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Bhubaneswar: State government has directed all District Collectors to identify suitable land on a priority basis for the construction of schools under Godabarish Mishra Adarsha Primary Vidyalaya (GMAPV) scheme. In a letter to all collectors, Revenue and Disaster Management department Additional Chief Secretary Arabinda Kumar...

Bhubaneswar: Expressing disappointment over the state government agencies suspending the appointment of 105 regular employees at the state Printing, Stationery & Publication department and downgrading them to the status of casual workers, the Orissa High Court has ruled that the authorities cannot act like the...

Cuttack: A high-level review meeting chaired by Revenue Board member Satyabrata Sahu was held here recently to assess and accelerate the functioning of 41 revisional courts under the Board of Revenue. The board issued strict directions for speedy disposal of nearly 76,000 pending cases, with...

Bhubaneswar: The Assembly will hold a special session April 30 to discuss issues related to women’s participation in politics, an official notification said Friday evening. According to the provisional calendar issued by the Assembly Secretariat, “a one-day Special Session will be held Thursday (April 30)...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continued to reel under severe heatwave conditions Friday, with industrial town Jharsuguda recording the highest temperature in the state for the second consecutive day at 44.8 degrees Celsius, the IMD said. As many as 18 places, including Jharsuguda, recorded maximum temperatures of 40...

Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: In a major boost to Odisha's industrial sector, the state government Friday facilitated a joint venture between JSW Steel Limited and JFE Steel Corporation, attracting an investment of over Rs 15,000 crore from Japan for the expansion of a steel project in Sambalpur district,...

Kandhamal: A court in Odisha's Kandhamal district Friday sentenced a man to 10 year of rigorous imprisonment for sexual harassment of a 14-year-old girl in 2025. The court of Adhoc additional district & sessions judge (Fast Track Special Court), Phulbani, convicted the man, 19, and...

Balasore: Five persons were injured as a Kerala-bound bus overturned in Odisha's Balasore district Friday, police said. The accident took place near Sheragada square when the driver of the bus, in which 47 labourers from Assam were travelling to the southern state, lost control, they...

Bhubaneswar: The Cyber Crime wing of Odisha police Friday busted an online investment fraud racket by arresting the mastermind of the gang from Dwarka area of New Delhi. The accused, identified as Vinay Kumar Sharma (56), had defrauded a man from Odisha to the tune...

Bhubaneswar/Gajapati: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a detailed report from the Odisha Chief Secretary and the Superintendent of Police, Gajapati district, regarding the death of two girl students after an iron gate of a government primary school collapsed on them. The apex rights...