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Puri: Hours after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik ordered a judicial probe into the missing of Srimandir’s Ratna Bhandar keys, the temple administration on Monday accepted that the keys are missing and clarified that treasure trove of the 12th-century shrine is intact. Issuing a clarification through a press release, Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) stated the […]

Bhubaneswar: Following OTV’s telecast on the mystery surrounding the missing Ratna Bhandar keys of Puri Srimandir, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today ordered a judicial inquiry into the whole matter. A retired judge of the Orissa High court will conduct the inquiry and submit report within three months, the Chief Minister’s Office said in a media […]

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: Protesting the rising prices of petroleum products across the country and the State, the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) is observing a six-hour ‘Chaka jam’ in the twin city today from 6 am to 12 noon. The activists of the OPCC took to streets from early in the morning and were seen picketing at […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) will observe a six-hour ‘Chaka jam’ agitation in the twin city of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack on Monday to protest the rising fuel prices As per reports, party leaders and activists will gather at various places between 6 AM to 12 noon and request people to halt their vehicles […]

Balasore: India today conducted a successful test of its indigenously developed nuclear capable Long Range Ballistic Missile Agni-V from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. The surface-to-surface missile, which has a strike range of 5,000 km, was launched with the help of a mobile launcher from launch pad-4 of the Integrated Test Range […]

Bhubaneswar: Congress will shortly call for a State-wide bandh for the cause of Mahanadi, informed Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Nirajan Patnaik on Saturday. Patnaik while addressing a presser today slammed both the Centre and ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) led Odisha government for the Mahanadi water crisis. Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices across the country were cut by nine paise for the fourth straight day on Saturday. In the past 16 days, petrol and diesel prices hiked in the range of Rs. 3.22-3.99 per litre in the four metros including New Delhi, on the back of a rise in global crude […]

Bhubaneswar: With fuel prices at stratospheric levels, the Central government hiked prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) today leading to further resentment. The recent LPG price hike has now provided an opportunity to both ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Opposition Congress in Odisha to train their guns at the BJP-led government at the Centre. As […]

Bhubaneswar: The politburo member of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star, Alik Chakraborty was arrested by the police in Bhubaneswar today. According to sources, the CPI(ML) member was held from a private hospital where he was undergoing treatment. The arrest was made during a joint raid of Odisha and West Bengal police. Acting on […]

Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Wednesday informed that process for identification of suitable sites for the second airport in Bhubaneswar has begun. “Identification of a suitable land to build a second airport near Khurda on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar has been initiated. The set-up process will be fast-tracked,” the Ministry tweeted. The move […]

Bhubaneswar: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh’s comment on Mahanadi may have been politically motivated to woo voters (as believed by political experts), but it has rattled Odisha’s political status quo with both the ruling-BJD and BJP engaging themselves in a war of words. Raman Singh on Tuesday had said that no one can stop his […]

  Jakarta: While addressing the Indian diaspora in the Indonesian capital today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned about Bali Jatra and how it has helped in maintaining strong cultural ties between the two nations. “Bali Jatra is celebrated every year in the Indian state of Odisha, a festival which is being celebrated for many years […]

Bhubaneswar: At least seven incidents of mob attack triggered by child-lifting rumours have surfaced from different parts of the state in the past 24 hours. A mentally-challenged youth was beaten up by locals on suspicion of being a child-lifter at Panchama village under Golanthara police limits on the outskirts of Berhampur in Ganjam district on […]

Bhubaneswar/ New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday announced the Class X results. The overall pass percentage is 86.7%. Girls have performed better than boys with 88.67 pass percentage while the pass percentage for boys is 85.32 per cent. 89.27 per cent students in Bhubaneswar region comprising Odisha, West Bengal and […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid simmering discontentment, Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda, one of the founding members of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) tendered his resignation from the party on Monday. The Parliamentarian announced his decision to dissociate from the party after submitting his resignation to BJD supremo and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in a three-page letter. […]