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Plus II Admission 2017: First merit list released, second on June 22

Bhubaneswar: The Department of Higher Education has announced the first merit list for the students seeking admission in junior educational institutes. A total of...

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Naveen asks district Collectors to take bold decisions for good governance

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today asked district collectors to take bold decisions and suggested them to follow the 3Ts formula of transparency, teamwork...

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Brown sugar peddler arrested in Khurda

Bhubaneswar: In a breakthrough, excise officials today arrested a Balasore-based drug peddler with more than 110 grams of brown sugar on Tuesday...

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Al Qaeda link: STF submits final chargesheet against Abdur Rehman

Cuttack: The court of Judicial Magistrate, First Class (JMFC), Salepur on Monday remanded suspected Al Qaeda Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) operative Abdur Rehman...

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Entertainment

Odia boy Satyajit Jena stuns juries with chartbuster performance

Bhubaneswar: Odia boy Satyajit Jena once again set the stage on fire with a 100 per cent score at Sa Re Ga...

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Day 2: CM takes suggestions from district Collectors

Bhubaneswar: The District Collectors held precise discussion on five priority sectors like municipal services, skill development, youth services, construction workers’ welfare and...

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KCC bank fraud: EOW arrests three accused

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch on Monday arrested three former officials in the misappropriation of Rs 3.69 crore...

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Congress stands for defame, disturb, disrupt: Union Urban Development Min

Bhubaneswar: Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Monday claimed here that the Narendra Modi-led NDA Government has undertaken many developmental works...

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Naveen flags off mascot rally for Asian Athletics Championships

Bhubaneswar: Olly, the Olive Ridley sea turtle was on Monday unveiled as the official mascot for the 22nd edition of the Asian Athletics...

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Opposition hits out Naveen for ‘PC’ remark

Bhubaneswar: Opposition parties on Monday pointed their guns at Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for his ‘PC’ remark in the Collectors’ conference with...

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Monsoon arrives in Odisha, depression to trigger heavy rainfall

Bhubaneswar: The south-west monsoon arrived in Odisha today triggering moderate to heavy rainfall in several parts of the state. “The south-west monsoon...

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Shastra chit fund chief V Sampad gets 4-year jail term

Bhubaneswar: The Special CBI Court here today sentenced 4-year jail term to chief of Shastra chit fund firm V Sampad with imposing...

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Union Min dares Naveen to opt for early Assembly election

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of State for Rural Development Ram Kripal Yadav has dared Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to opt for an early...

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Infant branded with hot iron rod to cure fever

Keonjhar: In a shocking incident, yet another infant has been branded with a hot iron rod to cure ailments. . The 18-month-old...

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In pics: Patha Utsav with Raja flavor

Bhubaneswar: The 30th episode of the Patha Utsav this Sunday was observed here with the flavor of Raja festival and a rain...

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Naveen asks collectors to work as catalysts of change

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today asked district collectors to act as agents of change for the welfare of public service delivery...

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In pics: Jnanapitha Award winning author, journalists among Ekamra Walkers

Bhubaneswar: The 26th Ekamra Walks, the guided heritage walk of the Temple city, today got a galaxy of writers, litterateurs and journalists as...

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Bodies of 3 electrocuted elephants found in Dhenkanal forest

Dhenkanal: In a shocking incident, decomposed bodies of three elephants were found in the Borapada forests in the district on Saturday. Residents...

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Speculations arise over BJD MP Baijayant Panda joining BJP

Bhubaneswar: Amid speculation of BJD MP Baijayant Panda planning to join the BJP, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said the saffron party welcomes...

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Mahanadi row: BJD observes 4-hour Hartal in four districts

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday observed a four-hour Hartal from 6 am to 10 am in Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Bargarh...

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Eight killed, 2 injured in road accident; CM announces Rs 2L ex-gratia for each

Jagatsinghpur: In a heart-wrenching incident, eight persons were killed and two others sustained critical injuries in a road accident after an auto-rickshaw...

