Casablanca: Morocco's King Mohammed VI Tuesday named Urban Planning Minister Fatima Zahra Mansouri as the country's prime minister, making the 50-year-old attorney the first woman to hold the position in the Muslim kingdom. Mansouri, who until her nomination was also the mayor of Marrakech, was tasked with forming a new government, the Royal Palace said in a...

Artisans polish silver filigree used to decorate idols of Goddess Durga at Ranihat Puja Mandap in Kataka     Odia play ‘House Wife’ staged under the joint initiative of the Department of Odia Language, Literature and Culture, Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi and Annapurna Theatre B Group in Kataka     An artisan crafts an idol of Goddess...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Tuesday criticised the Odisha government for adjourning sine die the monsoon session of the assembly four days ahead of schedule and for not holding any debate on an amended mining law, claiming that the ruling BJP was "not interested in discussion" about the legislation. The Naveen Patnaik party also vowed to intensify its protest...

Baripada: A POCSO court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Tuesday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for kidnapping and raping a girl in October last year. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on the convict Ashok Kumar Raul, alias Babula (30). If he fails to pay the fine, the convict will...

Kendrapada: Odisha's forest department officials Tuesday seized two seaworthy fishing trawlers and apprehended 19 people for fishing illegally inside the Gahirmatha Marine Wildlife Sanctuary in Kendrapara district, an official said. The action was taken during routine patrolling by the Gahirmatha Wildlife Range staff, when the trawlers were spotted about 4 km from Madeli Mouth allegedly using trawling...

Kataka: The ground staff at the Barabati Stadium put in the hard yards every time a cricket game in the ongoing Odisha T20 League CM Trophy 2026 stops due to rain. They put in the effort to ensure that the action can resume as soon as the rain stops for play to happen again. Hrishikesh Singh, known...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant recognition of Odisha’s efforts towards strengthening urban sanitation and scientific waste management, Bhubaneswar and Puri have been selected among 50 cities across the country under the PRAGATI 50 initiative of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 (SBM-U 2.0). The initiative aims to transform the selected...

Sidhi: In a daring daytime attack, miscreants arriving in multiple vehicles surrounded an Odisha Police team in the Chhuhiya Valley of Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh, Tuesday and freed an NDPS accused from custody after opening fire and assaulting the officers. The incident occurred in the Rampur Naikin police station area near the Rewa-Sidhi border. According to Sidhi...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s bamboo sector has earned national recognition, with a bamboo farmer from Mayurbhanj district receiving the PRAMAAN Certificate under the Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme (IFWCS). The certification, awarded under the Trees Outside Forests Management and Chain of Custody (TOFM-CoC) scope, covers 14.03 hectares across four plots in Gobardhansul and Ranibhol of Mayurbhanj district. Union...

Bhubaneswar: Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra, who is also the State Coordinator of the ‘Seva Sankalp’ campaign, said the state government would establish ‘Seva Setu Kendras’ in every block and Assembly constituency to provide citizens with information, registration and application assistance for various government schemes and services at a single location. The campaign will...