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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday asked the newly recruited government employees to remain dedicated to their work and refrain from making money through corrupt practices. The chief minister said this while addressing a 'Nijukti Mela' (appointment fair) where as many as 376...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said his government was committed to encouraging children in the field of science from an early age. Majhi made the statement after felicitating winners of the Young Astronomer Talent Search (YATS) at the Pathani Samanta Planetarium in...

Cuttack: Noting that there have been changes in the pattern of crimes in the state, Odisha DGP YB Khurania Friday called upon the police rank and file to adopt a technology-based and scientific investigation process for success. Khurania made the remarks at the 69th State...

Cuttack: Odisha Police Friday recovered three unidentified bodies of women in Cuttack and Bolangir districts, an officer said. A woman's body was found near the Paramahansa area in Cuttack district, while the bodies of two women were found near a railway track in Bolangir district....

Chennai: J Padmakumari was too nervous to switch on her mobile phone and computer the whole of Thursday. She didn't want to follow her son D Gukesh's title match against Ding Liren in Singapore. But around 7pm, Gukesh's aunt stormed into the house with the...

Bhubaneswar: The anti-corruption vigilance wing of Odisha Police arrested an assistant commercial tax officer (ACTO) and two other persons on charge of financial fraud of over Rs 4 crore, officials said Friday. The Vigilance Department arrested the three people after getting prima facie evidence of...

Bhubaneswar: Sprinter Dutee Chand escaped unhurt after a truck hit her car near OMP Square in Cuttack, police said Friday. The incident took place Thursday evening when Dutee was returning to Bhubaneswar from her native Jajpur district with a friend. Her luxury car suffered damage...

Patana: A 15-year-old boy died after being administered with a "wrong injection" for a skin ailment at a medicine store in Keonjhar district Thursday, a source said. The deceased was identified as Sukadev Munda, son of Bijay Kumar Munda from Dharapada village under Pandapada police...

Buguda: Police here in Ganjam district have arrested a youth on charge of raping his sister-in-law on the pretext of marriage and making the video of the intimate moments viral on social media platforms. The accused was identified as Seemanchal Goud, a native of Tambiri...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday directed officials to ensure that the middlemen do not take benefit of the ongoing paddy procurement process in the state. Majhi was reviewing the progress of the paddy procurement that started November 20. "The Chief Minister has...