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Bhubaneswar/Jajpur: Odisha is set to get a major new Buddhist landmark with a 45-foot statue of Guru Padmasambhava, revered as the “Second Buddha”, coming up near the historic Udayagiri Buddhist site in Jajpur district. The project is aimed at giving a global push to Odisha’s...

Baragada: A woman and her 18-month-old daughter from Baragada district are missing following the devastating floods in Nepal, while the woman’s husband has been reported safe, officials said Friday. The missing persons have been identified as Gunnam Sai Bindu Kumari, wife of Gunnam Jayakrishna, and...

Brajarajnagar: The body of well-known social activist Ravi Soni was recovered from the banks of the Ib River in Brajarajnagar area of Jharsuguda district Friday, police said. An Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) team recovered the body around 11am after being alerted about the...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has intensified food safety enforcement across the state in view of the ongoing rains and the upcoming festive season, with authorities conducting raids on food establishments in all 30 districts. Acting on the directions of State Food Safety Commissioner Poma Tudu,...

Nabarangpur: A Class IX girl has allegedly been raped on the premises of a high school in Tentulikhunti block of Nabarangpur district during school hours, police said. The alleged incident took place August 21 but came to light Friday after police visited the school and...

Baripada (Odisha):  A private tutor was arrested in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Friday for allegedly raping and impregnating a Class 9 student of a residential school during her stay at home on summer vacation, police said. A routine medical examination at the school earlier this week...

Bhubaneswar/Nayagada: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday disbursed over Rs 5,160 crore as the fifth instalment of the Subhadra Yojana to more than one crore women beneficiaries at a programme in Lathipada in Nayagada district. Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida...

Rourkela: Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram Friday said he had no objection to legal action being taken against his aide Rakesh Paswan, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in an organised crime case in Odisha's Rourkela. Paswan, an active BJP worker and Oram's...

Nayagada: Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy and Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Friday tied rakhis on Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's wrist at a function organised to mark the disbursement of the fifth instalment of financial assistance to women beneficiaries under the state's flagship Subhadra...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to witness heavy rainfall in several areas Friday, with the Regional Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an orange warning for Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj and yellow warning for 19 other districts. The weather alert comes amid an active cyclonic...