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Bhubaneswar: The Tourism department will host the 6th National Chilika Bird Festival from January 6 to 8, celebrating the ecological and cultural significance of Chilika Lake. The inaugural event will be held at the Convention Centre, Lok Seva Bhawan, with Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida...

Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of New Year 2026, BMC Mayor Sulochana Das called upon citizens to actively participate in Swachh Survekshan 2025–26 to help place the city among India’s top-ranked clean cities. Addressing a press conference at the BMC headquarters Monday, the Mayor stressed that...

Bhubaneswar: The three-day Second Odisha Parab, which will be organised in Guwahati from January 30 to February 1, will help promote Odisha’s cultural heritage, traditions, cuisine, handicrafts, handlooms, and tourism. This was revealed during a high-level coordination meeting of the Tourism department Monday. The meeting,...

Bhubaneswar: Social and economic empowerment of tribal communities and skill training for youth were among the key issues discussed during the high-level meeting of NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO) BVR Subramanian with Chief Secretary (CS) Anu Garg and senior secretaries of various state departments,...

Dhenkanal/Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police Monday arrested one person in connection with the death of two workers in a blast at an illegal stone quarry in Dhenkanal district, officials said. The arrested person was identified as Chhabindra Mahakud, supervisor of the quarry, which was operating without...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday expressed deep grief over the tragic explosion that occurred in a stone/dolomite mine in Gopalpur village of Dhenkanal district Saturday, in which two people lost their precious lives and demanded the immediate arrest of the persons responsible for this...

Bissamkatak: At least four students were seriously injured in a fire that broke out on a school premises during school hours in Rayagada district Monday afternoon, officials said. The incident occurred around 3 pm at a primary school in Paikadakuluguda village under the Bissam katak...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said the state government's grievance hearing mechanism was gaining popularity, with 95 per cent of complaints received at the CM's grievance cell resolved so far. Majhi said this while attending the year's first and 16th grievance hearing...

Mayurbhanj: Vigilance officers Monday arrested two engineers of the Odisha Lift Irrigation Corporation (OLIC) for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 60,000 from a contractor to release pending payments, an official said. The arrested officials were identified as assistant executive engineer Harekrushna Singh...

Berhampur: On the occasion of the National Bird Day, wildlife activists Monday installed artificial nests in several houses in an Odisha village in an effort to conserve house sparrows. The activists placed the nests in Basudevpur village in Ganjam district. Several villagers, especially women, have...