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Puri: SJTA introduces parking fee of Rs 500 for four-wheelers at Bhakta Nivas

India, Jan. 8 -- The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has introduced a parking fee at all Bhakta Nivas for the first time. The new rule came into effect on January 7. Devotees staying at ... Read More


Bomb backfires during group clash, youth loses hand in Odisha Capital

India, Jan. 8 -- A youth sustained critical injuries after his hand was blown apart in a bomb explosion during a group clash in Bhubaneswar in Odisha on Wednesday. The blast occurred on Old BMC Road n... Read More


Odisha on high alert as Cuttack, Sambalpur, Deogarh courts receive bomb threats

India, Jan. 8 -- Tension prevailed across Odisha on Thursday after district courts in Cuttack, Sambalpur, and Deogarh received bomb threats through anonymous emails, triggering a major security alert ... Read More


'Subhadra' Assistance to Be Released This Week For New, Re-Included Beneficiaries: Odisha Deputy CM Pravati Parida

India, Jan. 8 -- Financial assistance under the Subhadra scheme will be credited to new and re-included beneficiaries within the current week, Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said today. ... Read More


Odisha Police nab man accused of raping minor, from Chennai

India, Jan. 8 -- Days after being on the run, police have arrested a man for allegedly raping and impregnating a 15 year-old girl in Bidanasi area of Odisha's Cuttack district a few weeks back. The ... Read More


Bomb threats to courts in Sambalpur, Cuttack, Deogarh: Odisha CM orders probe

India, Jan. 8 -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday expressed deep concern over reports of bomb threats received by district courts in Sambalpur, Cuttack, and Deogarh. He directed s... Read More


Odisha doctors withdraw strike, normalcy in OPD services at govt hospitals from tomorrow

India, Jan. 8 -- The statewide agitation by government doctors in Odisha has been called off, bringing relief to patients across the state. The Odisha Medical Services Association (OMSA) has decided t... Read More


Strike by doctors: ESMA imposed by Odisha govt, OMSA to continue agitation

India, Jan. 7 -- The Odisha government has invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) in response to the ongoing statewide agitation by government doctors, even as the doctors' body has dec... Read More


Bhubaneswar records this winter's coldest night at 10.2degreeC minimum temperature

India, Jan. 7 -- Capital city Bhubaneswar recorded its coldest night of the ongoing winter season as the minimum temperature dropped sharply to 10.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. The sudden fall in te... Read More


Cold wave in Odisha: Phulbani coldest at 5degreeC, Rourkela shivers at 5.1degreeC, Cuttack below 10degreeC

India, Jan. 7 -- Cold wave tightened its grip across many parts of Odisha on Wednesday as dry and cold air continued to flow across the state. Several interior districts recorded sharp drops in night ... Read More