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Bancho: Poor management of solid and biomedical waste at Anandapur Sub-Divisional Hospital in Kendujhar district has raised concerns over sanitation and public health, with residents alleging that waste is being left unattended on the hospital premises. Residents alleged that a waste storage facility built with...

Chhatrapur: The Sana Aryapalli Village Committee has approached the Ganjam district administration, demanding immediate implementation of the displacement policy by India Rare Earths Ltd. (IREL), construction of houses at designated rehabilitation sites and a permanent solution to coastal erosion. The committee Monday said the decisions...

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for farmers, the enrolment deadline for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for the Kharif 2026 season in Odisha has been extended from July 31 to August 15, 2026, official sources said. The extension was approved by the Ministry...

Bhubaneswar: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has directed the state government to examine allegations of illegal mining at Gayabandha laterite stone quarry in Khordha district and submit an action-taken report (ATR), sources said. In a letter dated July 31, 2026,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has approved the project proposal report (PPR) for the development of the Bhubaneswar-Kataka-Puri-Paradeep Economic Region (BKPPER). The meeting of the State-Level Project Monitoring Committee (SLPMC), chaired by Chief Secretary Anu Garg, Monday discussed taking the ambitious project forward under the External Aided...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has asked five districts that ranked low in the number of female births for every 1,000 males born to intensify inspections, ensure verification of all records and undertake intensive awareness efforts to improve the sex ratio at birth. The State Supervisory Board,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's opposition parties, the BJD and the Congress, Monday said the BJP's defeat in the Bankipur Assembly bypoll in Bihar reflects the mood of the nation, even as the ruling party termed the result a "stray incident". As Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor...

Pattamundai: A 47-year-old woman has gone missing after she went to a river for her morning ablutions in Kendrapada district Monday, with family members and residents suspecting that she was dragged away by a crocodile. The woman, identified as Suchitra Das of Damodar Patana village...

Bhubaneswar/Kataka: Asserting that youths are the greatest asset of India, President Droupadi Murmu Monday said universities have the responsibility of shaping citizens guided by integrity, discipline, sensitivity and a commitment to the national interest. Murmu said this after inaugurating the Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj University in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Monday announced a monthly stipend for Post Graduate (PG) and PhD students of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT). The scheme will be applicable to all regular PG and PhD students pursuing agriculture and allied subjects at OUAT. Deputy Chief Minister...