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Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu will undertake a two-day visit to Odisha from March 24, an official statement said. During the visit, Murmu will participate in the foundation day celebrations of the Bharatiya Bishwabasu Sabar Samaj at Kaliapalli in Nayagarh. She will arrive in Bhubaneswar March...

Bhubaneswar: Altogether 775 people from six districts of Odisha boarded a special train here Wednesday to visit Ayodhya and Varanasi as part of a state government pilgrimage scheme for senior citizens, an official said. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida flagged off the special train under...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Mjahi Wednesday said the real culprit in Minister Naba Kishore Das's murder will be caught and given exemplary punishment. Majhi gave the assurance to the minister's wife Minati Das, who along with her son Bishal and daughter Dipali, met...

Bhubaneswar: With temperatures rising across the state, the government has decided to reschedule school timings to morning hours. According to Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, morning classes will be conducted across the state from April 2, 2025. However, the revised timetable has not...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has installed rooftop solar projects with a total capacity of 17,705 kilowatts on 1,232 public buildings across the state, Deputy Chief Minister K V Singh Deo said in the state assembly on Wednesday. In a statement, Singh Deo said the Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor, Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Wednesday extended their greetings over the safe return of NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore to Earth after a nine-month stay at the International Space Station. Taking to X, Odisha Governor's office said, "Hon'ble Governor,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has removed a total of 4,95,951 dead and ineligible beneficiaries from the public distribution system (PDS) during the ongoing e-KYC (know your customer) verification process, a minister told the assembly Wednesday. While replying to a query by Congress MLA Sofia Firdous,...

Bhubaneswar: Four persons were killed in three separate accidents in Odisha Wednesday, police said. A report from Begunia in Khurda district stated a couple died on the spot after their vehicle collided with a bus near Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, Pichukuli on Khurda-Bolangir National Highway 57....

Bhubaneswar: Over one lakh women were excluded from receiving the second installment of the Odisha government's Subhadra Yojana due to discrepancies between their declared income and ration card details, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida announced Wednesday. According to an official source, while these beneficiaries had...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly was adjourned twice Wednesday after Congress MLAs created a ruckus demanding the formation of a House Committee to probe crimes against women. As soon as the House assembled at 10.30 am for Question Hour, the Congress members, holding placards, trooped into the...