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Puri: A devotee and a Sri Jagannath Temple Police (JTP) personnel have filed FIRs against each other at Puri’s Singhadawar Police Station, a source said Sunday. The devotee alleged maltreatment and molestation by a JTP member, while the JTP personnel, Gupteswar Routray, accused the devotee’s...

Bhubaneswar: An Odisha-based startup Bon V Aero has launched a fully autonomous logistics drone service called Air Orca, a source said Sunday. The launch of the drone service was made in the presence of venture capitalist Tim Draper, the source added. "Today's launch of Air...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has lifted the ban on recruitment of home guards in the state, a CMO release stated. The ban was withdrawn Saturday following the direction of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. With this, the vacant posts of home guards in the state...

Bhubaneswar: The Congress alleged that three police stations in Odisha's Cuttack had refused to take the complaint of the 19-year-old college student who survived multiple gang rapes. Congress's Cuttack-Barabati MLA Sofia Firdous demanded an investigation into the role of police for allegedly making the woman...

Bhubaneswar: National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 will be implemented in government universities and affiliated colleges across Odisha from the current academic session (2024-25), according to a press release issued by the Chief Minister’s Office, Saturday. As per the release, the implementation is aimed at bringing...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday announced an honorarium of Rs 30,000 per month for all Padma awardees from the state. With this decision, each of the 55 living Padma awardees in Odisha will receive a monthly honorarium. The initiative is expected to...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Odisha to attend the 150th birth anniversary celebration of freedom fighter and tribal icon Birsa Munda at Rourkela November 15. Odisha's Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Minister Rabi Naik made this statement, but added that the...

New Delhi: The Indian Navy is set to demonstrate its formidable maritime capabilities and operational strength at the Blue Flag Beach of Puri in Odisha on the occasion of Navy Day December 4, officials said Saturday. President Droupadi Murmu has consented to be the chief...

Bhubaneswar: The police Saturday arrested a 24-year-old man from Kashmir on charge of blackmailing an Odisha woman and forcing her to marry him after converting her religion, an officer said in Bhubaneswar. He was arrested days after the woman lodged a police complaint against the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Saturday said that applications from around 2.67 lakh women beneficiaries of the Subhadra Yojana have been rejected for various reasons. She added that every panchayat office has been instructed to publish the rejection list. The Deputy CM advised...