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Bhubaneswar: The Rajya Sabha elections are scheduled to be held March 16. Ahead of the polls, the state’s three major parties, Bharatiya Janata Party, Biju Janata Dal and the Indian National Congress are making all-out efforts to keep their MLAs together. Amid this, a war...

Bhadrak: With the onset of summer, concerns are mounting over a possible drinking water crisis in Dhamnagar block of Bhadrak district. Although drinking water supply facilities exist in all 31 panchayats of the block, lack of proper maintenance and an acute shortage of staff are...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Railway infrastructure development in Odisha has received a major push over the past decade, with more than 2,150 km of new railway tracks commissioned between 2014 and 2025, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha Friday. Vaishnaw said the commissioning of...

Koraput: The long-standing demand of Debasandhaguda villagers under Raising panchayat in Nandapur block is set to be fulfilled as the state government has approved construction of a bridge over the Baski River. Koraput District Collector Manoj Satyaban Mahajan visited the Nandapur block  February 27 and...

Chhatrapur: Leaders of the Ganjam District Congress Committee (East) Friday staged a protest before the District Collector’s office against the ongoing scarcity of LPG cylinders and the recent price hike. The party leaders met Collector V Keerthi Vasan and submitted a memorandum addressed to Governor...

Basudevpur: Two minor girls drowned while collecting snails in a pond at a village under this block in Bhadrak district Friday morning. The incident occurred in Ward No. 10 of Arandua panchayat. The deceased were identified as Tapadeepa Barik, 10, daughter of Satyabrata Barik, and...

MANOJ KUMAR JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: Kuakhai River, the lifeline of Capital City here, is bearing the brunt of massive construction activities coupled with industrial expansion, resulting in pollution and a drop in water level throughout the years, even as the world celebrates ‘International Day of...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of reports highlighting the rising number of missing persons and poor recovery rates in several states, including Odisha, and has sought a detailed report from the state government within two weeks. According to...

Kuchinda: Two girls—one aged six years and the other four months—were found dead in a well in Sargidihi village under Jaraga panchayat of Mahulpali police station in Sambalpur district Friday. Police suspect it to be a case of murder after a preliminary probe. The deceased...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Friday decided not to organise the annual Iftar party and Eid Milan because of the West Asia conflict. Noting that thousands of innocent people have lost their lives and many more have been injured or displaced, the party said the decision was...