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Bhubaneswar/Puri: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday reviewed preparations for the Bahuda Yatra and directed officials to ensure foolproof crowd management and security arrangements in Puri. His instructions come in the wake of the death of two devotees and several others falling ill during...

Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) Wednesday unveiled an AI-powered robotic surveillance platform that will be deployed at Puri railway station ahead of Lord Jagannath's Bahuda Yatra July 24 to enhance passenger safety and security, an official said. The robotic surveillance platform, DSC ARJUN (Dedicated Security...

Brahmapur: A person has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha's Ganjam district and has been admitted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital, sources said Wednesday. Details about the patient's health condition were not immediately available. Authorities have not disclosed the source of the infection...

Balangir: The district administration's attempt to begin relocating families from Kumiapali village, affected by the Lower Suktel Irrigation Project, failed Tuesday after residents staged a peaceful protest, refusing to leave their ancestral land. The administration deployed nine platoons of police, accompanied by a magistrate, to...

Sambalpur: Students of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) in Burla of Sambalpur district staged a protest Tuesday over alleged poor hostel facilities and the university's mandatory uniform policy, demanding immediate action from the authorities. Hundreds of second-year students demonstrated outside the university's administrative...

Daringbadi: Kandhamala's famed turmeric is losing market appeal as farmers grapple with stagnant prices and a sharp decline in curcumin content, raising concerns over the crop's long-term viability. Farmers said turmeric prices have not crossed Rs 135 per kg for nearly a decade. Although prices,...

Sundaragada: Vigilance officials Tuesday arrested a woman Revenue Inspector (RI) in Sundaragada district for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 from an applicant to issue a land demarcation report. The accused was identified as Anita Jena, Revenue Inspector of Kalosihira revenue circle under Kuanrmunda...

Anugola: At least 25 devotees were injured, seven of them critically, after an Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) bus carrying pilgrims from Puri to Sundaragada overturned near Burkuna Square in Palalahada area of Anugola district on National Highway-149 in the early hours of Tuesday....

Bhubaneswar: In order to improve inmate welfare and correctional services, the state plans to establish de-addiction centres inside prisons and a dedicated mental health institute at Choudwar jail in Kataka soon, Chief Secretary Anu Garg said Tuesday. Garg chaired a review meeting of the Prison...

Bhubaneswar: Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked 58 lakh voters of Odisha to submit their identity documents afresh as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision due to some issues, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R S Gopalan said. Of these 58 lakh voters, 12...