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Bhubaneswar: The state government Friday launched the Odisha Agriculture Drought Mitigation Programme (OADMP), which aims to build climate resilience, enhance productivity, and promote crop diversification in drought-prone districts. The programme has been launched under the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF), an official said. A memorandum...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of implementing the Shri Jagannath Darshan Yojana (SJDY), the Odisha government has asked all district collectors to personally monitor and expedite the collection of consent forms from eligible beneficiaries. The SJDY is to facilitate economically weaker senior citizens and widows of all ages...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence and humanity is the foundation of government and society, as leaders across party lines offered their tributes to him on his death anniversary. At a function held on Odisha Assembly premises,...

New Delhi: Veteran mid-fielder Manpreet Singh's omission from India's core hockey probables on disciplinary grounds was vehemently opposed by chief coach Craig Fulton, who had threatened to resign before being persuaded to continue by Hockey India, a well-placed source told PTI  Friday. It is reliably...

Cuttack: Orissa High Court has reportedly rejected Odia movie actor Anubhav Mohanty's plea challenging the framing of charges in a dowry harassment case filed by his ex-wife, actor Varsha Priyadarshini, allowing the trial to proceed. Dismissing Mohanty’s plea, the High Court reportedly said that the...

Jagatsinghpur: Odisha Police has found itself in a spot after some of its personnel, including senior officers, were criticised on social media for sporting coloured and unconventional hairstyles. The latest incident was reported from Jagatsinghpur district, where a DSP-rank officer was trolled online for his...

Keonjhar: At least 26 personnel of the Odisha Industrial Security Force (OISF) were injured after a truck rammed into their bus on National Highway 520 near Taduabahal under Champua police station limits in Keonjhar district Friday, police said. The incident occurred when a truck hit...

Bhubaneswar: The bill proposing a hike in MLAs’ salaries may be reconsidered during the upcoming session of the Odisha Assembly, committee chairman Bhaskar Madhei said. Madhei said legislators had submitted a written proposal to the chief minister seeking a review of the bill, which has...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has clarified that its recent ban on pan masala applies only to products containing tobacco or nicotine and not to plain pan masala. The clarification came days after the state announced a complete ban on the manufacture and sale of food products...

Bhubaneswar: A domestic help working at the official residence of Odisha Food Supplies Minister Krushna Chandra Patra was found dead under suspicious circumstances Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Shankarshan Nag, a native of Balangir district. Police said they rushed to the spot after being...