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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will host the Eastern Zonal Council (EZC) meeting to be chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and attended by chief ministers of four states in the region, a senior officer said Wednesday. The date of the meeting, however, has not...

Thuamul Rampur: Allegations of poor-quality construction and misuse of public funds have surfaced after protection wall of a newly constructed bridge collapsed following light rainfall in Dolguda under Odri gram panchayat in Thuamul Rampur block of Odisha's Kalahandi district. The protection wall built barely five...

Bhubaneswar: A recent scientific study by IIT Bhubaneswar has revealed that rapid urbanisation and fast land degradation were major factors behind the intensifying surface heat across Odisha. The study by researchers from the School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 33,000 posts are lying vacant in the Odisha Police, Director General of Police (DGP) Y.B. Khurania said Wednesday. The DGP said the police force is facing a shortage of personnel in proportion to the state's population and has fewer personnel than...

Bhubaneswar: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan will launch the Letter of Authorisation (LoA) for sustainable harnessing of fisheries in the high seas and Odisha Deep Sea Mission document during his visit to Bhubaneswar Thursday, officials said. The Vice President is scheduled to arrive here Thursday...

Koraput: Fresh concerns have surfaced over the alleged incursion of Andhra Pradesh officials into the border villages of the disputed Kotia gram panchayat under Pattangi block in Odisha's Koraput district. Despite reports of the visit, the Odisha block administration has reportedly remained silent, raising questions....

Bhubaneswar: Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), Odisha, Wednesday released the Phase-I merit list for Plus II e-admissions for the 2026-27 academic session. A total of 4,61,325 students applied for admission, of whom 4,29,219 were selected in the first phase, taking the selection rate to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Wednesday launched a search operation at Bhubaneswar court here after it received an e-mail threatening bomb explosions on the premises, officials said. The court received an e-mail where the sender threatened to explode bombs on the court premises, police said. After receiving...

Kendrapada: Odisha Vigilance Department officers Wednesday launched raids on the office and properties of a forest range officer of Kendrapada district on the allegation of possessing disproportionate assets (DA) beyond his known sources of income. Simultaneous house searches were launched at four places in Kendrapada...

Puri: Odisha Police has unveiled a multi-layer security blueprint including surveillance from land, water and air for the annual Rath Yatra in Puri July 16, which is likely to be attended by lakhs of people, an official said Wednesday. The security blueprint mostly focuses on...