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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Department arrested a government engineer Wednesday, a day after unearthing 97 land parcels, five buildings, two farmhouses, a market complex and other assets that were disproportionate to his known source of income, officials said. Bhubaneswar Sabar, the executive engineer of the roads...

Puri: The Jagannath Temple here will remain closed for devotees for four hours from Wednesday evening for a special ritual of the shrine's sibling deities, its administration said. In a public notice, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) said darshan will be suspended from 6...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) declared the results of its Class XII examinations Wednesday, with close to 86 per cent of the 3.98 lakh students who appeared for it clearing the exam. Announcing the results, the state's School and Mass Education Minister...

Puri: The authorities of the Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri has opposed the decision of a temple in Ferozepur of Punjab to hold the Rath Yatra, untimely. IAS officer Arabinda Padhee, the chief administrator of the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), urged the Ferozepur district...

Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha, will announce the Plus II board examination results at 12:30 pm Wednesday. Students can check their Plus II results on the official websites — CHSE Odisha and Odisha Results Portal — after the declaration. Results will...

Puri: The inventory work of the Puri Jagannath Temple's 'Ratna Bhandar' or treasury resumed here Tuesday amid tight security and adherence to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) approved by the Odisha government, a senior official said. The inventory process of jewellery and valuables stored inside...

Bhubaneswar: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to launch Odisha's first-ever 'Bee Corridor' project with the beginning of the monsoon season in June, an official statement said. Under this initiative, nearly 20,000 flowering plants will be planted along highways passing through Sambalpur,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reeled under intense heatwave conditions Tuesday, with 21 places recording temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or above. The industrial town of Jharsuguda in the western region was the hottest place in the state Tuesday at 44.8 degrees Celsius, followed by Hirakud at 44...

Bhubaneswar: A troupe of talented Odissi dancers from the state beautifully showcased India’s rich cultural heritage at the inaugural ‘India Day’ celebrations, held May 16 along the scenic banks of the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. The performance was presented under the aegis of...

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: The family members of Anjarana Ramaya, the Odisha man who was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in Moscow region, were worried about when his body would reach home from Russia. While the family accused both the agency, through which Ramaya got the job,...