New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday concluded his two-day investment outreach in Delhi-NCR, securing investment proposals worth Rs 66,392 crore with the potential to generate 54,135 employment opportunities in Odisha. Of the total investment proposals, 38 MoUs worth Rs 64,703 crore were signed,...
Kujang: An underground pipeline laid by JSW Steel has burst near Patana in Erasama block of Jagatsinghpur district, residents alleged. A chemical substance has been released on farmlands, damaging paddy seedlings and killing fish, residents alleged in a written complaint to the Ersama tehsildar Friday....
Nabarangpur: An additional district and sessions judge and special POCSO court judge sentenced a man to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for abducting and repeatedly raping a minor girl in 2013. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on the convict, Dushmant Bag, alias...
Bhubaneswar: Ensuring appropriate and speedy justice to the people remains a top priority of the Odisha government, Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said Saturday, stressing the need for effective management of civil cases and greater efficiency in the justice delivery system. Addressing a one-day workshop on...
Jajpur: Police in Odisha's Jajpur district Saturday detained a youth for allegedly circulating an AI-generated video claiming that a Royal Bengal Tiger was roaming near sugarcane fields in Baniari-Saudia areas, triggering panic among locals, officials said. The video was widely circulated on social media platforms,...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will launch the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign Sunday as part of the Independence Day celebrations, with the campaign scheduled to continue from August 9 to 17, a minister said. Odia Language, Literature and Culture Minister Suryabanshi Suraj Saturday...
Coimbatore/Bhubaneswar: Hockey Association of Odisha emerged champions of the 16th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2026 - Division ‘A’ after defeating Hockey Madhya Pradesh 2-1 in an exciting final held in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The final witnessed an intense battle between two determined sides,...
Bhubaneswar: The IMD Saturday forecast heavy rainfall in Odisha in the next five days as a low pressure has formed in the Bay of Bengal. The IMD in its evening bulletin said the low pressure area developed at 8.30 am August 8 in the Bay...
Bhubaneswar: Former Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday targeted Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik over alleged personal remarks against him and the party’s bid to corner him over the NEET question paper leak issue. Addressing a public...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has asked district collectors to immediately deploy teachers in elementary schools for compliance with the provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. In a letter to all district collectors August 6, School and Mass Education (S&ME)...
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