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Puri: The Diwali celebration turned sour for the family of a devotee who died due to suffocation while entering Sri Jagannath temple here on Wednesday. Nidhi Behera, hailing from Nayagarh, fainted in the heavy crowd at Singhadwar due to suffocation and was rushed to Puri district headquarters hospital. He died while undergoing treatment. Behera along […]

Konark: Not only the permanent residents, but the some foreign nationals having brief sojourn here also celebrated Diwali, a day before the festival light at Lotus beach on Puri-Konrak marine drive. Around 21 foreign tourists across the world gathered at Lotus resort beach near Konark and celebrated the event in typical regional style on Tuesday. […]

Kendrapara: In a tragic accident a father and his son drowned in a pond at Baniamala village late night on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Ramchandra Sahu and his son Smruti Ranjan Sahu. According to sources, the mishap occurred when Ramchandra and his son went to a pond to immerse the ashes of his […]

Bhubaneswar: The commissionerate police have stepped up preventive measures during the celebration of Diwali in the capital city on Wednesday. While specific instructions have been given to the cracker shop owners not to sale high-sounding crackers, the fire tenders have been put on high alert for any fire mishap during the festivity. “There will be […]

Bhubaneswar: Uncertainty looms over the future of 150 medical students of the State after the Supreme Court has ordered a stay on the admissions in Hi-Tech Medical College & Hospital, Rourkela and Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar (KIMS). The apex court has ordered a stay on admissions conducted for 100 seats of Hi-Tech Medical […]

Bhubaneswar: Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda today sought the intervention of High Commissioner of India to Malaysia TS Tirumurti for safe return of a youth of his constituency from Malaysia. In a letter to Tirumurti the parliamentarian said, Ajay Kumar Behera (42) of Kendrapara has been arrested by the local police in Malaysia after he changed […]

Sambalpur: Over one hundred bottles of collected blood units at Red Cross blood bank in Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) will go to waste on Thursday. Reason, all the units are nearing the date of expiry. Labels on the blood units accessed by OTV showed the units were collected on […]

Boudh: In a bizarre incident, a young lawyer was axed to death at Bahira village under Baunsuni police station in the district on Tuesday morning. The incident took place when lawyer Hemant Sahoo, who was a former block president of BJP, was on a morning walk. Unidentified miscreants attacked him from behind before fleeing. Profusely […]

Cuttack: Middle order batsman Natraj Behera will replace Biplab Samantray as the captain of the Odisha team in their next Ranji Trophy match against Haryana. This was announced by the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) here on Tuesday. The Association made some few changes in the team following its sloppy performance after it went down to […]

Bhubaneswar: With a large number of posts lying vacant in tribal dominated KBK regions and western districts, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed authorities to appoint newly recruited persons in backward areas. Patnaik issued such direction at a high level meeting last night. He asked all departments to adhere to this direction and said any violation […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the rising farmer suicide cases in Odisha, an expert group has recommended the State government to amend the Odisha Land Reforms (OLR) Act for empowerment of tenants and sharecroppers as well to minimise their insecurities in case of crop loss due to natural calamities. The group has proposed provision of Minimum Support Price […]

Mysore: Odisha went down by an innings and 64-run defeat against Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy Group-A tie at SDNRW Ground in Mysore on Tuesday. Resuming their overnight score of 0 for one wicket, the miseries of Odisha batsmen continued as wickets fell at regular intervals. Barring Anurag Sarangi (44), none of the batsmen could […]

Bhubaneswar: The State of States Survey conducted by the renowned news magazine India Today has put Odisha as the fifth best state in the country for the year 2015. The magazine, which has been conducting the survey since last 12 years, makes a gradation of states taking the performance in sectors like agriculture, education, administration, […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad may be known for its famous Irani chai available at several outlets run by Iranians, but this historic city has also something more to offer – the Arabic ghava. The historic and cultural ties the city has with different countries are thus reflected in its cuisine. Be it the famous haleem available during […]

Bhubaneswar: The three-day counselling for admission to Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) would begin in the Odisha capital from November 13. The counselling would be conducted by the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) at its Gandamunda office near Khandagiri for three days on November 13, 14, 15. The registration process for the said […]