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Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has ruled that a person recognised as Scheduled Caste in Jharkhand cannot claim the same status in Odisha merely because he belongs to the same caste, which is classified as Scheduled Tribe in the state. Justice Sashikanta Mishra quashed an...

Kataka: Odisha Police have deployed 130 platoons of force, two companies of paramilitary personnel and more than 500 officers in Kataka to maintain security during Durga Puja celebrations, Director General of Police Vinaytosh Mishra said. The DGP reviewed the security arrangements in the city, visiting...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Saturday claimed that the student union poll candidates of its student wing, Biju Chhatra Janata Dal, secured victories in 50 per cent of seats in universities and 60 per cent in colleges in the October 15 elections. The five-time former...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah Saturday termed the ABVP's victory in Odisha student union polls "a stern response to anti-national forces", saying that it reaffirms that youth favour the 'nation first' ideology. In the October 15 elections, the RSS-affiliated Akhil...

Bhubaneswar: Newly appointed Odisha Governor Braj Mohan Ram is scheduled to arrive in Bhubaneswar at 12:30 pm Saturday, a day before he is set to take oath as the state’s Governor. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, along with senior administrative officials, will receive Ram at...

Bhubaneswar: A delivery worker was allegedly assaulted by two youths suspected to be students of a private university in Bhubaneswar’s Infocity area, prompting police to begin an inquiry. The victim, identified as Ranjit Mallick, works for an online grocery delivery company. He alleged that the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance seized Rs 21.88 lakh in suspected unaccounted cash from a Superintending Engineer of the Mahanadi Northern Division in a late-night operation in Bhubaneswar, following a tip-off about alleged bribe collection from contractors, said officials Saturday. Vigilance officials intercepted Prasanjit Das, posted at...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Excise officials have seized 46,218 bulk litres of illicit liquor and 931 kg of ganja and arrested 470 persons in 958 cases in the first five days of a statewide crackdown as the festival season has got underway. Between October 10 and 14,...

Bhubaneswar: Devotees began gathering at decorated Durga Puja pandals across Odisha Saturday as Maha Saptami rituals got underway. The rituals follow Shashthi Puja held Friday, when the traditional ‘Belabarani’ ceremony was performed to invite Goddess Durga to the puja mandaps. On Maha Saptami, clay idols...