Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi Wednesday presented a report card of her seven-year tenure as a Member of Parliament, highlighting around 70 categories of development and public service initiatives undertaken across the constituency. Sarangi said her office had received 23,478 public grievances from across the parliamentary constituency during her tenure, of which 20,661, or nearly 88 per...

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of reports of irregularities in the land registration process in some parts of the state, the Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM) department Wednesday directed District Collectors to regularly monitor and closely oversee the functioning of registration offices under their respective jurisdictions. The Revenue department in an official statement noted that the state government...

Bhubaneswar: The Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) has announced free travel for all women passengers on Ama Bus services across the state August 27, on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. The free travel facility will be available on all Ama Bus services operating in Bhubaneswar, Kataka, Puri, Raurkela, Sambalpur, Brahmapur and Kendujhar. CRUT expects the initiative to...

Bhubaneswar: Stepping up its criticism of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026, the Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led state government, alleging that the party, which came to power invoking the cause of Odia Asmita, is now engaged in looting Odisha. At a press conference, former...

To drape a genuine Sambalpuri saree is to carry a piece of living geography. Originating from the weaving clusters of western Odisha such as Bargarh, Sonepur, and Barpali these textiles are celebrated for their striking geometry and complex Bandha (tie-and-dye Ikat) technique. Artisans pre-dye warp and weft threads with mathematical precision so that motifs like the conch,...

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is a large and well spread-out organisation by its own admission. It has today glamorous buildings and well-appointed offices across the country. It has marked its 100th anniversary with a host of celebrations, and a commemorative stamp and a coin released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the occasion. The RSS is...

In a county in northern Virginia, a family’s electricity bill has doubled. A few miles away, a windowless building the size of a shopping mall hums through the night—yet another AI data centre, consuming more power than the town it was built beside. The dispute will be conducted in the language of rate structures, zoning variances, and...

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Bhubaneswar: The Opposition INDIA bloc in Odisha Wednesday announced it will gherao the state Assembly September 29 to protest the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) or MMDR Amendment Act. The decision was taken at a meeting at the Congress Bhavan, with the INDIA bloc leaders describing the new mining legislation as "anti-Odisha" and "anti-tribal". Leaders of...

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha MLA Satya Bhusan Sahu died at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar Wednesday. The senior Congress leader was 73. He was elected to the assembly from Padampur three times, in 1980, 1985 and 2004. Expressing grief over his death, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Sahu's contribution as a legislator would be remembered. I am...