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 Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to undertake a two-hour visit to Odisha October 25 to inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India's Rs 169-crore data centre on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, officials said Friday. According to the tentative itinerary shared by the chief secretary's...

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal Friday and is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by October 26, according to an IMD forecast that prompted the Odisha government to start taking precautionary measures. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed...

Malkangiri: At least one person was killed and more than 10 others were injured after a DJ vehicle overturned near Mathili in Odisha’s Malkangiri district Friday morning. According to source, the accident took place around 7 am near Anlajodi when a front tyre of the...

Two critical security flaws in PHP, a programming language that powers a large number of websites worldwide, could allow hackers to break into vulnerable servers without logging in. Attackers could run harmful programs remotely, steal sensitive information and potentially compromise websites. Dubbed ‘PHP2Shell’, the flaws...

PITAMBAR SAHU, OP Amarpali: A government upper primary (UP) school in Subarnapur district operating on private land has been struggling with a shortage of classrooms, vacancy of teachers and absence of other essential infrastructure such as a boundary wall and a kitchen. Bisalpali Government Upper...

Nabarangpur/Tentulikhunti: A large public rally was held Thursday at Hirmimunda ground in Tentulikhunti block of Nabarangpur district to oppose a proposed nuclear power plant. The Anabaika Shakti Prakalpa Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (Nuclear Power Project Resistance Struggle Committee) organised the event, which focused on protecting water,...

Hatadihi/Bancho: Residents of Bancho village under Hatadihi block in Kendujhar district blocked the State Highway 53 Thursday to protest the absence of irrigation facilities for their farmland despite the Baitarani River and a canal running through the area. Due to the blockade, several vehicles travelling...

RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: Central assistance allocated to Odisha under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Urban (PMAY-U) and PMAY-U 2.0 is not being utilised within the stipulated timeframe. A review by Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) department has identified three key reasons behind the delay. Following...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Anu Garg directed the concerned departments and district administrations to strengthen solid waste management (SWM) through scientific processing, strict enforcement of rules and greater public participation. Chairing the first meeting of the state-level committee constituted for the implementation of the Solid Waste...

SUSHANT KUMAR JENA, OP Kataka Sadar: Illegal encroachment of the Kathajodi riverbed under Kataka Sadar tehsil continues unabated, with buildings coming up on land close to the river channel. The growing settlements, particularly in the 42 Mouza area, have encouraged people to build houses on...