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Bhubaneswar: The Centre will take necessary steps in setting up a permanent High Court bench in undivided Koraput district subject to an initiative by the Odisha government, Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said.…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will provide piped water supply to all rural households by 2024-25, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Minister Pratap Jena informed the Assembly on Tuesday. The minister said this in reply to questions by…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha leads other states in woman and child health indicators thanks to its state-run maternity scheme and focus on social development, according to a latest survey. The Jaccha-Baccha Survey (JABS) was led by economists Jean…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday said it will not allow ganja cultivation in the state. Excise commissioner-cum-secretary, Sushil Kumar Lohani told this to reporters after a high-level meeting at Lok Seva Bhawan here. Lohani…

Baripada: A police officer succumbed to his injuries after he was hit by a speeding bike in Baripada town in Mayurbhanj district on Monday night. The incident happened when Dayanidhi Das, sub-inspector of Town Police Station, was checking…

Communal memory is more powerful than history. Our ancient maritime glory lives on in collective memory through the celebration of Bali Jatra. It may have been reduced to rituals to some extent and fallen prey to commercialisation but the…

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has directed the Chairman of Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) to take a decision on Odisha Abhibhabak Mahasangh’s representation against the hike in examination fee for Class X and XII, within…

Egyptian mythology offers strong hints of maritime links with ancient Odisha. The land it mentions as Put or Punt was most probably Puri, according to a research work. The holy triad of Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra had…

Bhubaneswar: Actor-turned-politician and founder-president of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) Kamal Haasan met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at Naveen Niwas here on Monday. The simple lifestyle of the Chief Minister further moved the versatile…

Bhubaneswar: The newly-constructed Utkal Kanika Galleria mall at Kalpana Square here has been sealed for not complying with the statutory parking stipulations and having been made operational without a fire-safety certificate. "The mall…