Odisha

Puri: The nine-day Rath Jatra-2026 in Puri concluded with the Niladri Bije ritual on Monday night, bringing the annual chariot festival to a close. The festival witnessed a record turnout of 4 to 5 million (40 to 50 lakh) devotees this…
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Bhubaneswar: Dana Majhi, a tribal man from Odisha’s Kalahandi district, has lodged an FIR against the makers of short film ‘Laash’. Majhi, who had hogged the headlines for carrying the body of his wife on his shoulders for 10 km after…
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Rayagada: Incessant rainfall affected train movement in Rayagada district on Monday after rainwater inundated a section of the railway track near Tikiri station, forcing the Koraput-Visakhapatnam passenger train to halt for nearly two…
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Paralakhemundi: Former Gajapati Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sangram Behera, an accused in the Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra death case, surrendered before the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM)…
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Bhubaneswar: The Union Ministry of Education has approved the upgradation of 71 secondary schools in Odisha into higher secondary schools under the Samagra Shiksha programme for the 2026-27 and sanctioned Rs 140 crore. According to an…
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Bhubaneswar: Leader of the Opposition in the Odisha Assembly and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Monday demanded the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond, holding him accountable for the large number of errors…
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Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha minister and BJD leader Susanta Singh passed away on Monday while undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospital in Bhubaneswar. He was 53. He had been battling a prolonged illness and was admitted to the hospital a…
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Bhubaneswar: After a long gap, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday presided over the 19th round of the grievance hearing programme at his Unit‑2 grievance cell here, accompanied by six senior ministers and top officials. The CM…
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Bhubaneswar: Popular Ollywood singer Jyotirmayee Nayak has been crowned the winner of Indian Idol Season 16, announced by Sony Entertainment Television on Sunday. With this achievement, Jyotirmayee became the first contestant from Odisha…
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Bhubaneswar: Trouble for Nayagarh MLA Arun Kumar Sahoo mounted after the Supreme Court dismissed his plea challenging the Orissa High Court's order to proceed with a poll petition against his 2024 Assembly election victory. The apex court…
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