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Bhubaneswar: Reaffirming its commitment to road safety, the state government held a comprehensive AMA Bus Operators’ Review Meeting Tuesday, chaired by Housing and Urban Development Principal Secretary Usha Padhee. The meeting focused on enhancing safety governance, enforcing operator discipline, and using technology to reduce accidents...

Bhubaneswar: Artisans and producers from Odisha and 20 other states will come together at Sisir Saras 2026, a grand rural fair being organised by Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society (ORMAS) under the Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water (PR&DW) department at IDCO Exhibition Ground here,...

Bhubaneswar: In a strong push to institutionalise road safety and significantly reduce preventable road fatalities, Inspector General of Police (Central Range) Satyajit Naik has directed the Superintendents of Police (SPs) of all districts under his range to launch a special enforcement drive against traffic violations...

Bhubaneswar: The annual arrival of migratory birds along Odisha’s coastline is a clear indicator of the state’s favourable climate and healthy ecosystem, Deputy Chief Minister and Tourism Minister Pravati Parida said at the inauguration of the 6th National Chilika Bird Festival at Lok Seva Bhawan...

Bhubaneswar: The Finance department has invited suggestions from citizens and stakeholders for the preparation of the Annual Budget 2026– 27, continuing its initiative to make the budgetary process more open, transparent and participatory. As part of its pre-Budget consultations with a cross-section of society, the...

Bolangir: Vigilance sleuths Tuesday arrested a forester in Bolangir district while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a local farmer. The accused, Ashok Kumar Nayak, posted as a forester in the Gulumi section under Muribahal range, was caught red-handed demanding and accepting the...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to the state government asking for submission of a compliance affidavit on the enforcement of Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) and direction to retail fuel outlets not to dispense fuel to vehicles without it. A...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday alleged that the opposition Congress used Mahatma Gandhi's name in the MGNREGA for political gains rather than to realise his vision of rural self-employment. The CM's statement came ahead of the Congress's proposed nationwide ‘MGNREGA Bachao Sangram',...

Bhubaneswar: Two students of a private coaching institute drowned while bathing in the Kuakhai river on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar Tuesday afternoon, police said. The deceased were identified as Pankaj Kumar Saha and Prateek Pallaru, both aged around 18 and natives of states outside Odisha....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday invoked the Essential Services (Maintenance) Act, 1988, prohibiting strikes by doctors and other healthcare staff, as agitating doctors carried on with their boycott of outpatient department (OPD) services across state-run health facilities. Under the order, strikes in the form of...