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Bhubaneswar: Asserting that Odisha has successfully transitioned from a "power-sufficient to a power-empowered" state, the government Tuesday sought the Centre's support to build itself as a model in the electricity sector. Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo, who is also in charge of the power...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is going to set up nine new medical colleges in the state, informed Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling said Tuesday. Of the nine, four will be dental medical colleges and one Ayurvedic institute. “We have decided to set up...

Bhubaneswar: To offer real-time, reliable and accessible railway services to pilgrims who plan to attend the Rath Yatra in Puri, East Coast Railway (ECoR) Tuesday launched a dedicated mobile application named ‘ECoR Yatra'. The Android-based mobile app, available on Google Play Store, provides a comprehensive...

Bhubaneswar: A fact-finding team of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) Tuesday alleged that women are not safe in Odisha, including Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's home district Keonjhar. Several incidents of crime against women were reported in the state in recent times, the team...

Baisinga: Two 16-kV electric transformers were stolen from Hatipatuka and Patlipura villages in Mayurbhanj district late Monday night, leading to widespread power outages and public anger. According to a source, the thefts took place near Panchapalli High School in Hatipatuka and near Patlipura village, both...

Baripada/Kuliana: A day after a failed robbery attempt near Jagannathpur, five armed men looted lakhs of rupees from Odisha Gramya Bank in Kuchei, both under Kuliana police limits of Mayurbhanj district, a source said. According to the source, the robbers arrived on two motorcycles, brandished...

Berhampur: Odisha Police Tuesday arrested nine people for allegedly assaulting and humiliating two Dalit men in Ganjam district. According to Niti Shekhar, DIG southern range, the accused will be produced before a court soon. Ganjam SP Suvendu Kumar Patra had said a case was registered,...

Jajpur: Odisha Police Tuesday arrested a 30-year-old man in Jajpur district for allegedly misbehaving with two female students who had recently come to the state from Delhi, a police officer said. He is one of the two accused of misbehaving with the students, he said....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha DGP YB Khurania has directed authorities to identify railway stations being used for smuggling of narcotics such as ganja and opium through trains. Addressing a state-level meeting of the Railway Security Committee Monday, the DGP discussed a range of railway security concerns in...

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: Congress Tuesday expressed anguish over the alleged torture of two Dalit men on suspicion of cattle smuggling in Odisha's Ganjam district and constituted a fact-finding committee to investigate the incident. The two Dalit men were allegedly tonsured, assaulted and forced to crawl on their...