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Korukonda: The Drug Control department conducted a surprise raid on medicine shops in Balimela town of Malkangiri district Wednesday morning. The inspection team was led by Koraput Assistant Drug Controller Priyaranjan Nayak, along with Malkangiri district Drug Inspector Prabin Kumar Jani and other officials. According...

Bhubaneswar: To improve air quality in the City, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued a comprehensive office order enforcing strict pollution-control measures at all construction, demolition and renovation sites under its jurisdiction. The order follows recommendations made at a high-level meeting on Bhubaneswar’s air...

Bhubaneswar: In an attempt to enhance awareness on mental well-being, stress control and professional efficiency to ensure safe, smooth and efficient train operations, Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway hosted a three-day safety seminar on stress management for Loco Pilots (LPs) and Assistant Loco...

Bhubaneswar: The All-Odisha Contractors’ Welfare Association (AOCWA) and the All Odisha Contractors’ Association (AOCA) Wednesday expressed serious concern over Works department Memo No. 173/W dated January 3, 2026, which abolishes the long-standing 14.99 per cent below-estimate bidding threshold in public works tenders. Addressing a press...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to conduct a comprehensive survey of urban local bodies (ULBs), especially the drinking water-deficient pockets, soon to streamline the potable water system and tide over the seasonal water shortage, Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) department Principal Secretary Usha Padhee...

Bhubaneswar: AIIMS Delhi, in collaboration with IIT-Bhubaneswar Research and Entrepreneurship Park (IIT-Bhubaneswar REP), has launched a major health-education initiative to advance mental health care and medical training in India. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two institutions will jointly implement two pioneering projects...

Bhubaneswar: Skill development is a key pillar of Odisha’s journey towards inclusive growth. A developed Odisha can be built only by a skilled, confident youth, equipped with a global competitive mindset, said Industries, Skill Development and Technical Education (SD&TE) Minister Sampad Chandra Swain here Wednesday...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das Wednesday asked the party’s women wing members to induct at least 100 women each to strengthen its base. Inaugurating a two-day training programme for the Mahila Congress members, Das said that a proactive and capable...

New Delhi: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is hoping that Odisha FC will confirm their participation for the delayed 2025-26 Indian Super League (ISL) season, which is set to start February 14. Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Tuesday announced that the ISL, which was on...

Bhubaneswar: Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Wednesday denounced slogans against Prime Minister and the Home Minister on the JNU campus and called those students "misled". He said the slogan-shouting students should understand that the prime minister has been elected and should be respected. "Hatred...