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Bhubaneswar: Padma awardee Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar received Odisha Dhrupad Ratna Jyoti Award-2025 during the 8th edition of the World Music and Yoga Day celebration at Bhanja Kala Mandap in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. He was honoured…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has formally notified an increase in the ex gratia for human fatalities arising out of conflict with wild animals, from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 10 lakh. According to the notification, the assistance extends…
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Bhubaneswar: The United States has suddenly updated its travel advisory for India, urging its citizens—especially women—to exercise heightened caution. Notably, the advisory includes Odisha among 14 Indian states identified as high-risk…
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Washington/Tehran: The United States has bombed at least three locations in Iran, the country’s president Donald Trump confirmed early on Sunday (IST). He has warned Iran of further strikes, unless it makes peace with Israel. “Iran, the…
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Rayagada: In a disturbing incident, at least 40 members of a tribal woman’s family were made to tonsure their heads as part of a purification ritual after she married a man from a different caste at a village in Kashipur area of Odisha’s…
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Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorm activity along with heavy rainfall may continue in Odisha till June 26, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Saturday. Thunderstorm coupled with lightning, gusty surface wind speed reaching…
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New Delhi: Home minister Amit Shah has said that India will never restore the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with Islamabad, and the water flowing to Pakistan will be diverted for internal use. He said this at an interview with The Times of…
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New Delhi: The Government of India will evacuate citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka, apart from its own, from war-torn Iran, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has informed. Citizens of these two neighbouring countries have been asked to…
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Bhubaneswar: As part of its commitment to ensuring road safety, Odisha’s Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) has intensified its efforts under the ‘Zero Accident Day’ initiative. Daily counselling sessions and the administration of…
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Balasore/Baripada: More than 50,000 people were affected as Subarnarekha River water inundated several villages in Odisha’s Balasore district on Saturday following a flash flood triggered by heavy rain in neighbouring Jharkhand. …
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