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Puri: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, who is on a three-day visit to Odisha, Saturday offered prayers and sought the blessings of Lord Jagannath at the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri and later visited the historic Sun Temple at Konark. On this occasion, the...

Rourkela: Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday launched several developmental projects worth Rs 215 crore in Odisha's Rourkela city. Pradhan, who was on a two-day visit, launched the projects at a function in the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela. He inaugurated the newly constructed...

Balasore: A 23-year-old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a hotel in Odisha's Balasore district, police said Saturday. The deceased, Akash Mahanta of Mayurbhanj district, had checked into the hotel along with a man and a woman around 9 pm Thursday, they said....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's State Transport Authority (STA) has instructed all regional transport officers (RTOs) to accept cash payments against e-challans issued to motorists for traffic violations, officials said. The move comes in the wake of complaints by vehicle owners stating that they were facing difficulties in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will take strict measures for the enforcement of green stickers and valid pollution under control certificates (PUCC) under the Motor Vehicles Act from February next year, Transport minister Bibhuti Jena Saturday said. Jena said, “A valid PUCC, insurance and fitness certification are mandatory...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police have made tight security arrangements in the pilgrim town Puri and the capital city Bhubaneswar for New Year celebration. With over 3.5-4 lakh devotees expected to visit Puri's Jagannath temple on New Year's day, comprehensive security, traffic, crowd management, and emergency preparedness...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is set to receive incentives of Rs 155 crore from the Centre for the successful implementation of the digital crop survey and farmers' registry, officials said on Saturday. The Union government has formally assessed and approved the state's proposals under the Special...

Bargarh: The Odisha government has inducted a five-member all-woman squad for the protection of forest and animals in Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary, officials said  Saturday. For the first time, an all-woman squad has been inducted into the force in the sanctuary. Of the freshly inducted personnel, four...

Kendrapara: The charred body of a 45-year-old man was found inside his roadside shop in Odisha's Kendrapara district Saturday, police said. His family members and locals alleged that the shop, located in a market in the Kudangagari police station area, was set afire by unidentified...

Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths Saturday arrested two Odisha government officials, including a forester, for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income, police said. During search operations at properties of the forester, he was found in possession of two multi-storeyed buildings in Bhubaneswar and...