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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday urged banks to open more branches in remote and Maoist-hit areas. Talking to the media at the 157th meeting of the State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) here, Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha may be bracing up for a wet Christmas this year with rain likely to lash several districts between December 24 and 27 due to movement of western disturbance towards the eastern region, the Centre for Environment and…

Cuttack: Odisha registered yet another win in the ongoing Ranji Trophy as they thrashed Services by an innings and 31 runs at the DRIEMS ground here on Friday. Services were bowled out for 238 in the second innings. For Odisha, Rajesh…

Bhubaneswar: Santhali writer Kali Charan Hembram from Odisha has won the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, 2019 for his book ‘Sisirjali’. The award-winning book comprises 15 short stories in Santhali that describe the struggle of tribal people…

New Delhi: Odisha emerged as the champions of the first-ever Samarthanam Women’s National T-20 Tournament for Blind after registering a comprehensive 87-run victory over Karnataka in the final here on Thursday. Odisha put up a huge total…

Bhubaneswar: The cold wave blowing in the state is set to intensify in the next 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. Meanwhile, Daringibadi in Kandhamal district recorded the state’s lowest night temperature…

Bhubaneswar: Even as onions continued to bring tears to eyes of people of Odisha, they were in for another jolt with the price of potato suddenly skyrocketing on Thursday. Potato, which was sold at Rs 17-Rs 18 a kg in the open market in…

Bhubaneswar: In a major blow to the tiger translocation programme to increase big cats' population in Odisha, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has asked the state government to immediately send back tigress Sundari from…

Balasore: India on Thursday successfully test-fired a Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) off the coast of Balasore in Odisha The missile was test-fired from the launch pad-3 at the Interim Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur at 4.20…

Bhubaneswar: Strict implementation of the new Motor Vehicle Act, 2019 has brought down road accidents in Odisha. This was revealed at the second meeting of the Odisha State Road Safety Council at Lok Seva Bhawan here on Wednesday. The…