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Can't be forced to release report on 'missing' Ratna Bhandar key: Odisha govt tells HC

India, March 5 -- The Mohan Majhi government on Wednesday told the Orissa high court in an affidavit that the court cannot force the government to make public the report of the inquiry commission set ... Read More


Odisha: Naveen Patnaik slams BJP govt's move to change Panchayati Raj Diwas date

India, March 5 -- Former Odisha chief minister and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state for not celebrating March 5 as Panchayati Raj ... Read More


Man kills his parents, sister over land dispute

Bhubaneswar, March 5 -- A 22-year-old man was arrested for allegedly murdering his parents and sister over a land dispute in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha, police said on Tuesday. Jagatsinghpur su... Read More


BJD slams Odisha govt for cancelling March 5 Panchayati Raj Diwas celebration

India, March 4 -- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Odisha over the cancellation of Panchayati Raj Diwas celebrations on... Read More


Odisha youth kills parents, sister after altercation over online games addiction

India, March 4 -- A 22-year-old man allegedly killed his parents and sister with an iron pestle and stone in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district late Monday night, hours after a heated argument over his o... Read More


Swimmers allege abuse, academy coach suspended

Bhubaneswar, March 3 -- A swimming coach engaged with a training centre in Odisha's Bhubaneswar was suspended over complaints of physical and verbal abuse of trainee athletes, officials said, adding a... Read More


Swimmers allege abuse, academy coach suspended

Bhubaneswar, March 3 -- A swimming coach engaged with a training centre in Odisha's Bhubaneswar was suspended over complaints of physical and verbal abuse of trainee athletes, officials said, adding a... Read More


Olympian swimmer suspended from coaching over abuse allegations: Odisha sports dept

India, March 2 -- Odisha's sports and youth services department suspended a 35-year-old swimmer, who was a 2008 Beijing Olympics participant and 2014 Asian Games bronze medallist, from his position as... Read More


ED raids Kalahandi forest staffers, finds 100+ mule bank a/c to siphon govt funds

India, Feb. 28 -- The Enforcement Directorate has found at least 121 mule accounts that were allegedly operated by forest officials of Kalahandi district to divert funds from various state government ... Read More


Veteran Odia actor Uttam Mohanty dies at 66

India, Feb. 28 -- Veteran Odia actor Uttam Mohanty died on Thursday night in a private Gurugram hospital due to liver-related ailments. Mohanty, 66, fell ill during the shooting of his Odia film Bou ... Read More