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Special squads will be constituted to curb street crime in Bhubaneswar. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Uma Shankar Das said on Monday that special squads will be constituted in police stations across the city to deal with street crimes such as robbery, chain snatching, shoplifting or vandalism.

A recent data published by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reveals that Odisha tops the list of states and union territories with most contaminated sites. Uttar Pradesh and national capital Delhi stand second and third in the list, respectively.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the results for the February session of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main. This year, a total of six candidates scored 100 NTA scores in JEE paper-1 (B.E./B.Tech). Goutam Das has topped in Odisha with NTA score of 99.9990357

Watch the story of Lakhmi Sing. Her baby Soubhagyabati Sing has a rare condition of hydrocephalus in which fluid accumulates in the brain resulting in abnormal growth of the head.

Maha Shivratri will be celebrated in a restricted manner this year. Amid the recent surge in the COVID-19 positive cases in the country, the Odisha government on Tuesday restricted any kind of congregation on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri on March 11.

Servitors of the Lingaraj temple along with the police personnel will undergo COVID-19 tests ahead of Maha Shivratri celebrations on March 11. The testing process will begin from today.

Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor has tested positive for COVID-19. The news was confirmed by his mother, Neetu Kapoor through a social media post. She expressed her gratitude to everyone for their concerns and wishes and stated that Ranbir is on medication and recovering well.

Malkangiri Forest Department organized a street play and tribal dance to raise awareness against forest fires in Malkangiri recently. The event was organized to alert localities about the bane of forest fires and the ways they can prevent them from occurring in future.

Feel these showers; every single drop would seem as a blessing of the rain gods. The prayers worked. The cries of the Similipal's flora and fauna were answered. And finally, the burning Similipal witnessed a sudden spell of rain.

On the occasion of Mahashivaratri, sand-artist Sudarsan Patnaik created exquisite sand art at Puri Sea beach today. The sand art depicted the ‘Shiva Linga’ and had imagery of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati to mark the holy occasion of their marriage.

On the holy occasion of Maha Shivratri, lakhs of devotees turned up at the Ganga ghats in Varanasi to celebrate Lord Shiva. Here's how some devotees expressed their elation while offering prayers to the Lord at the ghats.

Nagpur in Maharashtra will go under lockdown for a week, from March 15 to March 21, due to the rising cases of coronavirus in the city.

People of Odisha have been allowed to observe Maha Shivratri or ‘Jagara Jatra’ but the prevailing pandemic situation and the restrictions are sure to play spoilsport.

Just hours after filing nomination for the Assembly polls in Nandigram, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that she was attacked by a group of people when she was outside a temple during her campaign trail. Talking to media, Mamata Banerjee told that she has sustained injuries on her leg, waist and shoulders.

When forest fires spread their tentacles ravaging several core areas of the Similipal Biosphere Reserve at Karanjia block of Mayurbhanj district, not only the local communities but there were many forest personnel who spent long sleepless hours to douse the inferno.