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Purushottampur: The annual 'Chaitra Mangalabara' festival of Maa Tara Tarini, the presiding deity of Ganjam district, concluded Tuesday peacefully, drawing thousands of devotees from across the region. On the final day, the twin goddesses were adorned in the Basanti Durga attire, offering a special darshan...

Jharsuguda: Cargo operations are set to begin soon at Veer Surendra Sai Airport in Jharsuguda, Airport Director Upendra Nath Dhaundia said Monday. A high-level committee led by J.P. Baxla, regional director of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), Bhubaneswar, inspected the airport’s security arrangements....

Sonepur: The Odisha government Tuesday suspended Sanjay Kumar Tripathy, District Registrar of Cooperative Societies (DRCS) in Subarnapur following allegations of irregularities in recruitment at a Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society (PACS) in the district. The action was taken under provisions of the Odisha Civil Services rules...

Bhubaneswar: The self-enumeration facility for Census 2027 was rolled out in Odisha Wednesday, officials said. Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati completed his self-enumeration online and urged all to do the same to ensure every household is counted in the Census. On the commencement of Census...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has appointed four ministers and 26 MLAs of the ruling BJP as chairpersons of the district planning committees (DPC), officials said. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved the names of heads of the planning committees for 30 districts, they said....

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other VIPs Wednesday greeted the people of Odisha on the state's 90th foundation day. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, leader of the Opposition, Naveen Patnaik, also greeted people on 'Utkal Dibasa'. On...

Bhubaneswar: A court in Odisha's Jharsuguda district has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a four-year-old girl in 2025. The additional district judge, Jharsuguda, pronounced the verdict Tuesday. Pankaj Podh, the prime accused in the case, has been sentenced to life imprisonment while...

NARENDRA RAUT, OP Koraput: At a time when the cooking gas crisis continues to disrupt daily life in Koraput, small business owners are being forced to rethink their survival strategies. At the bustling Gunthaguda Chowk, where roadside eateries serve as lifelines for locals and travellers...

Sundargarh: Deep-rooted superstition continues to haunt parts of Sundargarh district, as an elderly man was allegedly killed and his wife injured in a brutal attack over suspected witchcraft practice, Monday night. The incident occurred in Kendakhole village under Sadar police limits, where a group of...

Jharsuguda: A special POCSO court in Jharsuguda Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping his four-year-old stepdaughter, while awarding two years’ rigorous imprisonment to the child’s mother for failing to report the crime. The verdict was delivered by Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special...