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Bhubaneswar: The BJP on Monday came down heavily on the Odisha government, accusing it of failing to contain the spiraling onion price. Briefing the media here, BJP state vice-president Samir Mohanty alleged that the price of onion in the…

Bhubaneswar: DGP BK Sharma informed that 31 middlemen were arrested on Saturday from 10 different places of Odisha. Interestingly, out of these, nine, the highest number were arrested from Regional Transport Offices in Jajpur. The tally in…

Bhubaneswar: In a swift move following Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's directive to Chief District Medical Officers (CDMOs) to keep hospitals out of bounds for middlemen, the DGP BK Sharma initiated a statewide special drive against…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has a plethora of places of tourist interest for those who care to visit the state - pristine beaches, breathtaking waterfalls and exquisite temples. So this World Tourism Day, Odisha Bytes decided to unravel the…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik welcomed everyone to tour Odisha and celebrate its delectable diversity on the occasion of World Tourism Day on Friday. The CM shared an over minute long video on his Twitter handle on the…

Bhubaneswar: President Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Odisha on a two-day visit on Friday. He was accompanied by his wife Sabita Kovind. The President landed at Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar aboard a special flight of the…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government declared the closure of all schools in Puri, Ganjam and Gajapati districts on Wednesday following heavy rains in the state incessantly for the past 36 hours. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said…

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued heavy to very heavy rainfall warning for seven coastal districts of Odisha in the next 12 hours. In a mid-day bulletin, the IMD said that under the influence of a…

Kandhamal: As many as three persons died of snake bites in Odisha on Tuesday morning, just a day after six similar deaths in the state on Monday. A mother and her minor son died of snakebite at a village in Kandhamal district. The…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Transport Authority (STA) in a release on Monday said that online Pollution Testing Certificate (PTC) will be mandatory for all vehicles in the state from October 1. According to the release, the emission…