Bhubaneswar/Bolangir: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced that a sugar mill and a textile park will soon be set up in Bolangir. While attending the state-level National Panchayati Raj Day celebration in Bolangir, Majhi said that the state government is committed to realising the...
Bargarh: The procurement of Rabi paddy in Bargarh district will begin from May 11 at 183 mandis (procurement centres) across the western Odisha district. Collection will take place from 6:00 am to 11:00 am. Like last year, paddy will be purchased from registered farmers through...
Jharsuguda: The Sub-Collector of Jharsuguda has ordered an inquiry into alleged illegal water extraction from the Bheden River by SMC Power Generation Limited. An emergency meeting, chaired by Sub-Collector Sabyasachi Panda, was held Friday following complaints that the company was drawing water illegally in Jharsuguda...
Dhenkanal: A 23-year-old youth who had eloped with a minor girl to Mumbai died by suicide Friday, allegedly fearing police action, after returning to his village in Dhenkanal district. The deceased, identified as Benu Pani Sahu, a resident of Nimidha village under Motanga police limits,...
Baripada: Fraudsters have siphoned off government funds worth Rs 3.34 crore from multiple accounts of UCO Bank branches at Baripada and Betnoti in Mayurbhanj district, with cases registered at two police stations. According to sources, the fraud was carried out by changing registered mobile numbers...
Bolangir: A tragic incident unfolded at Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital in Bolangir Friday as a woman died after jumping from the hospital’s first-floor roof upon learning of her husband’s death. Police said Padmini Bag, 30, of Dumerbahal village in Puintala police station limits,...
Koraput: The state government has begun preliminary house listing and population enumeration for Census 2027 across 21 disputed villages in Kotia panchayat, with officials reaching even the most remote hamlets along the Andhra border. Local social worker Ranjit Pangi said the exercise is being conducted...
Bhubaneswar/Rengali: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday graced the joint venture and initiation of partnership between JSW Steel Limited and JFE Steel Corporation, Japan, a pivotal step in Odisha’s move from an iron-ore producer to a high-value steel manufacturing hub. This is Odisha’s first single...
Bhubaneswar: State government has directed all District Collectors to identify suitable land on a priority basis for the construction of schools under Godabarish Mishra Adarsha Primary Vidyalaya (GMAPV) scheme. In a letter to all collectors, Revenue and Disaster Management department Additional Chief Secretary Arabinda Kumar...
Bhubaneswar: Expressing disappointment over the state government agencies suspending the appointment of 105 regular employees at the state Printing, Stationery & Publication department and downgrading them to the status of casual workers, the Orissa High Court has ruled that the authorities cannot act like the...
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