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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy Friday, constituted the Standing Committees and Public Accounts Committee (PAC), assigning chairperson responsibilities to legislators across party lines. More than 35 Assembly committees, including PAC, and 10 Standing Committees have been formed. Opposition chief whip Pramila Mallik has been...

Bhubaneswar: A three-member committee probing errors in Odisha school textbooks has submitted its report to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, paving the way for possible action against officials responsible for the lapses. Headed by the Development Commissioner Deo Ranjan Kumar Singh, the panel submitted its...

Balangir: A fire broke out at a market complex in Odisha's Balangir district Friday, causing damage to several shops, including an electric two-wheeler showroom, police said Friday. Upon receiving information, fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and launched an operation to douse the blaze,...

Chhatrapur/Bhanjanagar: In a crackdown on cattle smuggling, police in Ganjam district intercepted vehicles transporting cattle illegally and rescued about 100 animals, sources said Thursday. Four people were arrested for allegedly smuggling cattle, mostly cows, from Gholapur near Baibali village under Bhanjanagar police limits to Kerala,...

Hatadihi: Police suspect a love affair may have led to the murder of a West Bengal woman whose decomposed body was recovered from a field in Balia area under Soso police limits in Kendujhar district. An alleged accomplice in the crime has been arrested, while...

Jharsuguda: Police in Jharsuguda district solved a sensational murder case within six hours, arresting a woman and her lover for the alleged murder of her husband. The accused, identified as Geeta Mirdha, 40, and Tikinu Kishan, 44, were arrested for allegedly killing Geeta’s husband, Sashtidhar...

Bhubaneswar: In a major infrastructure announcement for the holy city of Puri, state government has unveiled plans for the construction of a state-of-the-art multipurpose convention centre with a seating capacity of 1,000, aimed at transforming the city into a premier destination for conferences, cultural events,...

Paikmal: In a distressing incident highlighting the persistence of social boycott, the family of an elderly woman reportedly had to carry her body to a cremation ground on a bicycle after villagers refused to help with her last rites in Bargarh district’s Paikmal area. The...

Bhubaneswar: Ruling that a wife cannot be treated as her husband’s property and is free to decide where she wishes to live, the Orissa High Court has dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a man seeking the release of his wife from alleged illegal...

Malkangiri: Officials of the Odisha Forest Department Thursday seized 311 turtles during a raid in Malkangiri district and arrested three persons. Acting on a tip-off, Malkangiri forest range officers conducted a special vehicle checking operation at Padmagiri Chowk here and found a total of 311...