsuguda district Tuesday resigned from the party, sources said. The councillors announced their decision at a press conference, citing internal developments within the party. The councillors have stepped down from their BJD membership,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for implementing its free education programme from Kindergarten (KG) to Postgraduate (PG) level, specifying fee guidelines, eligibility criteria and responsibilities of educational institutions. According to the SOP, the scheme will cover regular academic courses offered...

Puri: The Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON in Bengaluru has said it would hold Rath Yatra across its centres during the nine-day period prescribed by Puri's Jagannath Temple administration in accordance with the scriptures, diverging from the Mayapur-headquartered ISKCON Group's stand on the issue. It also clarified...

Tokyo: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu registered a straight-game win over Malaysia's Wong Ling Ching to progress to the women's singles second round at the Japan Open Super 750 badminton tournament in Tokyo Tuesday. World No. 10 Sindhu, a 2019 world champion, produced a compact...

Puri: The authorities of the Jagannath Temple here will conduct a special inventory of the shrine's Ratna Bhandar July 19 when the deities will be at the Gundicha Temple for a week-long stay during Rath Yatra, a senior official said. The sibling deities of Lord...

Mathili/Malkangiri: Three tribal families staged a sit-in and hunger strike outside the Mathili tehsil office Monday, alleging they had been denied compensation for land acquired for a railway project due to irregularities in the land acquisition process. The protest was led by a former senior...

Bhubaneswar: Baripada Railway Station under the jurisdiction of Kharagpur Division in Mayurbhanj district and Kesinga Railway Station in Kalahandi District have been transformed into modern, accessible and passenger-friendly railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Baripada, the district headquarters of Mayurbhanj, serves as a...

Baleshwar: Baleshwar Police have arrested six alleged contract killers in connection with the sensational broad-daylight murder of a businessman in the busy Arad Bazar area under Sahadevkhunta police limits and seized firearms and live ammunition from their possession. The arrested accused have been identified as...