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President Murmu visits Jagannath Temple in Puri, performs Pinda Daan at Sweta Ganga

India, Feb. 4 -- President Droupadi Murmu, who is currently on a visit to Odisha, offered prayers at the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri this morning. During her visit, the President performed Pinda D... Read More


Union Minister Scindia urges Odisha government to clear Rs 28.54 crore dues to BSNL

India, Feb. 4 -- Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya M. Scindia has written to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, urging the state government to clear pending dues amounting to Rs 28... Read More


NCB busts cannabis smuggling racket using cabbage as cover in Odisha's Mayurbhanj

India, Feb. 4 -- In a major crackdown, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Special Squad busted a cannabis smuggling operation in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, where traffickers hid cannabis beneath a ... Read More


Maoist leader surrenders in Malkangiri, police say district is now Naxal-free

India, Feb. 4 -- A leader of the banned CPI (Maoist) has surrendered before the Odisha Police in Malkangiri district, police said today. The surrendered cadre, identified as Sukhram Markam alias Sure... Read More


OSEPA directs DEOs to provide free school uniforms to Shishu Vatika students in Odisha by Feb 15

India, Feb. 4 -- The Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) has directed all District Education Officers (DEOs) to ensure distribution of free school uniforms to Shishu Vatika students st... Read More


Elderly man killed over suspicion of sorcery in Odisha's Rayagada

India, Feb. 3 -- An 81-year-old man was allegedly murdered in Odisha's Rayagada district last night over suspicion of practising sorcery. The incident took place in Shundhipadar village under Ambadala... Read More


President Murmu visits Biraja temple in Jajpur, performs Pinda Daan at Nabhi Gaya [Watch Video]

India, Feb. 3 -- President Droupadi Murmu, who is currently on a visit to Odisha, visited the Maa Biraja Temple in Jajpur and offered prayers today. She left Bhubaneswar in the morning and reached Jaj... Read More


Operation Green Clean: Cannabis crops worth Rs4.5 crore destroyed in Odisha's Koraput

India, Feb. 3 -- Cracking down hard on illegal drug cultivation in Odisha, the Excise Department and Koraput Police under Operation Green Clean have destroyed large scale cannabis plantations worth cr... Read More


TPSODL Junior Engineer, associate nabbed by Odisha Vigilance while taking Rs 20,000 bribe in Malkangiri

India, Feb. 3 -- Odisha Vigilance on Tuesday caught a Junior Engineer of TPSODL and his associate red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 for providing an electricity connection ... Read More


In Pics: President Droupadi Murmu visits Maa Biraja Temple in Odisha, performs Pind Daan at Navigaya

India, Feb. 3 -- President of India Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday visited the famous Maa Biraja Temple in Jajpur district as part of her five-day tour to Odisha. First-ever presidential visit to Biraja T... Read More