New Delhi/Rourkela: President Droupadi Murmu will be on a day-long visit to Odisha April 21, her office said in a statement Monday. She will inaugurate a Planetarium and Science Centre, and the Nirmal Munda Parivesh Path, at a public function in Rourkela, it said. Murmu...
Bhubaneswar: No discrepancy has been noticed so far in the inventory of the valuables in the Ratna Bhandar of Puri's Jagannath temple, authorities of the 12th-century shrine said Monday. Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief administrator Arabinda Padhee, who is monitoring the exercise that started...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday disbursed over Rs 838 crore among 41.68 lakh farmers as the fourth instalment of the CM Kisan Yojana. Accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister K V Singh Deo, who is also in charge of the Agriculture and Farmer...
Berhampur: Two teenagers drowned while bathing in the reservoir of a dam in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said Monday. The incident occurred Sunday when six friends from Lalsingi village went to the reservoir at Bhanjanagar for bathing, and two of them drowned, a senior officer...
Balasore: Tension prevailed Monday on the Dubulagadi-Rangamatia road under Kasafal Marine police limits in Balasore Sadar block following the alleged dumping of beef. In protest, residents, along with Bajrang Dal members, staged a road blockade by burning tyres. The agitators demanded strict action against those...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is reeling under intense heatwave conditions, with scorching temperatures disrupting normal life across the state. On Sunday, temperatures in more than half of the state remained above 40 degrees Celsius. According to Regional Meteorological Centre, prevailing conditions are expected to continue through the...
Bhubaneswar: A nationwide debate has intensified over the proposed increase in Lok Sabha seats and implementation of the women’s reservation law. The legislation -- passed by Parliament in 2023 but whose implementation hinged on the recently defeated Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 -- aims to...
Deogarh: A minor girl studying in a government-run Industrial Training Institute (ITI) under Barkote police limits in this district was allegedly sexually assaulted over a period of one month by the principal of the institute. The matter came to light after police launched an investigation...
Kaptipada: A historic dak bungalow at Podadihi in Mayurbhanj district, believed to have been built more than a century ago, is in a dilapidated condition due to alleged negligence by the Public Works department (PWD), with locals pleading for its early restoration. Once a symbol...
Bargaon: A man was killed, and eight others sustained critical injuries after a man, who is reportedly mentally unstable, went on a rampage and assaulted villagers with an iron plough blade at Lakhuapada hamlet in Sahajbahal village under the police limits in Sundargarh district late...
The disruption in the supply of cooking gas (LPG) and petrol is one aspect of the economic crisis caused by...
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It is a patently false contention to tell religious leaders to mind things moral and spiritual and leave temporal or...
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The defeat of the Bill linked to women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha on 17 April is not merely a...
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By Aakar Patel What explains our inability or, if we are to be charitable, our reticence, to influence the world...
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