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Bhubaneswar: A 26-yearold woman, reportedly frustrated over her partner’s affairs and betrayal, died by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her rented accommodation in Laxmisagar police limits here, Wednesday. The deceased, identified as Lopamudra Panda, was learnt to have been in a relationship with...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has converted 580 leasehold properties into freehold after it received 867 applications seeking the conversion. “The BDA has so far registered 580 conveyance deeds out of 867 applications submitted. Of these, as many as 462 applications were received online,”...

Cuttack: Offline ticket sale for the February 9 India-England One-Day International (ODI) match at Barabati Stadium here saw thousands of fans jostling, leading to a stampede-like situation, prompting the police to resort to mild lathicharge Wednesday. As per the earlier decision, four counters were set...

Cuttack: Two days after imposing an interim stay on recruitment of Multipurpose Health Workers (MPHWs), the Orissa High Court Wednesday vacated the stay, paving way for distribution of appointment letters to as many as 2,753 MPHWs at a job fair in Capital city February 7....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's opposition BJD Wednesday demanded an apology from Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi over his purported statement on the skin colour of tribal women. A video clip in which Majhi, himself a tribal from Keonjhar district, was heard making the statement has gone viral...

Bhubaneswar: More than 16 million children and women in Odisha will get deworming doses during a month-long drive which will be launched February 10 across the state, a health official said Wednesday. The Directorate of Family Welfare, in collaboration with UNICEF, will launch the drive...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has directed the state's Public Service Commission to pay Rs 1 lakh as compensation to an examinee for a lapse in evaluating her answer papers in a judicial service examination. Jyotirmayee Dutta appeared for the Odisha Judicial Service Examination in...

Bhubaneswar: The 16th Finance Commission headed by chairman Arvind Panagariya visited Puri Wednesday and held meetings with the functionaries of the municipality to address the city's urban challenges and financial requirements. The visit was part of the commission's four-day tour of Odisha, during which it...

Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader Jayadev Jena Wednesday claimed he has received a ransom call demanding the payment of Rs 50 lakh. The former Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president has lodged a complaint with the Capital police station and mailed a letter about the incident...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police Wednesday arrested a couple from the city's Patia area for fraudulently obtaining a loan of Rs 1.30 crore from a private bank. The arrested persons, Ashirbad Pattnaik and his wife Manogyan, availed the loan by mortgaging...