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Puri: Gajapati Maharaja of Puri Dibyasingha Deb has expressed surprise over the concern of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for Jagannath Temple here. “The incidents that are taking place in Puri at present were never seen earlier. Since the…

To reduce plastic pollution, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday started a novel way to avail an Aahaar meal in lieu of 500 grams of plastic. BMC Commissioner Prem Chandra Chaudhary made a denizen inaugurate the scheme at an…

It's goodbye to long queues as Regional Transport Office (RTO) services will go online from Tuesday. Learner's licence, driving licence, vehicle fitness and registration certificates and others can now be availed online. A single online…

Bhubaneswar: The price of the onion, which had started to come down in Odisha, is likely to shoot up again. Talking to the media on Monday, general secretary of Odisha Byabasayee Mahasangh Sudhakar Panda said that procurement of onion from…

Bhubaneswar: Dhanu Sankranti is an auspicious day as per Hindu mythology and it is celebrated in Odisha with great joy on the first day of lunar Pousha month. Special puja is offered to Lord Jagannath on this day, when people also worship…

Sambalpur: Taking strong exception to a video of three Odia actresses hanging out with the daughter of Odisha Health Minister in the prohibited area of Hirakud Dam in Sambalpur district, Sambalpur SP Kanwar Vishal Singh has sought a report…

Khurda: Panic gripped Khurda town after a doctor and a staff of a medicine shop were shot at by two miscreants on Sunday evening. According to reports, Manas Ranjan Das, a paediatrician, was examining patients at a clinic inside a medicine…

Athagarh: To stop rampant smuggling of Pangolins, the Athagarh Forest Divison in Odisha’s Cuttack district has announced cash reward for those who provide information about the person or  gangs involved in illegal trade. “The Forest…

From a basket case to a trillion-dollar economic powerhouse. Odisha appears to be set for the big leap. With a steady growth rate averaging upward of eight per cent, the state is likely to beat several other developed counterparts in the…

Released in 1989, Maine Pyar Kiya was a landmark movie in more than one way. It was the highest grossing Indian film of the decade (1980s) and is still considered as one of the 10 most successful Bollywood films. It catapulted the career…