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BJP and Congress target Naveen Patnaik over MLA pay hike, call it political drama

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 14 -- BJP and Congress on Sunday launched sharp attacks on Leader of Opposition (LoP) and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik over his recent letter to the Chief Minister, in which he stated ... Read More


Paddy smuggling bid foiled as vehicle bound for Andhra Pradesh intercepted in Odisha's Ganjam

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 14 -- A miller from Patrapur block was caught red-handed while allegedly transporting farmers' paddy to neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, even as procurement mandis in the Ganjam district... Read More


Odia jatra actress Sonali's husband arrested: Father denies allegations, seeks fair probe

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 14 -- Hours after the arrest of Shreekhetra Samanta Singhar, the husband of popular Odia jatra actress Sonali Panda, his father on Sunday, claimed that the allegations levelled by hi... Read More


Students protest, block road after Kujang College Lecturer killed in accident

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 14 -- Tension prevailed in the Kujang area of Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district on Sunday following the death of a Kujang College lecturer in a road accident. Agitated students staged ... Read More


NIT Rourkela student missing after being swept away at Kanhakund; search on for over 19 hours

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 14 -- A student of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, went missing after being swept away by a strong current while bathing at Kanhakund on the IB river in Odisha'... Read More


Water seepage reappears at Puri Jagannath Temple's Meghanad Pacheri

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 14 -- Water seepage has once again been reported from the 'Meghanad Pacheri', the outer protective wall of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, raising concerns over the maintenance o... Read More


Moquim's letter to Sonia Gandhi: OPCC chief Bhakta Das responds with 'BJP association' remark, defends Kharge

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 14 -- The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Bhakta Das has publicly defended party president Mallikarjun Kharge amid the escalating internal discord in the state Con... Read More


Gun recovered from Class 9 student inside school in Odisha's Kendrapara; weapon seized

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 13 -- Police on Saturday recovered a firearm from a Class IX student inside a government high school under Kudanagiri police station limits in Kendrapara district, triggering panic o... Read More


Koida shivers under intense cold spell, mercury falls below 8degC

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 13 -- Koida town in Odisha's Sundargarh district is witnessing an intense spell of cold weather, with minimum temperatures reportedly dipping below 8 degrees Celsius, disrupting dail... Read More


Fraudsters posing as Vigilance officials arrested for extorting Rs 4 lakh from OAS officer in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 13 -- In a significant crackdown, Odisha Vigilance, in coordination with Rourkela Police, arrested two fraudsters for allegedly extorting Rs 4 lakh from a senior OAS officer by imper... Read More