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Bhubaneswar: The eviction drive around the Lingaraj Temple here was put on hold on Tuesday following protests from locals, several trading establishments, and local leaders. “It was decided that a 10-member delegation of the servitor’s…

Cuttack: An under-trial prisoner (UTP), who had attempted suicide inside the premises of Circle Jail at Choudwar on Sunday, died at SCB Medical College and Hospital here on Monday morning. According to reports, the deceased, identified as…

Baliguda: Panic gripped Baliguda town in Odisha’s Kandhamal district after an RTI (Right to Information) activist was shot dead early on Tuesday morning. The deceased has been identified as Abhimanyu Panda. According to sources, the RTI…

Bhubaneswar: Twin City Police Commissioner Sudhanshu Sarangi has proved once again that he is a ‘friendly cop’ and that people’s problems are close to his heart. In yet another step towards interacting with people on social networking…

We cannot wish away the feelings, emotions and helplessness of the people, particularly the parents of the victims, in this country in the garb of arguments that “The law should take its own course.” On December 6 evening, when I was…

Bhubaneswar: From January 1, 2020, “Mo Sarkar” will also encompass civic services provided by the subordinate offices under the Housing and Urban Development (H&UD). This new governance model will be implemented in 360 subordinate…

Odisha has not hanged anyone to death since 1994. Whether this points to the state’s impeccable (?) law and order situation or the lack of it or a lackadaisical judicial system is a subject of debate. The last capital punishment was…

Cuttack: Senior IPS officer Abhay took charge as the Director General of Police (DGP) and Head of Odisha Police Force at State Police Headquarter here on Monday evening. He assumed office after being accorded a guard of honour. Hailing…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government's Odisha Liveable Habitat Mission (OLHM) or the Jaga Mission for urban homeless has won a Bronze at the World Habitat Awards 2019. "It is heartening to know that the initiative has been recognised globally by…

Bhubaneswar: Petrol prices reached an all-year high on Monday. For the first time this year, petrol prices crossed Rs 75 per litre in New Delhi. The price of petrol in Bhubaneswar reached Rs 74 a litre and that of diesel, Rs 70.83 a litre.…