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Fourth Kalinga Lit Festival kick starts

Bhubaneswar: The three-day-long Kalinga Literary Festival has begun on Friday, June 9, and the theme of the festival in its fourth year is “Literature...

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Lightning claims 3 lives in Balasore

Balasore: In yet another tragic incident three persons, all cousins were killed on the spot after being hit by lightning in Chakeshapa...

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Youth Congress activists hurl eggs at Union Agri Minister’s car; five arrested

Bhubaneswar: The Youth Congress activists today hurled eggs at Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh’s vehicle and waved black flag near the...

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Wild jumbo kills two persons in Dhenkanal

Dhenkanal: Two persons, including a woman, were killed after an elephant trampled them at Ichabatipur village in Dhenkanal district on Friday. The...

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Ex-Officer of Indian Navy arrested for multi-crore fraud

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate of Police on Friday arrested a 58-year-old retired Navy officer for allegedly involved in an e-publishing scam that runs into...

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State Government to build 7,000 km roads under PMGSY this year

Bhubaneswar: The State Government has set a target to construct 7,000 km roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) this...

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MP Tathagata Satpathy apologizes over ‘thieves’ remark

Bhubaneswar: A day after snubbed by BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for making derogatory remarks against certain party colleagues, MP...

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Sambalpur Jailor in Vig net, arrested for allegedly amassing assets

Sambalpur: The State Vigilance on Friday conducted simultaneous raids on the residence, paternal house and office of suspended Jailor of Sambalpur Circle...

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Seven killed, three injured in truck-auto collision

Jagatsinghpur: In yet another tragic road mishap, seven persons have been killed and three critically injured after truck-auto collided head on at...

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BJD to observe four hour hartal in 4 districts over Mahanadi water dispute

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday called for a 4-hour hartal in four Western Odisha districts on Saturday against...

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GST would make India achieve economic integration: Finance Minister

Bhubaneswar: Finance Minister Shashi Bhusan Behera, inaugurating an outreach programme on Goods and Services Tax (GST) here on Friday said with implementation...

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Nuapada villagers claim plastic rice sale in market

Bhubaneswar: After complaints poured in of plastic egg being sold in market, a resident of Taraboda village in Nuapada district has claimed...

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RD students’ obscene posts case: Another accused arrested

Bhubaneswar: The Special investigation Team (SIT) of the State Crime Branch on Thursday arrested another accused involved in posting obscene pictures and...

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Deva Snana Purnima: Attire ready for deities’ Gajanan Besha

Puri: Artisans at Raghaba Das mutt and Gopal Tirtha mutt here have prepared elephant attire for Gajanan (elephant) Besha ritual of Srimandir...

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Girl escapes rape bid in state capital

Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, a girl has filed an FIR at the Macheswar police station here against a person who had...

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HC rejects bail petition of Mahima Mishra

Cuttack: In yet another setback for business tycoon Mahima Mishra, Orissa High Court today rejected his bail petition in in Paradip Tarinigoda...

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CM seeks explanation from Tathagat for making derogatory remarks on Debi Mishra

Bhubaneswar: Reacting to the outrageous remarks made by BJD Parliamentarian Tathagat Satapathy targeting senior party leader Debi Prasad Mishra, party supremo and...

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Employees union to stage protest if 7th Pay not taken up by June 15

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Karmachari Sangram Samiti on Wednesday has announced to stage mass protest if the state government fails to implement the 7th...

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Damodar Rout openly challenges Petroleum Min to contest in 2019 elections

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Agriculture Minister and BJD vice-president Damodar Rout on Wednesday threw a open challenge to Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister...

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State Government nods for 47 farm projects under RKVY

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday granted approval for 47 projects in agriculture, food production and allied sectors for implementation under Rashtriya...

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Crime

Jilted lover sets mother of two on fire

Bhubaneswar: In a horrific incident, a mother of two on Wednesday set on fire by her neighbor, whose advances she had roughened...

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