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Bhubaneswar: One after the other, Odia movie ‘Patnagarh,’ which is based on the sensational wedding gift blast tragedy in Patnagarh of Bolangir district in Odisha, is running into hurdles preventing its release in theatres. The Bombay High Court on Monday reportedly ordered a stay on the release of the movie while hearing a petition filed […]

Agra: The architectural grandeur of 17th century Taj Mahal and the story of its construction by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan left US President Donald Trump “impressed” during his visit to the famed mausoleum on Monday, according to the guide who accompanied him. Nitin Kumar, an Agra-based guide, said the first word the president said after […]

New York: A New York court on Monday found fallen Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein guilty of committing a criminal sex act in the first degree, and rape in the third degree. A New York Supreme Court jury of seven men and five women arrived at the verdict after deliberating in the case for more than […]

Cuttack: It was a milestone for the state and Firoze Sahoo, who walked out of the SCB Medical College & Hospital in Cuttack on Monday after being fully treated, bears testimony to such feat. On February 4, Sahoo was one of the patients who received a kidney in the first-ever cadaveric organ transplant in Odisha, […]

Beijing: Seventy-one new coronavirus deaths were reported from China, taking the total number of casualties to 2,663, even as reports suggested that the number of new cases has seen a sharp decline. According to a daily report released by the National Health Commission (NHC) on Tuesday, the number of confirmed cases has reached 77,658, a […]

Bolangir/Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorm left a trail of destruction in the western Odisha town of Bolangir last night causing much inconvenience to the city dwellers who woke up to blocked roads and disrupted electricity supply in the town today. Though, there weren’t any reports of casualties, damages to property in the thunderstorm reportedly […]

Jajpur: After a long wait of five years, a minor boy who lost one of his hands in a mishap that occurred in a rice mill in Jajpur district received over Rs 9 lakh compensation. The owner of Krupalu Rice Industries Private Limited under Panikoili police limits in the district handed over a sum of […]

Malkangiri: After a brief lull, left wing extremists have once again made their presence felt in the cut-off area of Malkangiri by allegedly executing a man at Bihanagudi village square under Jodamba Gram Panchayat suspecting him to be a police informer. As per the reports, some people suspected to be Maoists called one Dinabandhu Bepari […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on Tuesday held extensive talks covering the entire spectrum of bilateral ties, including the key areas of defence, security, and trade and investment. During their talks at the Hyderabad House here, the two leaders are also expected to deliberate on regional issues, including the […]

Bhadrak: A mobile shop owner in Bhadrak district of Odisha has been earning praise from all for showing exemplary honesty by making tremendous efforts to return Rs 20,000 in cash he found inside an ATM kiosk to its rightful owner. Nalinikanta Panda, who owns a mobile shop near Bhadrak College, found the cash lying on […]

Tokyo: Japan’s Chitetsu Watanabe, recognized at 112 years as the oldest man in the world, has passed away 11 days after he received the Guinness World Record certificate, his family said on Tuesday. Watanabe died on Sunday night, Efe news reported. He received the official certificate on February 12 at a nursing home in Joetsu […]

Ganjam: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) to maintain vigil on illegal brick kilns in Ganjam district and complete the actions initiated against them within the requisite time frame. The principal bench of the NGT has issued the direction while disposing off a case pertaining to 640 […]

New Delhi: India and the US on Tuesday finalised defence deals worth USD 3 billion, and signed three MoUs, including one in energy sector, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the two countries have decided to take Indo-US ties to comprehensive global partnership level. The unprecedented and historic welcome given to Trump in India […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has finalised to transfer Rs 545 crore funds of Puri Lord Jagannath currently parked in a private bank to a nationalised bank on March 19 and 30, State Law Minister Pratap Jena said in the Assembly on Tuesday. Jena said Lord Jagannath has a property of Rs 626.44 crore including Rs […]

Bhubaneswar: Over 25,000 acre of land in the name of Puri Lord Jagannath in the State is yet to be reclaimed by the temple administration, a reply by Odisha Law Minister Pratap Jena during a debate State Assembly suggested about the situation on Tuesday. “According to the compiled data, Lord Jagannath has 60426.943 acre of […]