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Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: Ahead of an administrative inquiry into the incident involving a man carrying his sister's skeleton to a bank in Odisha's Keonjhar district as proof of death to withdraw money, the BJD Wednesday alleged that Jeetu Munda was made to walk 3 km to the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari has said the state government is committed to protecting the interests of common people in the land acquisition process in coal mining areas and announced that a new rehabilitation and resettlement policy will be rolled out...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Every year, World Dance Day turns the spotlight on movement as a universal language. Yet, few artists have shaped that language as profoundly or as permanently as Michael Jackson. Decades after he first stepped onto the global stage, Jackson’s influence continues...

Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough, the cyber wing of the State Crime Branch has arrested two persons from Darjeeling district of West Bengal in connection with an alleged Rs 5.14 crore online investment fraud involving a fake trading platform. The arrested accused have been identified...

Cuttack: Cuttack Development Authority (CDA) Tuesday successfully organised ‘Patha Utsav’ near Barabati Stadium, transforming a key stretch of the Silver City into a lively hub of culture, fitness and community engagement. The event was held from 6am to 9am, and witnessed enthusiastic participation from citizens...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi expressed deep sorrow over the shocking incident in which a tribal man exhumed and carried his sister's skeletal remains to a nearby bank in Keonjhar district after being asked by bank officials to produce a death certificate and...

Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of BJP workers took out a torch rally Tuesday in Bhubaneswar, demanding a quota for women in Parliament and state assemblies. The rally led by Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida and attended by Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal and Union Minister Jual Oram,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday hiked the salary of contractual readers and professors at state-run ayurvedic and homoeopathic medical colleges, officials said. According to a statement issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department, the monthly salary of readers and professors has been doubled from...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Tuesday came up with a new policy with an aim to reuse at least 50 per cent of used water by 2036, when Odisha will complete 100 years of formation. The Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Department has notified the Policy...

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Indian Overseas Bank Tuesday said it will settle a tribal man's claim to withdraw money from his deceased sister's account with a branch in Odisha's Keonjhar district on a priority basis as soon as a death certificate is issued by local authorities. The...