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Bhubaneswar: Ensure proper price fixation of construction materials to bring greater transparency to project implementation and help speed up development works, Works, Law, and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said Friday. Harichandan was attending a review meeting on the pricing of construction materials and emphasised focusing...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant move ahead of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Odisha’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) RS Gopalan Friday announced that the 2002 voter list will serve as the baseline for mapping the 2025 electoral roll. During the mapping process, various...

Bhubaneswar: The National Rugby 15s Championship - Division 1 is all set to make its comeback, bringing together the country’s top men’s and women’s rugby clubs for a week of high-intensity action at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Organised by the Indian Rugby Football Union...

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: Carry out regular inspections to prevent buses from charging fares beyond the government-fixed limit, the State Transport Authority (STA) directed all Regional Transport Officers (RTOs) Friday. The directive comes following instructions from Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena, who emphasised strict action against...

Cuttack: Orissa High Court issued directions asking the government departments to ensure that no trade licence or business permission should be granted for any building that does not comply with legal requirements. If the structure is claimed to be an old residential house, it cannot...

Balasore: Exposing loopholes in security arrangements, a rape accused gave the police a slip while being produced in a court Friday. As per reports, accused Sk Istekhar from Gopinathpur area under Singla police limits in the district was accused of raping a woman belonging to...

Gop: A 17-year-old college student was seriously injured after being attacked with a blade in an alleged attempt to murder her at Nagpursahi village under Gop police station in Puri district Friday. The victim, Rani Bishwal, daughter of Charan Bishwal, was cycling to Gop College...

Bhubaneswar: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah Friday unveiled 199 developmental projects in police, health, education and other departments valued at Rs 3,275 crore in Odisha. During his one-day visit to the state, Shah inaugurated 69 projects worth Rs 1,159 crore and laid foundation...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) RS Gopalan Friday launched a citizen awareness initiative on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls and appealed to voters in the state, especially those in urban areas, to verify their details in the 2002 electoral rolls....

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday blamed the Opposition BJD for the “backwardness of Odisha”, which was ruled by the regional party for 20 years, and accused the Congress of indulging in "negative politics". Shah was addressing a public meeting in Bhubaneswar after launching...