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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Monday transferred Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Communication, Dayal Gangwar, and appointed him as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Home Department with immediate effect. A notification issued by the Home department said Gangwar, an IPS officer of the 1998...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the prevailing hot and humid weather conditions, the office of Odisha CEO Monday issued an advisory for the prevention and mitigation of heatwave impact during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls across the state. In a letter to all district...

Puri: Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh visited the Puri Jagannath Temple and offered prayers Monday. Singh said he prayed for peace, prosperity and the well-being of people across the country and Odisha. He described his visit to the shrine as a blessing...

Bhubaneswar: Scorching heat conditions prevailing across Odisha are set to intensify further over next few days, according to the regional meteorological centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar. A heatwave warning has been issued as hot weather is likely to persist for four more days. Red warning...

Bhubaneswar: BJD Monday rejected suggestions that Rajya Sabha MP Debashish Samantaray’s resignation was a setback to the party, asserting that his exit would instead strengthen the organisation in Cuttack. “He left the party to protect his business interests. He was in politics to do business...

Bhubaneswar: BJD MP Debashish Samantaray Monday quit the party and also resigned from the Rajya Sabha, alleging that he was being "systematically belittled" in the organisation. Hours after resigning from the party, Samantaray said he met Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan in Parliament and submitted...

Puri: Authorities of Puri's Jagannath Temple have said the district administration of Hapur in Uttar Pradesh has assured them that it will allow the celebration of the annual Rath Yatra only as per 'tithi' (auspicious day of the Hindu almanac) July 16 and not on...

Mahanga: A couple was allegedly subjected to a murderous assault after the woman gave birth to twin daughters at Pasulunda village under Mahanga police limits in Cuttack district. The victims were identified as Chandrasekhar Jena, 23, and his wife Parbati Jena, 21, in the village....

Bhubaneswar: As temperatures continue to soar during the summer season, Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) has intensified its summer management measures to safeguard both animals and visitors from the ongoing heatwave conditions. The zoological park, which welcomes more than 3.9 million visitors annually, houses over 4,000...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of All India Students’ Federation (AISF) Saturday intensified its protest against the alleged irregularities and paper leak in the NEET examination, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on moral grounds. As part of the agitation, AISF activists burnt...