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SARAT KUMAR DHAL, OP Pottangi: Political tension mounted along the disputed Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border Friday after a 16-member delegation from Biju Janata Dal (BJD) confronted election campaign workers of a political party from Andhra Pradesh in the border territory of Kotia gram panchayat. The standoff...

TRINATH MOHANTY, OP Bhubaneswar: At least three dozen government officials and employees attached to the Works Department’s Roads and Buildings (R&B) division have been arrested on corruption charges over the past four years, officials said, highlighting widespread corruption within the state infrastructure agency. The arrests...

Nabarangpur: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has intervened in an alleged case of social boycott involving the family of former Nabarangpur MLA Sadasiva Pradhani, directing the district collector to investigate the matter and submit an action-taken report (ATR) within four weeks. The complaint was...

Bhubaneswar: In an endeavour to expand market access and improve returns for rural producers, Odisha is showcasing 15 traditional rice varieties and rice products from eight districts at the India International Rice Conference (BIRC) 2026, being held in New Delhi from October 23 to 25....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has approached the Supreme Court over Andhra Pradesh’s move to conduct local body elections in parts of the disputed Kotia region, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said Friday. Pujari said the Koraput Collector has filed a petition against the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday put all districts on high alert as a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by October 26, officials said. India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest bulletin, said the low-pressure area formed...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Odisha has secured investment proposals worth Rs 53,893.51 crore with the potential to generate 20,210 jobs during India Chem 2026 in Mumbai, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Friday. Majhi, who led the state’s delegation to the event, announced after arriving...

Konark: In a significant ruling concerning government land near the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Konark Sun Temple, the Odisha Revenue Council has quashed a 1989 order that had recorded more than 11 acres of land in Konark in the name of a private individual....

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar has become the first city in India where residents can check the climate risks facing their neighbourhoods, down to individual buildings, on a single open platform. The Bhubaneswar Climate Digital Twin was launched in Bhubaneswar Friday by Union Minister...

Bhubaneswar/Jajpur: An Odisha government engineer was arrested Friday after searches at seven locations unearthed three multi-storey buildings, a farmhouse, three high-value plots and nearly 750 grams of gold, officials said. Tapan Sethi, an assistant executive engineer (AEE) in the Roads and Buildings Department in Badachana...