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Bhubaneswar: Non-submission of crucial data on water availability in the Mahanadi River to the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal, despite eight years of proceedings, has raised serious concerns with Mahanadi Bachao Andolan (MBA), terming the situation ‘deeply unfortunate’. The MBA has questioned both Odisha and Chhattisgarh...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant step to boost international cooperation, US Consul General Laura Williams paid a courtesy call on Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo at Lok Seva Bhavan here Wednesday. The meeting focused on key sectors, including renewable energy, semiconductor manufacturing, and the promotion...

Bhubaneswar: Vehicular movement on NH-16 came to a standstill from Pahala to Rasulgarh Square after a truck caught fire on the Palasuni bridge here Wednesday, leaving commuters stranded. According to reports, the goods truck was en route to Gujarat from Paradip when it caught fire...

Bhubaneswar: The Revenue and Disaster Management department has issued a public notice on correcting English spellings of various place names to better reflect their original Odia pronunciation. As part of the exercise, Additional Chief Secretary Arabinda Padhee has written to the state’s MPs and MLAs...

Bhubaneswar: The 39th State Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, approved eight proposals from as many departments Wednesday. In a major move to expand clean energy infrastructure, the Cabinet approved the Odisha City Gas Distribution Policy aimed at accelerating the rollout of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday likened Opposition parties, including the Congress, to the Kauravas in the epic Mahabharata, alleging their political future would be destroyed by the anger of women over the obstruction of the women's reservation bill in Parliament. Addressing the...

Lucknow: Mohammed Shami delivered a couple of beauties while a parsimonious Mohsin Khan snuffed out teen sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as Lucknow Super Giants' all-India bowling unit derailed Rajasthan Royals, restricting them to a meagre 159 for 6 in an IPL match Wednesday. This is the...

Berhampur: The police Wednesday recovered the decomposed body of a real estate businessman who was allegedly kidnapped about a week ago for ransom, an officer said. The deceased was identified as Sudhir Patra (47) of Satyanarayanpur near Gopalpur. He was allegedly abducted by a group...

Bhawanipatna: An under-trial prisoner escaped from Odisha's Kalahandi district jail by scaling a 20-foot wall, prison officials said Wednesday. The prisoner has been identified as Jagannath Sabar of Themra village under Bhawanipatna Sadar police station and was in the Bhawanipatna jail for the past two...

Kesinga: Kalahandi MP Malvika Devi Wednesday met Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in New Delhi and submitted a 20-point memorandum, demanding a direct train service from Kesinga to Bhubaneswar and the establishment of a locomotive repair factory at Narla. She also sought stoppages of several trains...