Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has signed an MoU for the development and operation of two national waterways, an official statement said. The agreement was signed Tuesday during the India Maritime-2025 in Mumbai among the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), the Odisha government, Paradip Port Authority...
Phulbani: A court in Odisha's Kandhamal district has sentenced five persons to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment after convicting them of dacoity and gangrape of a minor girl at gunpoint 16 months ago. Fast-track court judge Kailash Chandra Swain of Phulbani also imposed a fine...
Sonepur: With barely a month-and-a-half left for the 2025–26 Kharif paddy procurement to begin in Subarnapur district, concerns have been raised over the sluggish lifting of rice from mills under the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2024–25. As of Monday, only 59.39% of custom-milled rice (CMR)...
Bhubaneswar/Bargarh: Authorities in Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Bargarh district have decided to rope in school and college students in the upcoming All India Tiger Estimation (AITE)-2025-26. With the objective and theme of ‘conserve today for a wilder tomorrow’, the forest department has decided to engage...
Manguli/Jagatpur: Come to Tangi-Choudwar area in Cuttack district and take a driving test as several electricity poles have been left in the middle of the roads after expansion works were completed, thanks to lack of monitoring by officials concerned. According to reports, the poles, located...
Bhubaneswar: The indefinite hunger strike by members of the Sainik School Banchao, Alia Gada Hatao Abhiyan in front of the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) was called off Wednesday following assurances from officials that a time-bound deadline would be issued to the Bhubaneswar Municipal...
Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: A three-day special enforcement drive was conducted across Odisha under the direction of Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena, targeting four major motor vehicle rule violations. During the drive, 4,476 e-challans were issued under the Motor Vehicles Act — including 344 for carrying...
Bhubaneswar: Noted charitable organisation Zain Foundation Trust (ZFT) is set to bring a spectacular theatrical experience to this city with Rage Productions’ One On One Dhamaal, an anthology of plays, November 1, 2025, at Rabindra Mandap in Bhubaneswar. The event features some of Mumbai’s finest...
Bhubaneswar: In a significant step toward strengthening the integration of health and well-being in teacher education, the UNESCO Regional Office for South Asia and the Regional Institute of Education (RIE), NCERT, Bhubaneswar, jointly launched a collaborative project aimed at shaping the future of teaching in...
Bolangir: Decomposed body of an unidentified woman was recovered by the police in a village in Odisha's Bolangir district Wednesday, an official said. The middle-aged woman's body was found in a forest area near Gaelpita village under the Deogaon police limits, he said. “We have...
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