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Bhubaneswar: Durga Puja committees in Bhubaneswar will face criminal cases if they play high-decibel DJ music during idol immersion processions, police said Wednesday. Bhubaneswar DCP Saravana Vivek M said DJ music was prohibited during the processions and committees had been asked to use only traditional...

Bhubaneswar: Ravana podi, the burning of Ravana's effigy, will be organised at nine locations in Bhubaneswar on the occasion of Vijayadashami Wednesday. Large crowds are expected to gather to witness the event and fireworks display.  Adequate police personnel and fire service staff will be deployed...

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph are likely at isolated places in several districts of Odisha October 26 and 27, while light to moderate rain or thundershowers are expected in parts of the state, according to the weather forecast. The...

Nagoya/Bhubaneswar: Odisha archer Payal Nag and her partner Sheetal Devi won the silver medal in the women’s compound doubles event at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya Wednesday after losing the final. Sheetal, who was born without arms, and Payal, a quadruple amputee, went down...

Kataka: The responsibilities of the police are no longer limited to crime control but encompass a wide range of challenges, including terrorism, Maoism, organised crime, cybercrime and drug trafficking, Odisha DGP (in-charge) Vinaytosh Mishra said Wednesday. Addressing the 67th Police Commemoration Day at the state...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's ruling BJP has accused BJD chief Naveen Patnaik of seeking to create a "Bangladesh-like situation" in the country for political gains after he demanded the immediate release of two CJP leaders in Delhi. In a post on its official X handle Tuesday, the...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Tuesday demanded immediate release of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, and said their judicial custody must be urgently reviewed. Das and Ranka were taken into custody October 13 after they allegedly climbed over a locked...

Puri: Odisha Police Tuesday arrested a 40-year-old man from Jharkhand's Jamshedpur almost two months after he allegedly killed his mother and buried the body in the kitchen floor of their rented house here, an official said. Searching for the accused, police combed Odisha and also...

Bhubaneswar: DJ vehicles will not be allowed during Durga Puja idol immersion processions in Bhubaneswar, with police warning of legal action against organisers and others who violate the restriction, DCP Saravana Vivek M said Tuesday. The restriction has been imposed to ensure peaceful immersion processions...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Braj Mohan Ram, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Tuesday extended greetings to the people of the state on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami and Dussehra. "Heartfelt greetings to the people of the state on the auspicious...