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Bhubaneshwar: Former India cricketer Venkatesh Prasad visited the Jagannath temple in Bhubaneswar’s Puri and donated Rs 30 lakhs to the temple authorities, along with a small cricket bat and ball signed by him. Currently serving as the deputy general manager for Canara Bank, Prasad expressed...

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik, and other prominent figures Tuesday mourned the death of Arjuna awardee weightlifter Bijay Kumar Satpathy. Satpathy passed away Monday morning at his residence in Berhampur town in Ganjam district at the age...

Bhubaneswar: 289 migrant labourers from Odisha died while working outside the state during the last five years, Labour and Employees' State Insurance minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia told the Assembly Tuesday. While replying to a query of BJD legislator Ananta Narayan Jena, the minister said the...

Bhubaneswar: Police used water cannon to disperse BJD activists outside the Odisha Assembly during the Opposition party's 'Vidhan Sabha Ghearo' programme in Bhubaneswar, demanding rollback of a decision to empower officers after "curtailing the rights" of elected three-tier panchayati raj institution functionaries. Thousands of BJD...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly Tuesday plunged into chaos as opposition BJD MLAs held protests in the House against the BJP government's decision to empower BDOs at the "cost of three-tier panchayat functionaries", prompting Speaker Surama Padhy to adjourn the proceedings till 4 pm. As soon...

Puri: Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri was closed for devotees from 10am Tuesday as the authorities started the process of shifting jewellery and other valuables to the 'Ratna Bhandar' or treasury, amid tight security, an official said. As decided earlier, the entire temple premises was...

Cuttack: Three police personnel, including the ACP in charge of the Choudwar police station in Cuttack district, have been placed under suspension over the alleged custodial death of a man detained in a vehicle theft case, officials said. "On the direction of Chief Minister Mohan...

Cuttack: Raising serious questions about safety and security at police stations under the twin city Commissionerate Police, a 39-year-old man, arrested on charges of vehicle theft, died reportedly by suicide on the premises of Choudwar police station in Cuttack district late Sunday night, after being...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha currently has one doctor for every 1,735 people, falling short of the World Health Organisation’s recommended ratio of one doctor per 1,000 people, Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling told the Assembly Monday. In a written reply to a question raised by...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has achieved 81.05 per cent budget utilisation during the financial year 2024-25, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told the Assembly Monday. Replying to a question from BJD MLA Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, the CM attributed the underutilisation of funds to several factors, including...