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Cuttack: The millennium city of Cuttack is abuzz with festive fervour as the historic Bali Yatra is set to commence from November 5 to 12 along the picturesque banks of the Mahanadi. Celebrating Odisha’s rich maritime heritage, the grand cultural fair is expected to attract...

Basudevpur: A three-month-old girl died after allegedly receiving a polio injection in Nandapatana village under Balimunda panchayat of Basudevpur block in Bhadrak district, triggering allegations of medical negligence. According to a complaint lodged by the child’s father, Rajaram Jana, his daughter Rajashree was administered a...

PITAMBAR SAHU,OP Nuapada: The upcoming Nuapada by-election, necessitated by the death of four-time BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia, has intensified political activity in the region. With polling set for November 11, major political parties- the BJP, BJD and Congress, along with independents, have launched door-to-door campaigns...

Bhubaneswar: After 20 days of protest, undertrial prisoner Duna Keshav Rao, alias Azad, ended his indefinite hunger strike at Jharpada Jail Tuesday. He withdrew the strike after the Odisha government informed the State Human Rights Commission (OHRC) of its decision to establish an independent court...

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view of the heavy rush of devotees travelling to Puri for the auspicious Kartika Purnima, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) announced to operate passenger special trains between Berhampur and Puri for three days starting Tuesday. According to ECoR sources, these special trains...

Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati called for the formulation of a comprehensive strategic roadmap to boost entrepreneurship and accelerate industrial growth across Odisha. Chairing a review meeting on the functioning of the Industries and MSME departments at the New Abhishek Hall in Raj Bhavan Tuesday,...

Angul: A contract worker reportedly died Tuesday morning after an accident at the Sree Metaliks iron plant located under the Nisha Industrial Police limits in Angul district. Police sources confirmed the worker’s death in the mishap, while company officials claimed he was undergoing treatment and...

Malkangiri: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth in Odisha's Malkangiri district after being served a spiked drink, police said Tuesday. The incident happened Monday when the girl went out with the youth, who was known to her, on his motorcycle, they said....

Nuapada: BJD president Naveen Patnaik's 'candidate chori' and 'betrayal' jibe targeting the ruling BJP during the election campaign in the Nuapada bypoll, snowballed into a major row on Tuesday with late MLA Rajendra Dholakia's wife Kalpana lashing out at the opposition party and accusing it...

Bhubaneswar: Asserting that Paradip in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district would soon emerge as the ‘gateway' to eastern India, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday said the port town will have a greenfield airport, a cruise terminal and also become a hub of green hydrogen. Majhi said...