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OMSA strike enters 2nd day: Doctors shut OPDs for one hour; Odisha govt yet to respond

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 27 -- Outpatient departments (OPDs) in government hospitals across Odisha remained closed for one hour, from 10 am to 11 am, for the second consecutive day as Odisha Medical Services... Read More


Elephants roam at Bhubaneswar Shikharchandi hills: Temple, picnic area shut for public indefinitely

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 27 -- The Forest Department, on Saturday, closed the Shikharchandi shrine and restricted public movement in the surrounding hill area of Bhubaneswar after two adult male tuskers were... Read More


Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar begins three-day Odisha visit, to address BLOs at OUAT

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 27 -- Chief Election Commissioner of India Gyanesh Kumar arrived in Bhubaneswar on Saturday on a three-day visit to Odisha, during which he is scheduled to combine official engagemen... Read More


New Year rush builds up in Puri; pilgrims throng Srimandir; elaborate security in place

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 27 -- Pilgrim footfall has surged sharply in Puri towards the last days of December and is expected to continue through January of the new year of 2026. The rush has also triggered h... Read More


Severe cold wave, dense fog grip Odisha; Koraput shivers at 4.8degC, IMD issues yellow warning

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 27 -- An intense cold wave accompanied by dense fog gripped Odisha on Saturday morning, as large parts of interior and western Odisha have recorded sharp drops in minimum temperature... Read More


New year, zero night celebrations in Bhubaneswar under tight security; 15 platoons deployed

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 27 -- The Commissionerate Police have put in place an elaborate security and traffic management plan ahead of Zero Night celebrations in Bhubaneswar, deploying 15 platoons of police ... Read More


Sealed on paper, running on ground: Illegal crusher unit operates in Odisha's Bolangir

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 26 -- A stone crusher unit reportedly operated by ARSS Company in Nirmula village under Titilagarh subdivision of Bolangir district has allegedly continued operations despite being o... Read More


Who is Ganesh Uike, the core Maoist leader neutralised by security forces in Odisha?

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 26 -- In a major counter-insurgency operation, security forces killed senior Maoist leader Ganesh Uike along with three other armed cadres during an exchange of fire in Kandhamal dis... Read More


BJD youth, student wings back Sujata Karthikeyan, pledge loyalty to Naveen Patnaik amid 'discontent'

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 26 -- Amid continuing political debate within the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the possible entry of former IAS officer Sujata Karthikeyan into active party politics, the party's youth... Read More


'Look at your own history': Odisha Minister Suresh Pujari counters Naveen Patnaik's BJD split allegation

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 26 -- Odisha Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari on Friday launched a sharp counterattack on Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik, accusing him of havin... Read More