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Berhampur: After conducting raids on his houses and properties for two days, Vigilance Cell Division officers on Sunday arrested Berhampur DFO Ashis Kumar Behera on charges of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.…

Puri: The Bada Danda Mahotsav started in Puri on Sunday. The devotees, who had gone for the darshan of sibling deities, took part in Bhajan and Sankirtan held during the Mahotsav, which will be a weekly event being organised by the Puri…

Koraput: Turmeric of Laxmipur in Koraput district will be soon supplied to New Delhi. The Forest Department took a decision in this regard because of the meagre profit margin here. "Turmeric is sold here at a price ranging from Rs 70 to Rs…

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused the ruling BJP at the Centre of adopting coercive means against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders to make them join the saffron party. She alleged that they are being…

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Sunday arrested two drugs peddlers and seized 14 grams brown sugar from them. The arrested persons have been identified as Kanhu Samal and Krushna Behera. Police also seized Rs 1,47,600 from…

Bhubaneswar: Tomorrow is the first Monday of the holy month of Shravana and Kawariyas (devotees) have started arriving at the Lingaraj Temple here from Sunday afternoon. They will bring along holy water from different rivers and offer it…

Bhubaneswar: The Parichay Foundation organised the fourth edition of Shrie awards here on Saturday. The award ceremony organised every year on the eve of Father’s Day had to be postponed by a month due to the devastation caused by cyclone…

Khordha: A human skeleton was found in a drain near Khurda Collectorate on NH 16 on Sunday. On being informed, the Khordha Town Police reached the spot and recovered the bones from the drain. The remains will be sent to the forensic…

New Delhi: At a time when there is a growing clamour for underground cabling to ensure uninterrupted power supply during and after cyclonic storms in Odisha, BJD MP Prashanta Nanda has accused the Centre of being indifferent to the State's…

I admire Vir Sanghvi’s writing for its centrality. He is never pungent, acrimonious or strident in his views, always choosing a middle path. That in itself is a rare art. In the write up, 'Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Why fight over food', I…