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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday approved a scheme to develop the birthplaces of the state's great sons and daughters, including freedom fighters, poets, social reformers and other eminent personalities in different fields, who are collectively known as 'Baraputras' locally, at a cost of Rs 345...

Kendrapara: As part of its conservation measures, the Odisha government has performed satellite tagging on six Olive Ridley Sea Turtles at Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Kendrapara district by Wednesday, a top forest official said. Plans are afoot to do the same to three more turtles...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government was planning three ring roads, cumulatively 645 km long, as part of the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip Economic Region. The plan was made public at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday. A 432-km ring road will be constructed from...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday approved proposals for 11 industrial projects, which would entail a total investment of Rs 1,332.80 crore, officials said. The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), chaired by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, approved the proposals, spanning sectors such as food...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack commissioner of police and the vice chancellor of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) to inquire into the alleged murder of a tribal student in KISS and submit an action-taken report within two weeks....

Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officer Anu Garg was Wednesday named the next chief secretary of Odisha, making her the first woman to be appointed to the post, according to a notification. Garg, a 1991-batch officer, will succeed Manoj Ahuja, who will retire December 31, as per...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing under the Crime Branch of the Odisha Police Wednesday seized a luxury car of Soumya Shankar alias Raja Chakra, the prime accused in a multi-crore fraud, police said. The EOW, which has been investigating the alleged diversion of funds intended...

Bhadrak: A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Odisha's Bhadrak district, triggering a massive outrage with locals demolishing the accused's house, police said Wednesday. Bhadrak Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Rout said one accused person was arrested from Jagatsinghpur district. Chief Minister Mohan...

New Delhi: While the first half of the opening day of the Vijay Hazare Trophy was all about record-breaking centuries, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli stole the limelight in the second half with their respective hundreds on their return to the premier one-day domestic tournament....

Puri: The inventory of the valuables stored in the Puri Jagannath temple's treasury is likely to begin early next year, Justice Biswanath Rath said Wednesday. Rath, the chairman of the high-level committee set up for the purpose, said the exact dates are yet to be...