Odisha
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War of words breaks out over ‘beef-eating’ vlogger’s entry into Jagannath Temple
Bhubaneswar: A war of words ensued between Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the entry of popular social media influencer Kamiya Jani into the…
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Sun Temple at Konark is great but mosquito menace greater; inaction by ASI is appalling
UNESCO world heritage site, the Sun Temple at Konark in Odisha, is one of the most visited places in the country over the years. Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore described the iconic Sun…
- India
Odisha: 37-year-old posing as ‘PMO official’ & ‘doctor’ held
Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch has arrested a fraudster who used to dupe the victims by posing as a ‘Neuro Specialist Doctor’ and ‘PMO official’, an official…
- India
Kashmiri man held in Odisha for impersonating PMO official, army doctor
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a Kashmiri man on the charge of cheating people by impersonating a PMO official and an Army doctor on Saturday, December 16.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police arrest two drug peddlers, seize 400 kg ganja
Hyderabad: The sleuths of the Special Operations Team (SOT), Balanagar Zone along with Jeedimetla police apprehended two interstate drug peddlers from Odisha and seized 400 kgs of ganja, a lorry, and two…
- India
Patnaik sets tone for 2024 elections, asks party to counter misinformation campaign
Bhubaneswar: Setting the tone for the 2024 general elections, ruling BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday called upon the party rank and file to effectively counter the misinformation…
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Congress will win Odisha just like Telangana: MLA Routray
Bhubaneswar: Congress MLA Suresh Routray claimed on Sunday, December 3, that his party will win the assembly elections in Odisha next year just like it did in Telangana. Routray said the Congress…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra woman found dead in Odisha hotel room, husband missing
Bhubaneswar: A woman from Andhra Pradesh was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a hotel room at Berhampur in Odisha’s Ganjam district late Saturday evening, police said on Sunday. Police have identified…
- India
Man held for killing wife, two-year-old daughter by releasing snake into room
Berhampur: A 25-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife and two-year-old daughter by releasing a venomous snake into their room in Odisha’s Ganjam district, police said. The incident took…
- India
2 die by suicide in Bengal, Odisha after India’s loss in World Cup final
Bankura: Two persons allegedly died by suicide in West Bengal’s Bankura and Odisha’s Jajpur after India lost to Australia in the cricket World Cup final, officials said. Rahul Lohar, 23, took the…
- India
Pradhan launches PM SHRI scheme in Odisha schools run by Centre
Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday launched the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme, intended to develop thousands of schools across the country, in Odisha. Out of…
- India
President Murmu on three-day tour of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh from Monday
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will visit Odisha and Andhra Pradesh from November 20-22 to attend a host of programmes, according to a statement issued on Sunday by the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The…
- India
Odisha: Patnaik sanctions Rs 45 cr for minority communities’ multi-purpose centres
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday approved Rs 45 crore for constructing 150 multi-purpose community centres for preserving the culture and heritage of the people belonging to minority communities in…
- India
President Murmu appoints new governors of Odisha, Tripura
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Raghubar Das as Governor of Odisha, and Indra Sena Reddy Nallu as Governor of Tripura. An official statement from the President’s Secretariat issued on Wednesday,…