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Brown sugar racket: 7 more arrested; 9 mobile phones seized from Khurda jail

Bhubaneswar, March 11 -- The police have arrested seven more persons in connection with a brown sugar racket being operated from a jail in Odisha's Khurda district. The Khurda Model police had busted... Read More


Voters often being bribed with jewellery, gifts: Justice Pasayat

Bhubaneswar, March 11 -- Justice (retired) Arijit Pasayat, the vice-chairperson of Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money, today revealed that cash is no more the sole... Read More


'Pala' singer killed in road mishap in Odisha's Puri; villagers stage road blockade

Bhubaneswar, March 10 -- A popular 'Pala' singer was killed in a road mishap in Puri district of Odisha today. The deceased has been identified as Sunil Mahapatra (54) of Chhanijang village. Mahapatr... Read More


PM Modi to flag off Puri-Vizag Vande Bharat on March 12; Here're timings, stoppages

Bhubaneswar, March 10 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Puri-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat train through videoconference on March 12 (Tuesday). The Prime Minister will flag off 10 new Va... Read More


Odisha: 'Night Out at Zoo' programme launched at Nandankanan; check details

Bhubaneswar, March 10 -- Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) in Odisha capital here today launched 'Night Out at Zoo', an innovative educational programme for wildlife enthusiasts. Under the programme,... Read More


Major theft at Utkal University: Ornaments, cash worth over Rs 12 lakh stolen from staff quarters

Bhubaneswar, March 10 -- Unidentified miscreants allegedly stole ornaments, cash and other valuables worth lakhs from a staff quarters on the campus of Utkal University in Odisha capital here yesterda... Read More


Ollywood actress Rachana Banerjee to fight Lok Sabha polls from Bengal

Bhubaneswar, March 10 -- Popular actress Rachana Banerjee, who had acted in several Odia, Bengali and Hindi movies, will fight the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from neighbouring West Bengal. The ruli... Read More


Govt creates additional posts in Odisha Information Service cadre

Bhubaneswar, March 9 -- The government has restructured the Odisha Information Service (OIS) cadre by creating additional posts to strengthen public relation activities in the state. The state Cabine... Read More


Odisha: Fire breaks out on the premises of Puri Jagannath temple

Bhubaneswar, March 9 -- Fire broke out at a subsidiary shrine on the premises of Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri town today. According to sources, fire broke out at the Bedhakali temple on the prec... Read More


Odisha Cabinet okays extension of purview of Nua-O scholarship

Bhubaneswar, March 9 -- The state government will extend the purview of Nua-O scholarship scheme in Odisha. The state Cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, today approved the amendment to... Read More