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Bhubaneswar: Odisha is pursuing an ambitious tourism strategy focused on generating direct economic benefits for local communities and strengthening the state’s presence on the global tourism map, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said Thursday. Addressing a pre-event press conference on the seventh edition of Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report from the Odisha Government over the alleged prolonged non-functioning of Rs 20-crore Advanced Rehabilitation Centre (ARC) at Capital Hospital, where costly rehabilitation equipment is reportedly lying idle. Acting on a complaint filed...

Kataka: The Orissa High Court Thursday dismissed a petition filed by Vedanta Ltd seeking restoration of the earlier pricing mechanism for bauxite supplied by state-owned Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) to its alumina refinery at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Harish...

Bhubaneswar: The NIA filed a chargesheet Thursday against two persons in a special court here in connection with a bomb blast in Bhubaneswar in January that left two people dead and damaged a building, an official statement said. The accused have been identified as Sanu...

Cape Town: Archrivals India and Pakistan have been drawn together in Group A alongside reigning champions Australia for next year's ICC Men's ODI World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on its social media accounts Thursday. The group distribution for the 14-team marquee tournament...

Chandbali: The state government has suspended Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer Sanjib Kumar Mohapatra, the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Chandbali in Bhadrak district. The Revenue and Disaster Management Department issued an order Wednesday stating that departmental disciplinary proceedings are under way against Mohapatra. As...

Papadahandi: Bodies of a 20-year-old married man and a minor girl were found hanging from a tree in a cashew orchard under Mokia panchayat of this block in Nabarangpur district Thursday. The bodies were found hanging from the same branch of the tree, hugging each...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to regularise junior teachers appointed in primary and upper primary schools during the 2023-24 academic year. According to a notification issued by the School and Mass Education (S&ME) department Thursday, junior teachers appointed under the schematic rules who have...

Jayapur: A Class V student died allegedly after being assaulted by the head master (HM) of a government school in Koraput district. The deceased was identified as Ganga Jani, a student of PM-SHRI Upgraded High School at Gadapadar under Jayapur block. The matter came to...

By Arindam Ganguly Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said a final framework for resolving the long-standing issue is expected to emerge very soon, taking into account the interests of both Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Majhi’s statement came af ter he attended a high-level meeting...