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Puri: Jagannath temple authorities of Puri Friday decided to send a delegation to President Droupadi Murmu or Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking their intervention into ISKCON holding Rath Yatra on random days across the world, contrary to the norms sanctioned by scriptures. The decision was...

Bhubaneswar: On World Environment Day, Odisha Forest Minister Ganesh Ram Singhuntia Friday called upon farmers and other stakeholders to adopt the old tradition of farming with new methods. Inaugurating the state-level celebration of World Environment Day-2026 in Bhubaneswar, Singkhuntia said the traditional farming system was...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi watched a special screening of the film Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata at a cinema hall in Bhubaneswar Friday evening, joined by Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo, ministers, actress Kangana Ranaut and other elected representatives. Majhi said that the success...

Kendrapara: A 74-year-old woman suffered serious injuries after an explosion ripped through a suspected illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in Odisha's Kendrapara district, police said Friday. The incident occurred Thursday night at Ostarahat village under the jurisdiction of Marshaghai police station. The injured woman, identified as...

Kendrapara: The decomposed body of a 23-year-old Dalit man, who had been missing for over a week, was recovered from a bush in Odisha's Kendrapara district Friday, a day after a person was arrested on suspicion of murd*r, police said. Gouranga Sethi of Mahadeipatana village...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has initiated the process of rescuing five migrant workers of the state, following their claim that they have been stranded in Thailand, an official said Friday. The unskilled workers, hailing from various areas of Kendrapada district, went to the Southeast Asian...

Bhubaneswar: One person was killed and 16 others sustained injuries in two separate road accidents reported from Angul and Mayurbhanj districts of Odisha Friday. In the first incident, a helper of a private bus was killed and ten passengers were injured after the bus collided...

Angul/Baripada: An elephant, which remained confined inside a transport truck for nearly 36 hours after being tranquilised, will finally be shifted to the Kanchinda Wildlife Rescue Centre near Bangiriposi in Mayurbhanj district, forest officials said Friday. The prolonged delay in relocating the rogue elephant has...

Rayagada: Villagers staged a blockade on National Highway-326 near Kumbhikota village under Rayagada Sadar block Friday, protesting a reported prolonged drinking water shortage that disrupted daily life. The agitation began around 7 am, bringing traffic on the Rayagada-Koraput highway to a standstill. Men and women...

Bhubaneswar: Former BJD MP Debashish Samantaray Friday filed his nomination papers as the BJP candidate for the Rajya Sabha by-election from Odisha. Samantaray, who joined the saffron party May 26 after quitting the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), was named the party's candidate by the BJP...