The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration is expecting a footfall of about 25 lakh during the worldfamous Rath Yatra scheduled to begin June 20 in Puri.

A deputy forest ranger was shot dead by poachers in Similipal sanctuary in Mayurbhanj district, days after a forest guard was gunned down by a group of hunters.

The Vigilance Directorate Saturday arrested a suspended Civil Supplies Officer (CSO) after detecting disproportionate assets to the tune of 280 per cent more than his known sources of income, officials said.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday approved ₹225.53 crore in favour of 36 urban local bodies (ULBs) covering 10 districts under the state-funded flagship scheme Mukhya Mantri Karma Tatpara Abhiyan (MUKTA) for the financial Year 2023-24.

The state government has sanctioned `75.70 crore for construction of a modern trauma care centre at Nuapada district headquarters hospital.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar Saturday conferred the fourth National Water Awards, 2022, to Odisha as the 2nd Best State for its achievements in the field of water resources conservation and management.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) directed an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police to pay `1 lakh as compensation to the family members of a minor while delivering an order in a 2022 case concerning the assault of a minor by the former for calling police personnel as ‘Mamu’ (uncle), a report said Saturday

Political slugfest erupted in West Bengal as the State Election Commission and the state government, Saturday, approached the Supreme Court against Calcutta High Court’s order for deployment of central armed forces throughout the state for the forthcoming panchayat elections.

Several parties, including the AAP, Congress and the Shiv Sena (UBT), Saturday criticised filmmaker Om Raut's "Adipurush" for hurting the sentiments of the people with the portrayal of Lord Hanuman, whereas the BJP demanded a temporary suspension of the film's screening in theatres.

Tamil Nadu BJP Secretary SG Suryah was arrested by the Tamil Nadu police late on Friday from Chennai, an action that saw the saffron party lashing out at the ruling DMK in the state, linking it with the ED arrest of TN minister V Senthil Balaji.

Bank deposits increased by ₹3.26 trillion to ₹187.02 trillion in the fortnight ended June 2, 2023 as the highest currency note came back to the banking system following the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 note from circulation.

Russia has already stationed a first batch of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

Higher advance tax collection helped net direct tax kitty swell 11 per cent to ₹ 3.80 lakh crore so far this fiscal, a reflection of economic activity gaining traction.

The Bhagwant Mann cabinet in Punjab will formalise a decision tomorrow that the broadcast of Gurbani from Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar should be made free.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Sunday condemned the ongoing violence in Manipur and appealed to the government, including local administration, police, security forces and central agencies to take every possible step to restore peace.