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Assembly elections 2018: Counting of votes underway in 5 states

New Delhi: Counting of votes for five state assemblies began on Tuesday amid tight security. In the multi-phase polling, Chhattisgarh voted on November 12 (18 seats) and November 20 (72 seats); Madhya Pradesh (230 seats) and Mizoram (40 seats) on November 28; and Rajasthan (199 seats) and Telangana (119 seats) on December 7. Over 8,500 […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Impressive India maul South Africa 5-0 in hockey WC opener

Bhubaneswar: Hoping to recreate history after 43 years, hosts India started their hockey World Cup campaign on a rousing note, blanking South Africa 5-0 in their opening Pool C match in front of a packed Kalinga Stadium here Wednesday. World number five India are eyeing to reclaim the World Cup after 43 years, a title […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Eight Naxals, two cops killed in encounter in Sukma

Raipur: Eight Naxals and two police personnel were killed in an encounter between ultras and security men in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Monday, police said. The gunbattle took place at a forest in Kistaram area bordering Telangana, around 500 km from here, when a team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Sukma’s […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Cyclonic storm 'DAYE' crosses coast in Odisha, triggers heavy downpour

Bhubaneswar: Cyclonic storm ‘DAYE’ crossed the coast near Gopalpur in Odisha early Friday, triggering heavy downpour accompanied by high velocity wind in several parts of the state. The cyclonic storm “DAYE” over northwest Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestward with a speed of about 23 kmph and crossed south Odisha and adjoining Andhra Pradesh coast close […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Incentives of Asha, Anganwadi workers hiked

Bhubaneswar: In good news for lakhs of Asha and Anganwadi workers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a hike in their monthly honorarium. The increment would be applicable from October this year. In addition, all Accredited Social Health Activists (Asha) will be brought under the coverage of various social security schemes and provided free […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Supreme Court decriminalises consensual gay sex

New Delhi: A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court Thursday unanimously decriminalised part of the 158-year-old colonial law under Section 377 of the IPC which criminalises consensual unnatural sex. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra termed the part of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which crimiminalises unnatural sex […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Civil Aviation Ministry clears water aerodrome project on Chilika

New Delhi: The Civil Aviation Ministry has approved a proposal for setting up of water aerodrome in Chilika lake in Odisha. The move comes as a part of the union ministry’s attempt to develop water aerodromes near locations of tourist and religious importance in the country with two other projects being Sardar Sarovar Dam and […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Cabinet approves Rs 200 per quintal hike in MSP for paddy

New Delhi: The Central government on Wednesday hiked the minimum support price for paddy by a steep Rs 200 per quintal as it looked to fulfil its poll promise to give farmers 50 per cent more rate than their cost of production. The decision, taken by the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Bhubaneswar man's artwork is cover of Railway Ministry's achievements' booklet

New Delhi: An artwork by a resident of Odisha has been selected as the cover of the Railway Ministry’s booklet of achievements. Shyam Sundar (35), working as a peon with the East Coast Railway headquarters in Bhubaneswar, was first spotted by a Delhi-based ministry official when he won top honours at an inter-railway painting competition […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Normalcy returns as curfew lifted in violence-hit Kendrapara town

Kendrapara: Curfew has been lifted in violence-hit Kendrapara from 6 am today as the town is limping back to normalcy. However, prohibitory orders under Section 144 remains in force in the area. The curfew was lifted after a successful peace committee meeting between district administration, police and the conflicting groups on Thursday evening. During the […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
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6 killed; Odisha sailor among 6 missing after two ships catch fire off Russia coast

Bhubaneswar: At least six Indian sailors were killed and six others including a youth from Odisha went missing after two fuel ships carrying the crew members caught fire in the Kerch Strait off Russia coast, officials said on Wednesday. The incident happened when two ships with crew members from India, Turkey and Libya caught fire […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
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Senior Congress leader Pranay Sahu resigns from party

Bargarh: Senior Congress leader from Bijepur in Bargarh district, Pranay Sahu today resigned from the primary membership of the party. The development is seen as yet another jolt to Congress ahead of the general elections with desertion and ouster of four other senior leaders – Srikant Jena, Naba Kishore Das, Jogesh Singh and Krushna Chanda […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
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Religious dips, special prayers mark 'Makar Sankranti' in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: People took religious dips and offered special prayers as ‘Makar Sankranti’ was celebrated with pomp and grandeur in Odisha today. Devotees in large numbers were seen making beeline outside Puri Srimandir since early morning to witness the ‘Makara Besha’ of Lord Jagannath and His siblings. Similarly, many devotees thronged Jagannath Temple in Mayurbhanj’s Baripada, […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
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Fisherman's body recovered from Paradip sea; Coast Guard orders board of enquiry

Balasore: The body of a boat driver was retrieved by Indian Coast Guard during patrolling in deep Paradip sea. The deceased has been identified as Mayadhar Mallik of Naranpur area under Simulia police limits in Balasore district. Though the exact reason behind the boat driver’s death is yet to be ascertained, family members and president […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
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Golden Baba-BJD link: Students' Congress activists hurl eggs at cops

Bhubaneswar: The activists of students’ wing of Congress on Friday scuffled with police during a demonstration in Bhubaneswar alleging links of ruling-BJD with arrested ‘conman’ Jyoti Ranjan Beura alias ‘Golden Baba. Alleging nexus between city mayor Ananta Narayan Jena and Beura, several activists of Odisha Pradesh Chhatra Congress staged a demonstration and tried to gherao […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
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