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Puri: Heavy rain and waterlogging near the Gundicha Temple in Puri Tuesday forced the authorities to temporarily suspend the 'Dakshina Moda' (southward turning) ritual of two of the three Rath Yatra chariots, officials said. SJTA chief administrator Arabinda Padhee said the ritual was halted after...

Jajpur: Vigilance sleuths Tuesday nabbed a Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) Prafulla Kumar Nath of Kacha rasahi panchayat under Korei block in Jajpur district for allegedly accepting Rs 5,000 bribe from a beneficiary for clearing the final installment under the Antyodaya Gruha Yojana (AGY). According to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha and four other eastern states Tuesday resolved to strengthen inter-state coordination for effectively combating organised crimes, Left-Wing Extremism (LWE), infiltration and other emerging security challenges in the region, officials said. “Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal agreed on this at a high-level...

Parjang: Three masked men assaulted an elderly couple and decamped with cash and gold ornaments worth over Rs 15 lakh during an armed robbery at their residence, barely 100 metres from the Saanda police outpost under Parjang police limits in Dhenkanal district, late Monday night....

ARINDAM GANGYULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Although Odisha has made remarkable progress in strengthening school infrastructure, the Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE)+ 2025-26 report has flagged two major concerns—the existence of 1,458 single-teacher schools catering to 59,672 students and a steep decline in student retention...

Bhubaneswar: State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) Tuesday approved investment proposals worth Rs 4,573.87 crore, paving the way for 22,873 employment opportunities in multiple sectors. A total of 23 industrial projects were cleared across 11 districts—Anugola, Balangir, Kataka, Ganjam, Jajpur, Kendujhar, Khordha, Mayurbhanj, Nuapada,...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police have arrested three alleged serial temple thieves and recovered a large quantity of stolen gold and silver ornaments, along with cash, from their possession, officials said Tuesday. The accused have been identified as Bhima Bed, 26, Nitish Singh, 19, and Suresh...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant step to improve commuter convenience and enhance the City's urban landscape, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) have launched a pilot project to install modern, climate-responsive traffic and parking-cum-commuter shelters at key locations along the Janpath...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has received projects worth Rs 1,567.96 crore under the Blue Revolution (BR) and Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) since 2014-15 to strengthen its fisheries and aquaculture sector. As part of the initiative, Baleshwar district has been declared a Production and Processing Cluster...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Election Commission Tuesday announced a house-to-house survey of voters from October 26 as part of its preparedness for next year's three-tier panchayat and urban civic body elections. The survey will continue till November 7, and the polls are likely to be...