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Social media misuse: Odisha Crime Branch gets 98 complaints; 336 posts removed

Bhubaneswar, May 9 -- Amid allegations that social media and deepfakes are being misused for maligning leaders and spreading misinformation on social media, Odisha Crime Branch is taking action to con... Read More


BJD releases election manifesto, promises special budget for youth

Bhubaneswar, May 9 -- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) released its election manifesto on Thursday. Releasing the manifesto through a video message, BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said, "I am... Read More


Bhubaneswar girl 'attacked for opposing youths doing drugs'

Bhubaneswar, May 9 -- The family members of a girl allegedly faced the fury of drug addicts in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. The youths, reportedly drug addicts, allegedly stormed into her house, attacked... Read More


Online gambling wipes out family: 'Odisha man shoots wife, daughter, before pulling trigger on self'

Bhubaneswar, May 9 -- Police have blown the lid off the mystery surrounding the recovery of three bullet-ridden bodies from inside a car at Lakhanpur in Jharsuguda on Thursday. Police investigation re... Read More


How can Odisha CM give ticket to family that tortured me?: Arkesh Singh Deo's wife Adrija

Bhubaneswar, May 9 -- Wife of BJD leader Arkesh Singh Deo, Adrija Manjari Singh Deo, who had earlier brought allegation of domestic violence against AU Singh Deo's family in 2019, on Thursday, questio... Read More


Blackout in Puri Srimandir after power outage

Bhubaneswar, May 8 -- The Srimandir in Puri witnessed a power outage which left the temple in complete darkness on Wednesday evening. The power disruption continued for 15-20 minutes, reports said. A... Read More


Trouble crops up for Anubhav Mohanty as JMFC court quashes discharge petition

Bhubaneswar, May 8 -- Trouble mounted again for actor-turned-politician Anubhav Mohanty after the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court in Cuttack quashed the discharge petition filed by him in... Read More


Odisha records 786 heatstroke cases, three deaths

Bhubaneswar, May 8 -- Odisha has so far recorded 786 heatstroke cases from various parts while sunstroke has claimed three lives this summer. These numbers were officially confirmed on Wednesday. Suc... Read More


Tribals hold key in first phase elections in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, May 8 -- With the first phase of the 2024 Elections in Odisha scheduled on May 13, tribals hold the key to the electoral fortunes of the three major parties the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJ... Read More


All are not 'kritadasas' in BJD, there are Eknath Shindes: BJP responds to VK Pandian

Bhubaneswar, May 8 -- Even as the political temperatures across Odisha are soaring due to intense campaigning, an interesting and intriguing statement of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Samir ... Read More