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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will seek setting up of more mobile towers and extension of banking facilities in the Left-wing extremism (LWE) districts. This was decided at a high-level LWE review meeting at the Lok Seva Bhawan here…

Bhubaneswar: Consumers of Odisha are concerned over the steep hike in the prices of potato and onion. According to reports, the prices of the onion and potato have gone up to Rs 30 and Rs 15 per kg respectively within a week. While the…

Kendrapara/Puri: Six persons were killed in lightning strikes in Kendrapara and Puri districts on Wednesday afternoon. In Kendrapara district, five persons were killed and two seriously injured. Of the five deceased, two were killed after…

Bhubaneswar: The meteorological centre, Bhubaneswar, on Wednesday predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in South interior Odisha in the next 24 hours. Talking to the media, duty officer Ajay Kumar Nayak said that a north-south trough runs…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has outperformed other states to emerge as the “nutrition champion” in India. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) accorded the tag to Odisha for making significant progress in reducing child…

Bhubaneswar: Taking into consideration the special needs and vulnerability of persons with disabilities and mainstreaming their needs into disaster management, the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) has decided to open a…

New Delhi: Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel on Tuesday said Odisha will get the iconic heritage status very soon. Patel said this at the State Tourism Ministers' Conference here. While referring to Odisha, the minister said Puri…

Bhubaneswar: Five players from Odisha have found a place in the national women’s team for the two-day Asia Rugby U-20 Women’s Seven Series at Vientiane in Laos, beginning August 24. Besides, Sumitra Nayak, who is the captain of the team,…

Jajpur: Police on Monday busted a sex racket at Jaraka town in Odisha’s Jajpur district and arrested four persons, including a woman and two brokers. According to sources, a team of Dharmasala police raided a house in the town and nabbed a…