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As per the tradition, five special attires of Lord Jagannath take place in Puri during this period.

A total of 83 cases were registered against many petrol pumps in the last three years for the same reason. Moreover, a total fine of Rs 10,66,000 was collected from those pumps during the same period.

Shouting slogans against the state government, the agitating bus owners demanded immediate halt of the bus service under LAccMI. Private bus owners have long been alleging that due to such bus service of the state government, they have to suffer a lot in terms of business. 

The photos of a royal Bengal tiger was captured by a trap camera which was installed by the forest department in Rayagada block in Gajapati district.

The slum dwellers from Salia Sahi staged a massive protest and marched to gherao the Odisha Assembly demanding land record rights from the Odisha government.

Cuttack Private Bus Owners' Association announced to extend its support to Odisha Private Bus Owners' call to gherao the Odisha Assembly.

A man allegedly attacked a woman member of a dance group due to a disturbance in their relationship in Odisha's Nabarangpur district.

A case related to narcotics smuggling in the Siddhipur area was registered in Bangalore. The Bengaluru police were investigating a case and arrested some persons.

The student’s answer on his sheet was a sign of protest over the alleged lack of teachers in the school.

It is pertinent to mention here that several colleges are struggling to obtain affiliation from concerned Universities. But they are still conducting admissions into their institutions.

Rashmi Ranjan Swain hails from Odisha’s Rourkela. A 1991 batch IPS officer, Swain held key positions in the Jammu and Kashmir Police before assuming charge as the DGP.

At least 11 persons were killed in a train mishap that occurred between Alamanda and Kantakapalli stations on the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border on Sunday.

29th October 1999. 24 years have passed. The day evokes horrific memories of a devastating cyclonic storm that ravaged parts of Odisha, taking away lives of thousands of people. On this day in 1999, a super cyclone touching wind speed of over 250 km/hr had struck Odisha, making it probably the greatest cyclonic disaster ever recorded.

Amid various speculation about VK Pandian next step after voluntary resignation, he is now the chairman of Chairman of 5T (Transformational Initiatives) and Nabin Odisha in the rank of Cabinet Minister. An order issued by Odisha's General Administration and Public Grievance department reads as "V K Pandian is hereby appointed as Chairman 5T (Transformational Initiatives) and Nabin Odisha in the rank of Cabinet Minister.

VK Pandian was on Tuesday appointed the chairman of the 5T transformational initiatives in Odisha in the rank of Cabinet Minister.