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Bhubaneswar: Odisha will introduce a completely paperless and cashless land registration system across all registration offices in the state in a major reform aimed at enhancing transparency, efficiency and accountability in property registration services. The decision was taken at a high-level review meeting chaired by...

Bhubaneswar: In a major boost to rail connectivity between Odisha and Gujarat, Indian Railways has upgraded the 19021/19022 Surat (Udhna)–Brahmapur–Surat (Udhna) Amrit Bharat Express from a tri-weekly service to a daily operation, effective from July 9, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) announced Wednesday. The move...

Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, the Nayapalli police Wednesday, arrested a married couple after their niece alleged that she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by her uncle since she was a minor and the assault took place within the knowledge of her aunt, the officials informed....

Bhubaneswar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Wednesday arrested a youth from Uttar Pradesh for his alleged involvement in the rooftop explosion at a house in the Sundarpada area here earlier this year, which killed two persons and left two others grievously injured. The accused has...

Bhubaneswar: Irked over the delay in implementation of Godabarish Mishra Model Primary Schools (GMMPS) programme, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday asked the district collectors to identify land for setting up at least 2,200 such institutions by March 2027. The chief minister issued this...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday decided to integrate the PM Surya Ghar Yojana with various housing schemes, including the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY), to expand access to rooftop solar power, officials said. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister...

Bhubaneswar: Union Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh Wednesday asked the Odisha government to strengthen the value chain and harness the state's untapped export potential by promoting closer collaboration among fishers, fish farmers, exporters and cooperatives. Singh made the remarks while reviewing the implementation of fisheries...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will host the Eastern Zonal Council (EZC) meeting to be chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and attended by chief ministers of four states in the region, a senior officer said Wednesday. The date of the meeting, however, has not...

Thuamul Rampur: Allegations of poor-quality construction and misuse of public funds have surfaced after protection wall of a newly constructed bridge collapsed following light rainfall in Dolguda under Odri gram panchayat in Thuamul Rampur block of Odisha's Kalahandi district. The protection wall built barely five...

Bhubaneswar: A recent scientific study by IIT Bhubaneswar has revealed that rapid urbanisation and fast land degradation were major factors behind the intensifying surface heat across Odisha. The study by researchers from the School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)...