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Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) Friday launched an anti-encroachment drive to clear around 68 acres of "illegally occupied land" in the Shyampur area under Bharatpur police limits. During the operation, officials also seized more than 100 LPG cylinders from a house, raising concerns over possible...

Bolangir: Bolangir district administration Friday ordered closure of schools and educational institutions from April 18 to April 21 in view of the prevailing heatwave and rising temperatures across the district. The order was issued by the Office of the Collector and District Magistrate following a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has appointed celebrity chef Ranveer Brar as the brand ambassador for promoting Odia cuisine globally, in a move aimed at elevating the state’s culinary heritage to national and international platforms. The announcement was made during the recent Odia New Year celebrations, with...

Bhubaneswar: Asserting that "Odia Swabhiman" (pride) is in great danger as the BJP-led central government moves to pass the delimitation bill in Parliament, BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday said a united fight against it would be the "greatest tribute" to Biju Patnaik. Patnaik made the...

Puri: Questions have once again been raised over security arrangements at the Jagannath Temple after a minor was caught recording videos and taking photographs using a mobile phone inside the shrine Thursday. The 15-year-old girl, who had reportedly come from Hyderabad in Telangana, was intercepted...

RISHABH PAREKH, OP Bhubaneswar: Following gritty fixtures on away soil resulting in one win and three losses, Odisha FC return for their home game after six weeks against Mohammedan SC in the Indian Super League Friday. Having slipped to 11th in the standings with five...

Hatadihi: Irregularities have surfaced in the Command Area Development and Water Management (CADWM) programme, with works reportedly executed without prior project approval or budget allocation, even as the scheme faces an acute staff shortage across four districts. Despite the government allocating crores of rupees under...

Kendrapara/Rajnagar: Bhitarkanika National Park and the adjoining Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary will remain closed for tourists and local visitors from May 1 to July 31 to facilitate the breeding and nesting of estuarine (saltwater) crocodiles. Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of the Mangrove Forest Division (Wildlife), Rajnagar,...

Bargarh: Police seized 960 bottles of cough syrup and arrested seven persons during a surprise raid at a football ground here, officials said Thursday. Acting on a tip-off about an illegal cough syrup trade at Behera football ground, a team from Bargarh Sadar police station...