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Cuttack: Orissa High Court has stayed the state government’s notification banning the manufacture, sale, and preparation of tobacco, gutkha, pan masala, zarda, or any nicotine-containing food products. Hearing a petition challenging the move, Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi issued notice to the state government and directed...

Lakhanpur/Sambalpur: Members of the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal Tuesday inspected the Kelo dam and Kalma barrage in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district as part of field visits ahead of the final decision in the long-running water-sharing dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Tribunal chairperson Justice Bela M Trivedi,...

Bargarh: Police in Bargarh have launched a crackdown on illegal drug trade following a spate of violent crimes in the town. Acting on repeated complaints that the rampant narcotics trade was fuelling incidents of stabbing, robbery and murder, the police administration Tuesday identified several suspected...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant milestone for Odisha’s higher education sector, a group of students from the state recently showcased an innovative fintech project at the Global Financial Forum in Tokyo, Japan. The project was developed under Certification Programme in Fintech and Insurtech (CFI), launched by...

Sonepur: Police in Subarnapur district have arrested nine persons and issued notices to 26 others for allegedly operating money mule accounts used in cyber fraud. Subarnapur Superintendent of Police Narayan Nayak said the action was taken under a special drive, Operation Cyber Kavach. The accused...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of launching the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha April 1, the Election Commission of India Tuesday organised a four-day state-level training programme for election officials. The SIR is a comprehensive voter list revision designed to update and purify electoral...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia Tuesday informed the assembly that 4,609 hectares of forest were affected by fire incidents last year. In a written reply to a query from Congress MLA Sagar, the minister said that a maximum of...

Bhubaneswar: Amid reports of shortage in LPG supply in some parts of India, Odisha Chief Secretary Anu Garg Tuesday said people should not be worried, stating that adequate quantity of LPG is available in the state. The chief secretary reviewed the availability of LPG, petrol,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha MLAs, cutting across party lines, Tuesday expressed concern over the lack of safe drinking water in several rural areas of the state ahead of the summer season. The members, including Manoranjan Dyan Samantara (BJP), BJD chief whip Pramila Mallik, and Congress Legislature Party...

Dhenkanal: A female elephant died Tuesday in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district after allegedly consuming an explosive-laced bait believed to have been placed to trap wild boars, raising fresh concerns over illegal hunting practices in forest areas. According to Forest officials, the injured elephant was found in...