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Cuttack: The Orissa High Court Monday upheld its earlier order that validated a policy requiring matriculation as the minimum qualification for grant of licence to those undertaking photography business on the Sun Temple premises at Konark. The move came from a division bench of Chief...

Chandbali: Kanika Sands Island, located near the Dhamra estuary in Bhadrak district, has witnessed the hoisting of the national flag, marking a significant event amid the ongoing debate over its ownership. This action came Saturday after a coordinated effort involving the Indian Navy, state government...

Kendrapara: The Bhitarkanika National Park will remain closed to tourists for eight days starting Tuesday to conduct the 2025 status survey of estuarine crocodiles and the mid-winter waterfowl census. The Divisional Forest Offi cer (DFO) of the Rajnagar Mangrove (Forest) and Wildlife Division, Gopinath Sudarshan...

Bolangir: A 17-year-old girl from Bolangir, who lost both her arms and legs after coming in contact with a high-voltage electric wire while working as a migrant labourer outside the state, has brought laurels for Odisha by becoming the champion at the Sixth National Para...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Odisha and main opposition Biju Janata Dal Monday engaged in a war of words over the alleged conversion of 'Sankha Bhawan', the BJD party headquarters in Bhubaneswar, into a restaurant. Senior BJP leader Jagannath Pradhan took a dig...

Bhubaneshwar: IIM-Sambalpur has introduced a full-time MBA programme in Business Analytics at its Delhi campus, a statement said Monday. Candidates with a high CAT percentile and having STEM academic background with one year of relevant experience can apply for admission, it said. IIM-Sambalpur also signed...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Monday became the 34th state to join the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana scheme, seven months after the BJP came to power in the state. As Odisha joined the health insurance programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the people of the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday announced a monthly pension of Rs 20,000 and other benefits for people jailed during Emergency, a notification by the state home department said. January 2, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi declared the provision of monthly pension for those arrested and...

Baripada: A 66-year-old tusker engaged in protecting timber and tigers in the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, has died during treatment, a senior forest department official said Monday. The elephant, Mahendra, died Sunday around 10.30 pm in the Chahala camp. The jumbo...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday embarked on a two-day visit to New Delhi during which he will remain present at the signing of an MoU with the Centre for implementation of the Ayushman Bharat scheme in the state. The Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri...