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Bhubaneswar: A man was arrested for allegedly killing his two minor sons in Odisha's Nayagarh district as they “opposed” his second marriage following the death of his first wife, police said Thursday. The grandmother of the deceased has also been arrested for “helping her son”...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 1,859 snakebite deaths during 2023-24 and 2024-25, a minister informed the Assembly Thursday. "According to the preliminary report, 1,150 people died due to snakebites in 2023-24, while another 709 lost their lives in 2024-25," state Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM) Minister Suresh...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly was adjourned twice Thursday due to a din created by opposition BJD MLAs over the controversial Polavaram Dam project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. As soon as the House assembled for Question Hour, the BJD members rushed to the well and staged...

Bhubaneswar:  The Odisha government has decided to launch Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana along with the existing Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana in the state April 1. This was decided at a meeting presided over by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday night. The programme...

Bhubaneswar: BJD leader Soumyashankar Chakra, also known as Raja Chakra, has been arrested by the Odisha Crime Branch in connection with Gandhamardan mining loading agency corruption case in Keonjhar. Raja has been arrested for his involvement in a massive Rs 185 crore scam. Raja Chakra...

Bhubaneswar: In a landmark move to enhance road safety and instill responsible commuting habits, the Odisha government is set to launch a month-long Zero Accident Day (ZAD) campaign, with women at the forefront of the transformative initiative. The announcement was made by Housing and Urban...

Bhubaneswar: The Mancheswar police Wednesday arrested two brothers for allegedly defrauding a land buyer of Rs 1.14 crore by attempting to sell a property near Gadakana that had already been sold years ago by their ancestors. The accused, Krushna Chandra Behera (57) and Ramesh Chandra...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has notified key amendments to Odisha Town Planning and Improvement Trust (Planning and Building Standards) Rules, 2021 and the Odisha Development Authorities (Planning and Building Standards) Rules, 2020 to facilitate the ease of doing business, official sources said, Wednesday. The Housing...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday said it was committed to protecting the ‘interest’ of Odisha in the upcoming delimitation exercise and was not concerned about allegations of getting closer to anti-BJP platforms. The remark was made by BJD's eight-time MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain...

Bhubaneswar: The Congress Wednesday announced to gherao Odisha Assembly March 27 to protest rising atrocities against women in the state and also the suspension of party MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati from the House. The party has taken this decision during a meeting held here in...