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Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Department has issued a comprehensive advisory directing officers and other employees to adopt strict fuel-saving measures, including vehicle pooling and ride-sharing for official duties. The advisory, issued by Additional Chief Secretary Usha Padhee, comes against the backdrop of...

Ganjam: Hundreds of women thronged Baba Khandeswar Temple in Ganjam town Saturday on the occasion of 'Savitri Amavasya', praying for the long life and well-being of their husbands. Women from the town and nearby areas observed 'Savitri Brata' and offered prayers at the temple since...

Bargarh: Two senior education officials in Bargarh were suspended Friday after being arrested in connection with allegations of sexual harassment of a woman employee, abuse of official position and financial irregularities, officials said. The School and Mass Education department placed Bargarh District Education Officer (DEO)...

Patana: Police in Keonjhar district have arrested a 20-year-old youth accused of kidnapping and raping a 17-year-old schoolgirl, before allegedly circulating obscene images of her on Instagram. The accused, identified as Saroj Kumar Mahant, son of Hrusikesh Mahant of Machhagarh Puruna Sahi, was detained Friday...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has installed cooling stations at Kalpana Square and Fire Station Square to provide relief to citizens affected by rising summer temperatures and recurring heatwave conditions in the City. The initiative comes amid increasing concerns over extreme heat events driven...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced that the state government will soon roll out a dedicated film policy to revive and strengthen the Odia film industry, which he described as a vital symbol of the state’s identity and cultural heritage. The announcement was...

Lucknow: Riding on Akash Singh’s fantastic three-fer, Mitchell Marsh’s brutal 90 off 38 balls, and Nicholas Pooran’s late fireworks, Lucknow Super Giants managed to thrash Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium Friday. CSK had posted 187/5, thanks to Kartik...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has completed the mapping of nearly 94.61 per cent of its electorate with the voter list from the last Special Intensive Revision (SIR) conducted in 2002, marking significant progress in the preparatory phase of the upcoming electoral roll revision exercise. State Chief Electoral...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and Congress Friday demanded an immediate rollback of the fuel price hike, accusing the ruling BJP of adopting a "double standard" on the issue of GST on petrol and diesel. The women's wing of the Congress staged a demonstration near a fuel...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: A few hours after the Centre announced a hike in diesel prices, the State Transport Authority (STA) Friday issued an order regarding revision of bus fares in a range of 2 paise to 6 paise in different categories of buses...