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Modi praises 'great' Biju Patnaik, Dubey apologises amid row

Bhubaneswar, April 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday praised former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik, referring to him as the symbol of courage and nation-building, amid a political sto... Read More


Modi praises 'great'Biju Patnaik, Dubey apologises amid row

Bhubaneswar, April 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday praised former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik, referring to him as the symbol of courage and nation-building, amid a political sto... Read More


CAG report flags overcrowding, broken security cameras in Odisha jails

India, April 1 -- A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report found that prisons in Odisha remain overcrowded with broken security cameras and unspent welfare funds. The CAG in its p... Read More


Odisha: Modi praises Biju Patnaik amid row over BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's remarks

India, April 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday praised former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik as a symbol of courage and nation-building, amid a political controversy triggered by rema... Read More


Sons cannot appeal against maintenance granted to elderly mother: Orissa HC

India, March 31 -- Children cannot challenge maintenance orders meant to protect elderly parents, the Orissa high court has said, quashing a Balasore collector's decision that had reopened a case file... Read More


Minor with grievous injuries rescued, 1 arrested

Bhubaneswar, March 30 -- Police detained a 71-year-old man in Bhubaneswar after a 12-year-old girl he employed as a domestic help was rescued with multiple burn and assault injuries, officers said. Th... Read More


Odisha fast track court sentences man to death for rape of minor girl

India, March 27 -- A special court in Odisha's Ganjam district on Thursday sentenced a 30-year-old man to death for raping a minor girl and trying to murder her in 2021. Rohitlal Panda, judge of fast... Read More


Odisha moves to recall bills on MLA salary hike

Bhubaneswar, March 27 -- Amid widespread public outrage, the Odisha government on Thursday moved to withdraw four bills passed in the assembly, on three-fold increase in the salaries, allowances, and ... Read More


Odisha moves to recall bills on MLA salary hike

Bhubaneswar, March 27 -- Amid widespread public outrage, the Odisha government on Thursday moved to withdraw four bills passed in the assembly, on three-fold increase in the salaries, allowances, and ... Read More


Jagannath Temple treasury audit begins; 1st such exercise in 48 years

India, March 26 -- Goldsmiths, gemmologists, and servitors on Wednesday began the survey of gold, diamonds, and jewelled ornaments at Puri's 12th-century Shree Jagannath Temple Ratna Bhandar (treasury... Read More