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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida has written to all MLAs urging them to actively support the construction of anganwadi centre buildings in their respective constituencies, officials said Friday. Parida, who is in charge of the women and child development department, also asked the...

New Delhi/Cuttack: The Supreme Court has ordered the release on bail of a life convict from Odisha who has remained behind bars for more than 22 years, taking strong exception to an Orissa High Court order which had dismissed his criminal appeal on the ground...

Bhubaneswar: One more person was arrested in connection with the lynching of a man who was accused of sexually assaulting two women in Odisha's Khurda district, police said Friday. With this arrest, the number of people apprehended in the case rose to five, he said....

Bhubaneswar: One of the women rescued in the Balianta incident Friday appealed to the police and administration not to take action against local residents who intervened, saying they saved her life after two men allegedly attacked her and attempted to "sexually assault" her Thursday afternoon....

Bhubaneswar: State Law, Works and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Thursday said people residing on lands belonging to Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Puri for a long time would be provided with ownership rights through a special land settlement process. The minister said this while chairing...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress alleged that girl students in higher educational institutions across Odisha are facing insecurity and harassment, accusing the Higher Education department of failing to take stringent action against professors facing such allegations. Addressing a press conference at the state Congress office in Bhubaneswar...

Bhubaneswar: Christopher Cooter, High Commissioner of Canada to India, accompanied by his wife, paid a courtesy visit to Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, Deputy Chief Minister in charge of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment and Energy, at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar. Additional Chief Secretary, Energy, Vishal...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has expressed deep sorrow over the killing of a youth by an angry mob in the Balianta area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar Thursday, asking the police to take stringent action against perpetrators involved in the heinous crime....

Bhubaneswar: A day after expressing deep anguish over the brutal murder of a pregnant woman in his Hinjili assembly segment in Odisha's Ganjam district, BJD president Naveen Patnaik Thursday donated Rs 1 lakh to her surviving daughter, who witnessed the ghastly killing. A BJD delegation...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is mulling launching a television channel dedicated to Lord Jagannath, officials said Thursday. Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan chaired a meeting earlier in the day, where the proposal was discussed in presence of senior officials, including Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief...