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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police has intensified its statewide crackdown on illegal cannabis cultivation, destroying thousands of acres of illicit plantations across multiple districts through coordinated operations using special task teams, drones, satellites, and intelligence-based surveillance. Aimed at protecting public welfare and safeguarding the future of youth,...

Bhubaneswar: Eight central trade unions Wednesday issued a stern warning to the Centre and the state government, demanding withdrawal of the new labour codes, cancellation of the 10-hour workday notification, and a ban on nightshift duties for women workers. In this connection, a massive protest...

Raipur: South Africa defeated India by four wickets in a high-scoring second ODI to level the series 1-1 in Raipur Wednesday. Asked to bat, Virat Kohli (102, 93 balls) scored his 53rd ODI hundred and Ruturaj Gaikwad (105, 83b) notched his maiden ton in the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Wednesday passed a Bill paving the way for women to work night shifts and raising the daily working hours from nine to 10. The Odisha Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Bill, 2025, was cleared amid a walkout by the opposition BJD and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Wednesday decided to set up a high-level committee to examine various demands of teachers, lecturers and other staffers in state, aided and private educational institutions. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said in the Assembly that the committee headed by retired IAS officer...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has paid Rs 1.6 crore to actress Madhuri Dixit Nene after making her the ambassador of state handlooms, a minister informed the state Assembly Wednesday. Madhuri Dixit has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Odisha handlooms this year and Rs 1.6...

Bhubaneswar: TMP MP Mahua Moitra Wednesday alleged that four Bengali-speaking Indians were “thrown out” of Nayagrah district in BJP-ruled Odisha since they are Bengalis. The Odiaha Police denied the charge and said it has set no deadline or asked any person to leave Nayagarh district...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday criticised the manner in which the Odisha government marked the 125th birth anniversary of freedom fighter Rama Devi, even as Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Speaker Surama Padhy and other leaders paid floral tributes at her statue on...

Raipur: Flamboyant all-rounder Hardik Pandya and star batter Shubman Gill Wednesday returned to the Indian T20I squad for the upcoming five-match series against South Africa after recovering from their respective injuries. Gill, who missed a major part of the Test series and the ODIs against...

Bhubaneswar: Food, Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra Wednesday said the state government has streamlined the paddy procurement system in Odisha to make it clean and transparent, ensuring timely purchase at government-fixed price, swift payment of farmers’ dues and prompt resolution of farmers’...