Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has constituted the Chief Minister's Economic Advisory Council (CM-EAC) to further strengthen evidence-based policymaking, enhance fiscal prudence, and provide strategic guidance on the state's long-term economic development. The finance department, in a notification, said that the council will function as an...
Nagoya: India’s national record-holder Pooja won the bronze medal in the women’s high jump at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, Tuesday, after Sarvesh Kushare and Parul Chaudhary added a silver and bronze, respectively, to India’s athletics medal haul. Pooja cleared a best of...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday said his government was encouraging fathers to take an active role in childcare and nutrition, stressing that collective efforts were needed to build a well-nourished state. Addressing the state-level 'Angan Ka Utsav' at an Anganwadi centre in...
Bhubaneswar: BJP MP from Puri Dr Sambit Patra has strongly defended the amended Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, dismissing Opposition allegations that the legislation would undermine the federal structure and curtail States' powers to collect mineral-related revenue as "completely baseless and false". Patra...
Puri: Food safety officials and the district administration have intensified inspections of khaja-making units in Puri ahead of the festive season Tuesday, sealing five units for alleged violations of food safety norms. During a raid in Dolamandap Sahi near the Shree Jagannath Temple, officials seized...
Mayurbhanj: Odisha's bamboo sector has received national recognition with a bamboo farmer from Mayurbhanj district being awarded the PRAMAAN Certificate under the Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme (IFWCS). The certification has been granted under the Trees Outside Forests Management and Chain of Custody (TOFM-CoC)...
Khordha: A Class-X student of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya (OAV) Bhakarsahi, Balipatna, drowned in a pond near Chintamani Vidya Niketan in Narangarh while bathing after arriving in the area to participate in a district-level sports competition Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Arnab Sahu. According to...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Tuesday launched raids on properties of two government officers at multiple locations for possessing disproportionate assets (DA) beyond their known sources of income, an official said. Vigilance sleuths launched search operations on properties of Umakant Samantaray, assistant director of factories and...
Nagoya: Neeru Dhanda Tuesday scripted history by becoming India's first shooter to win an Asian Games gold medal in the women's trap individual event in Nagoya, smashing the continental record in the process. This was after she carried India to a silver medal in the...
Nagoya: Indian women shooters bagged a silver in the trap team event, while the men endured a disappointing sixth-place finish at the Asian Games in Nagoya Tuesday. The trio of Neeru Dhanda (118), Aashima Ahlawat (106) and Manisha Keer (104) finished with a combined total...
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