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Keonjhar: The Forest Department on Wednesday issued a notice to the regional manager of Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) at Suakati for allegedly felling trees for a road construction project at Kad abandh Sahi near Uparjagar village under Bhuyan Juanga Pirha forest range in Keonjhar district....

Malkangiri: A truck carrying rice plunged into a river near Pangam village under Mathili police limits in Malkangiri district early Wednes day morning, resulting in the destruction of rice worth more than Rs 5 lakh. According to reports, the truck (AP 35 X 3619) was...

Rourkela: Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela have developed a cost-effective ceramic adsorbent capable of removing harmful industrial dye from wastewater, offering a sustainable solution to water pollution. The research team from the Department of Ceramic Engineering, led by Associate Professor Sunipa...

Koraput: The Central Universi ty of Odisha (CUO) is planning to establish a Bamboo Resource and Development Centre in collaboration with Navsari Agricultural University (NAU), Gujarat, to promote sustainable livelihoods and entrepreneurship among tribal communities in Koraput district. The proposed centre aims to strengthen bamboo-based...

Thuamul Rampur: Residents of Tumonikhol village in Thuamul Rampur block in Kalahandi district have threatened to boycott future elections if their long-pending demand for an electricity connection is not met. The village, home to about 200 people from 45 families, continues to remain without electricity....

Chhatrapur: Ganjam district has digitised more than half of its voter enumeration forms, achieving a rate nearly 10 percentage points higher than the state average, officials said Tuesday. During a district-level review meeting, Ganjam Collector V Keerthi Vasan said 15,81,563 enumeration forms, or 52.72 per...

Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Wednesday emphasised the need for wider adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps, saying the initiative would reduce irrigation costs for farmers, enhance their incomes and contribute to the state’s renewable energy goals. During a comprehensive discussion with senior officials of the...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday expressed serious concern over the reported reduction in Central grants to Odisha under the recommendations of the Sixteenth Finance Commission and urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to strongly take up the matter with the Union government. Addressing...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) is set to implement four new town planning (TP) schemes — 42 to 45 — covering 968.75 acres in the Bhubaneswar Development Plan Area (BDPA), BDA Vice-Chairman Chanchal Rana announced here Wednesday. “BDA, under Section 23(1) of the Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister and Tourism Minister Pravati Parida Wednesday called for a coordinated and convergence-driven approach among all stakeholder departments to transform the state’s tourism destinations into globally competitive hubs offering world-class infrastructure, services and visitor experiences. Addressing a state-level workshop on development of...