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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday unveiled a 15-point agenda aimed at improving administrative efficiency and accelerating governance reforms, setting the state's agenda for the New Year. On the first day of the year, Majhi handed over the agenda to newly appointed Chief...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Thursday greeted the people of the state on New Year's and expressed hope for peace, unity, progress and prosperity in 2026. Odisha Governor in a post on X...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Food Supplies Minister Krushna Chandra Patra Thursday said the Centre has agreed to procure an additional 6 lakh mt of rice from the state. The state government has been urging the Centre to procure the surplus rice as warehouses are full. "The Government...

Bhubaneswar: Flight services at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar were disrupted Thursday morning due to dense fog, an airport officer said. Due to poor visibility on the runway in the morning from around 6.30 am, led to the diversion and delay of...

Puri: Thousands of devotees Thursday thronged the pilgrim city of Puri and made a beeline for the 12th-century shrine to have darshan of the sibling deities - Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath - on New Year's Day. The gates of the temple opened...

Melbourne (Australia): Australian selectors have named a spin-heavy squad for the defending champions for the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India. The 2021 tournament winners decided Thursday not to pick a left-arm paceman in the absence of the T20-retired Mitchell Starc. Cooper...

Kesinga: A community feast in Belkhandi village under Kesinga block in Kalahandi district turned into nightmare as more than 100 people were afflicted with diarrhoea after consuming the food. According to reports, a feast was organised at the residence of Subash Chhatriya in the colony...

Bimalgarh: With an aim to provide better passenger amenities and infrastructure, Bimalgarh railway station in Sundargarh district is undergoing major redevelopment under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Indian Railways is redeveloping more than 1,300 stations across the country under the scheme, with 59 stations selected in...

Sundargarh: A tragic incident occurred during the annual sports meet at Bhawanipur Eklavya Model School in Sundargarh district Wednesday, when a student collapsed while running and later died at hospital. The deceased was identified as Jayadeep Sagar Beck, 18, a Plus II first-year Science student...

By Janaki Ballav Dash From 598 AD, when Maharaja Jai Singh founded the realm, until 1949, Mayurbhanj stood as one of India’s best-administered princely states. That year Maharaja Sir Pratap Chandra Bhanj Deo signed the Instrument of Merger with Union Home Secretary MK Vellodi, and...