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Malkangiri: The Forest officials on Saturday night seized a leopard skin and arrested a person from a village in Malkangiri district.

Rairangpur: Union minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated a new All India Radio (AIR) station at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district on Sunday. With this, Odisha now has 14 AIR stations. Talking to the media, Director of Cuttack AIR station, Subhas Chandra Mohanty said initially all programmes of Rairangpur AIR station would be […]

Angul: Town Police are investigating allegations against a chit fund company, which has reportedly duped gullible investors of over Rs 20 lakh. As per the allegations lodged by the investors with Angul Town Police Station, the chit fund company had opened its office at Shubhra Towers premises in the town two years back and collected […]

Bhubaneswar: Tthousands of people participated in the half-marathon jointly organised by steel major Tata Steel and state government here on Sunday. The half-marathon was inaugurated by Governor S C Jamir. Among others, Sports and Youth Affairs minister Sudam Marandi, MP Sidhanta Mohapatra, Sports secretary Saswat Mishra, Tata Steel India and south-east Asia Managing Director T […]

The wildlife wing of the forest department began the annual bird census in Chilika on Sunday. Besides wildlife staff, experts from different organizations have been deployed to carry out the headcount

NITI Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya on Saturday said there is no relevance of special category state status for Odisha in the present scenario as the new policy on resources division between the Centre and States benefits the later the most

Bhubaneswar: The Indian members of the Kalinga Lancers’ team Coal India Hockey India League (HIL) started physical test and net practice at Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday for the inaugural match to be played on January 18.

Asking the Niti Aayog to declare Odisha as a special category state through a special dispensation, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday claimed the state would face a net loss of Rs 1776 crore in Central fund flow in 2015-16 despite increase in tax devolution

The SOA University will collaborate with the Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore to conduct research in the field of molecular genetics and molecular biology

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated the first edition of Tata Steel Bhubaneswar Literary Meet at Lalitkala Akademi, Regional Centre here

Bhubaneswar: Number of cinema halls in the State should be increased to make the Odia film industry a thriving sector for aspiring filmmakers, said Munna Khan, actor and chairman of Odisha Film Development Corporation (OFDC) here on Saturday.

Bhubaneswar: Whether you are a councilor or Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) or a Member of Parliament (MP), all are accountable to the common people of a country, said Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O’Brien here on Saturday. Speaking at the sixth annual convention of OTV “Foresight 2016” on topic “National parties or regional parties: […]

Nayagarh: In a shocking incident, two minor boys met watery grave in Nayagarh district on Saturday after drowning in a pond where they had gone to take bath. The deceased have been identified as Subham Parida (8) and Sipu Parida (3). The two were cousin brothers, sources added. According to reports, the mishap occurred at […]

Poor visibility caused by dense fog in the national capital on Friday led to cancellation of 22 flights and 24 trains. It was the season's first dense fog

Bhubaneswar: The Siksha Bikash Samiti, Odisha, has decided to bring a little change in the courses of studies of Saraswati Sishumandir of the State. As per the changing trends in the society, the samiti decided to add some new subjects which will come into effect from next academic session. The Siksha Bikash samiti comprising all […]