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Bijepur: Counting of votes is underway for Bijepur assembly byelection, which went to polls on October 21. It began amid tight security at 8 am on Thursday. According to sources, 14 tables and a round table have been set up for the…

Berhampur: To drive out superstition from lives of people in the remote pockets of Odisha, Ganjam Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange on Wednesday announced Rs 50,000 cash reward for anyone who can prove to him that witchcraft and black magic…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government will present the supplementary budget in the State Assembly in mid-November. Briefing the media after a meeting of the department secretaries presided over by the Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy at Lok Seva…

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court Bar Association on Wednesday maintained that it has never tried to stall court proceedings. This comes a day after the directive of the Supreme Court to deploy adequate security personnel to ensure smooth…

Bhubaneswar: The premise of Diwali is ‘triumph of light over darkness and good over evil’. Over the years, its sanctity seems to have been blown away in dust, smoke and the noise of crackers. The ‘Green Diwali’ initiative by Unmukt…

Bhubaneswar: The city will bear a greener and more aesthetic look in the near future to give some eye-relief from concrete structures that abound everywhere. The project will be undertaken by Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and…

Phulbani: A lady doctor in Kandhamal district on Tuesday alleged that a man had been sexually harassing her on the pretext that he would finally marry her. She lodged a complaint against the person in this regard. Her complaint said that…

Bhubaneswar: Minister of State for Home D S Mishra told the Odisha Assembly in July that the state saw a rise in rape and murder cases in 2018 compared to the previous year, but he refused to agree with the Opposition's assertion that the…

Berhampur: A couple in this southern Odisha town has become the talk of the town by taking their wedding vows on a copy of the Indian Constitution. Retired government employee Bidyut Prabha Rath administered the oath to the newlywed Biplab…

Bhubaneswar/Jajpur: Following the death of Smitarani Biswal, a panchayat executive officer (PEO) at Haridaspur in Jajpur district, BJP on Wednesday accused police of a botched up investigation. “Police have investigated into the personal…