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Barbil: What was initially registered as an unnatural death case in Keonjhar district has now been confirmed as a murder, with police arresting two accused 56 days after the incident. As per police reports, truck driver Sanjay Yadav of Kendua village under Barkatha police station...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told 1,543 new recruits from 11 departments to uphold integrity and remain committed to making the system corruption-free while providing good service to the people of the state, as he handed them appointment letters at the 14th Nijukti Mela...

Bhubaneswar: Three Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment paid a total sum of Rs 6,39,97,589 as dividend to the state government, in the presence of the deputy Chief Minister and Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment, Energy Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh...

Bhubaneswar: Coming to the rescue of a woman who underwent Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS) to become a male, the Orissa High Court has directed the state government to change the gender status of the petitioner in the land mutation certificate. The single bench of Justice...

Bhubaneswar: In separate incidents, Excise sleuths Tuesday arrested three persons, including a private news channel correspondent, and recovered around 43 kg ganja from their possession. In the first incident, Khurda Excise sleuths nabbed Pratap Kumar Digal, Kandhamal correspondent of a private news channel, and Dinesh...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari to approve the construction of a bypass road around Rairakhol town in Sambalpur district to ease traffic congestion and improve road safety along National Highway 55, official sources said Tuesday....

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is all set to organise Patha Utsav from January 4, official sources said Tuesday. As part of the promotional activities, a publicity vehicle was flagged off Tuesday. According to BMC, the first Patha Utsav of 2025–26 will be held...

Bargarh: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated and laid stones for 123 projects worth over Rs 1,362 crore in Bargarh district Tuesday. This was revealed during Majhi’s visit to the world-famous Dhanu Jatra in Bargarh. During his visit to the court of King Kansa, the...

Bhubaneswar:  Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday claimed that his government has provided jobs to 39,459 people in a span of 18 months. Majhi said his government was committed to filling up 1.5 lakh vacancies during its tenure. The CM made the claim while...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday promoted 14 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, including Inspector General Shyni S, to the additional DGP rank, as per a notification. At present, Shyni is heading the Crime against Women and Children Wing (CAW&CW) of the Odisha police. Her new...