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Bhubaneswar: The state Cabinet Friday approved the Odisha Tourism (Amendment) Policy-2026, a major reform initiative aimed at strengthening the tourism sector and aligning it with the state's Vision 2036 and 2047. The proposal for amending the Odisha Tourism Policy (OTP) 2022 was among the total...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday announced that as many as 10 lakh pucca houses will be handed over to beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) this month. This was announced by Panchayati Raj minister Rabi Narayan Naik. He said this will be the BJP government's...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said artificial intelligence (AI) laboratories are being set up in nine Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) of the state. Addressing the closing ceremony of the Odisha Skill Competition 2025-26, CM Majhi said a total of 47 ITIs will...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and Congress in Odisha criticised the BJP government's "No PUC, No Fuel" policy, alleging that it was leading to the harassment of common people. Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik of the BJD said the gross mismanagement in the enforcement of the policy...

Baripada: The mercury dropped to minus 1 degree Celsius in the Similipal National Park Friday, the lowest recorded temperature in Odisha, as a cold wave gripped the state. The observatory in Upar Barha Kamuda in the park's core area recorded a temperature of minus 1...

Kendrapara: A demonstration over the demand for an underpass at an expressway in Odisha's Kendrapara district escalated Friday, following which prohibitory orders under section 163 of the BNSS were imposed around a police station, officials said. Locals have been staging a sit-in near the Paradip-Daitary...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik criticised the BJP government in the state over the enforcement of the "No PUC, No Fuel" rule, alleging that a lack of foresight led to harassment of people. Patnaik, the BJD president, said the sudden announcement that the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has relaxed enforcement of penalties related to Pollution Under Control Certificates (PUCC) until April 1, citing difficulties faced by vehicle owners in obtaining and renewing the mandatory certificates. Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena has directed the State Transport Authority not...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday looked back at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention (PBD) held in Bhubaneshwar last year and recalled Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s valuable contribution in reaching out to Indian nationals living abroad and encouraging their participation in the...

Balasore: A class 5 student of a state-run primary school in Odisha's Balasore district died after a cement slab fell on him at an under-construction building on the institute's premises, police said Friday. The incident took place at Badas village within Baliapal police station limits...