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Bhubaneswar: Social media influencer Shubhankar Mishra, who has been booked for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Lord Jagannath devotees, Tuesday tendered an unconditional apology for his controversial video on the 12th-century shrine. Mishra, in his YouTube channel, said that he does not have any...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly Tuesday passed a Bill aimed at decriminalising certain minor offences in 16 existing laws to promote a more business-friendly and citizen-centric environment in the state. The Odisha Jan Vishwas Bill, 2025, moved by Industries Minister Sampad Chandra Swain, was debated amid...

Bhubaneswar: Puri Police have arrested four people and recovered gold and silver ornaments and cash looted from a vehicle in the district, an officer said Tuesday. Armed miscreants had intercepted a vehicle transporting cash, gold, and silver of a jewellery shop on the Chandanpur-Samjajpur over-bridge...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Tuesday alleged that students belonging to tribal and Dalit communities living in hostels meant for them have been subjected to severe neglect since the BJP-led state government came to power in Odisha. In a press conference held at...

Rourkela: A man, wanted in 21 criminal cases, was arrested with five country-made pistols and 35 swords in Odisha's Sundargarh district, an official said Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, police apprehended Sunil Majhi from near the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) Monday night when he was...

Bhubaneswar: BJD leader Manmath Routray Tuesday lodged two police complaints against Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, even as he himself faces cases for allegedly making defamatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the CM, officials said. Routray, who contested the 2024 Lok Sabha...

Berhampur: A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly poaching migratory birds in the Chilika lake, the largest waterfowl habitat in the country, an official said Tuesday. The accused, identified as Sheikh Mustak of Maluda in Puri district, was caught by wildlife personnel from Siandi under...

Bhubaneswar: MLAs of the Opposition BJD and Congress walked out of the Odisha Assembly Tuesday, alleging that the BJP government in the state “has decided to scrap” a scheme under which SC and ST students study in English-medium schools at full government expense. ST &...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 1,398 people have lost their lives in human-animal conflicts over the past decade, Forest, Environment & Climate Change Minister Shri Ganesh Ram SinghKhuntia informed the Odisha Assembly Tuesday. While answering a query asked by BJP MLA Akhila Chandra Naik, the Forest...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Tuesday asked Odisha's BJP government to intervene and ensure that Rs 7,145 crore “illegally collected” from around 1 crore power consumers in the name of "minimum charges" or "monthly minimum fixed charges" be refunded with the interest amount. The issue was raised...