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Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Friday directed officials to ensure improved sanitation, water maintenance, and tourist facilities at the City’s key heritage and religious sites, including Kedar Gouri, Khandagiri, Kapileshwar, and Mukteshwar. Chairing a high-level review meeting at Lok Seva Bhavan, Parida, who also...

Navi Mumbai: Royal Challengers Bengaluru, riding on a century stand between India stalwarts Radha Yadav and Richa Ghosh and a five-wicket haul by spinner Shreyanka Patil, defeated Gujarat Giants by 32 runs to register their third successive Women's Premier League win Friday. Sent in to...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will introduce 55 new textbooks for classes 1 to 8 from the next academic year, officials said Friday. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting, chaired by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. State School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday suspended two more frontline leaders for alleged anti-party activities, sending a clear message to party members to maintain discipline and unity. The suspended leaders are Nalini Prabha Jena, president of the zilla parishad in Jajpur district, and Ganeswar Baral,...

Balasore: Odisha Police has arrested three persons in Balasore district and launched a manhunt to nab others allegedly involved in the lynching of a man suspected of cattle smuggling, an officer said Friday. The incident has triggered sharp political reactions, with leaders of Opposition parties...

Berhampur: A man was sentenced to 20 years in jail by a special court in Odisha's Ganjam district for raping a 14-year-old girl multiple times. The convict had first raped the girl June 15, 2024, while she was going to take a bath in the...

Cuttack: An 85-year-old retired forest officer was Friday sentenced to rigorous imprisonment (RI) for three years after a special vigilance court in Bhubaneswar convicted him in a 30-year-old disproportionate assets (DA) case. Suresh Chandra Rath, former assistant conservator of forests (ACF) of Puri Divisional Forest...

Rourkela: Normalcy returned to Sundargarh town Friday, a day after a clash between two groups left 12 people injured, as authorities lifted the curfew and restored internet services, officials said. The administration Thursday imposed Section 163 of BNS and suspended internet services for 24 hours...

Bhubaneswar: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Friday praised BJD chief Naveen Patnaik, saying development achieved during the regional party's rule was clearly visible. Yadav, who is on a two-day visit to the state, met the five-time chief minister at his residence here and said, "Patnaik...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has strengthened its public health surveillance following the detection of two Nipah virus cases in neighbouring West Bengal, health and family welfare minister Mukesh Mahaling said on Friday. Two nurses of a private hospital in Barasat in North 24 Parganas district...