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Puri: The Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri has bank deposits of nearly Rs 1,912 crore and owns 60,821 acres of land across the country, besides possessing gold and diamond ornaments kept in its Ratna Bhandar, a statement said. According to the statement issued by the...

Bhubaneswar: Four-year-old Elena Mishra of Odisha has created history by becoming the youngest female player to hold an official FIDE rating. Elena, aged 4 years, 6 months and 16 days, has been awarded an official FIDE Blitz rating of 1432, according to the ratings published...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Irrigation facilities have been extended to nearly 3.20 lakh hectares of agricultural land and water infrastructure works worth Rs 54,000 crore have been approved in the state over the past two years, said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday. CM showcased Odisha’s significant...

Bhubaneswar: Over 170 students from different schools across Bhubaneswar and Kataka participated in XQUIZIT 2026, an inter-school quiz competition organised by the third-year Communication students of the School of Communications, XIM University (XIMU) Wednesday. The event began with an address by XIMU School of Communications...

Bhubaneswar: Nayapalli police Wednesday busted an inter-district theft gang allegedly involved in stealing mobile phones and other valuables from Ama Bus passengers and people in crowded public places across the Capital city, officials said. The accused were identified as Judhishthira Pradhan (20), Nila Reedy (39)...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJD Wednesday urged the Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to ensure transparent and impartial verification of electoral records, alleging that Form-7 was being misused to target genuine minority voters during the ongoing SIR exercise. Form-7 is used to file objections to the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has cancelled the licences of 96 fertiliser dealers and suspended those of another 170 for allegedly indulging in unfair practices during the current financial year, officials said Wednesday. The action comes as the state government steps up enforcement to ensure adeqOdisha...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) Wednesday signed MoUs with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and CivicDataLab to upgrade the disaster management system to a more data-driven, scientific and technology-enabled framework, officials said. The two partnerships will strengthen disaster risk assessment, preparedness and...

Bhubaneswar: A court Wednesday dismissed a criminal revision petition against former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik and ex-IAS officer V K Pandian in an alleged expenditure of around Rs 500 crore from the state exchequer by undertaking 300 helicopter tours. Khurda district sessions judge Biranchi...

Bhubaneswar: Youth Congress held a protest march Wednesday, seeking withdrawal of the FIR registered against the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, over his remarks on an alleged caste-based 'purification' ritual at a venue in Uttarakhand. An FIR was registered against Gandhi...