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Bhubaneswar: BJP MP from Puri Dr Sambit Patra has strongly defended the amended Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, dismissing Opposition allegations that the legislation would undermine the federal structure and curtail States' powers to collect mineral-related revenue as "completely baseless and false". Patra...

Puri: Food safety officials and the district administration have intensified inspections of khaja-making units in Puri ahead of the festive season Tuesday, sealing five units for alleged violations of food safety norms. During a raid in Dolamandap Sahi near the Shree Jagannath Temple, officials seized...

Mayurbhanj: Odisha's bamboo sector has received national recognition with a bamboo farmer from Mayurbhanj district being awarded the PRAMAAN Certificate under the Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme (IFWCS). The certification has been granted under the Trees Outside Forests Management and Chain of Custody (TOFM-CoC)...

Khordha: A Class-X student of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya (OAV) Bhakarsahi, Balipatna, drowned in a pond near Chintamani Vidya Niketan in Narangarh while bathing after arriving in the area to participate in a district-level sports competition Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Arnab Sahu. According to...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Tuesday launched raids on properties of two government officers at multiple locations for possessing disproportionate assets (DA) beyond their known sources of income, an official said. Vigilance sleuths launched search operations on properties of Umakant Samantaray, assistant director of factories and...

Nagoya: Neeru Dhanda Tuesday scripted history by becoming India's first shooter to win an Asian Games gold medal in the women's trap individual event in Nagoya, smashing the continental record in the process. This was after she carried India to a silver medal in the...

Nagoya: Indian women shooters bagged a silver in the trap team event, while the men endured a disappointing sixth-place finish at the Asian Games in Nagoya Tuesday. The trio of Neeru Dhanda (118), Aashima Ahlawat (106) and Manisha Keer (104) finished with a combined total...

Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General has flagged several lacunae in the sanction and execution of projects under Odisha's District Mineral Foundation, meant for the interest and benefits of the mining-affected people and areas in the state. In one of its reports, presented in the...

By Bikash Kumar Dhal, OP Banta: Despite government schemes and crores of rupees being spent to improve education, lack of initiative among departmental officials has left several development works incomplete at Bankatira High School under Kadabarang panchayat in Bhadrak district’s Banta block. The school lacks...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has flagged significant financial and implementation lapses in the development of tourism in Odisha’s coastal zone, including a loss of Rs 207.68 crore incurred by the Tourism department in organising seven eco-retreats between...