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Puri: Odisha Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi today inaugurated the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRG) Technical Meeting in the holy city of Puri, reaffirming Odisha’s commitment to disaster resilience, climate adaptation and sustainable development while calling for enhanced international and inter-state cooperation...

Kendrapara: Far from home and desperate for help, five workers, including four from Odisha's Kendrapara district, have appealed for urgent assistance after allegedly being stranded in Thailand under distressing circumstances. The workers Khirod Das, Manoj Mallick, Kailash Sethi, and Nityananda Mallick from Kendrapara, along with...

Bhubaneswar: On the second anniversary of the BJP coming to power in Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday, termed this day two years ago "momentous" in the state's political history and sought the cooperation of all to take the state to the pinnacle of...

Sundargarh: At a time when a gruelling summer is making survival of birds and wildlife increasingly difficult due to the drying up of natural water sources, SEWAK's Green Memory Campaign, a voluntary outfit and a close partner of the district administration, has launched a community-led...

Sundargarh: Sand mafias allegedly attacked mining and police personnel during a raid on illegal sand transportation from Amalipali sand ghat on the Ib River in Sundargarh district Wednesday morning. The attackers also reportedly snatched away three of the four sand-laden tractors that had been seized...

Chhatrapur: Ganjam district has brought laurels to Odisha by securing three prestigious honours at National Panchayat Awards-2025 presented by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj at SCOPE Convention Centre in New Delhi Wednesday. The district received the second prize under Nanaji Deshmukh Sarvottam Panchayat Satat Vikas...

Hatadihi/Keonjhar: Four persons were injured after a clash erupted between the residents of Tentulinanda village under Soso police limits and those of Shankhana village under Nandipada police limits in Keonjhar district Wednesday over encroachment of government land. The villagers from both sides allegedly pelted stones...

Chhatrapur: The probe into the alleged custodial death of differently-abled daily wage labourer Sushant Sahu gathered pace Wednesday as the Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC) of Odisha Police intensified its investigation and Ganjam Superintendent of Police Harish BC transferred all personnel of Kabisuryanagar Police Station...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has moved a step closer to sustainable urban mobility with the proposed Green Hydrogen Mobility Project, a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at introducing hydrogen-powered public transport in the state. The project is being jointly pursued by the Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT), NTPC and...

Bhubaneswar: In a move aimed at enhancing institutional capacity and fostering a future-ready urban governance framework, Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra Wednesday inaugurated the newly constructed hostel of the Odisha Urban Academy (OUA) at Basuaghai. Ekamra-Bhubaneswar MLA Babu Singh, Department Additional Chief...