Bolangir: A tragic incident unfolded at Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital in Bolangir Friday as a woman died after jumping from the hospital’s first-floor roof upon learning of her husband’s death. Police said Padmini Bag, 30, of Dumerbahal village in Puintala police station limits,...
Koraput: The state government has begun preliminary house listing and population enumeration for Census 2027 across 21 disputed villages in Kotia panchayat, with officials reaching even the most remote hamlets along the Andhra border. Local social worker Ranjit Pangi said the exercise is being conducted...
Bhubaneswar/Rengali: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday graced the joint venture and initiation of partnership between JSW Steel Limited and JFE Steel Corporation, Japan, a pivotal step in Odisha’s move from an iron-ore producer to a high-value steel manufacturing hub. This is Odisha’s first single...
Bhubaneswar: State government has directed all District Collectors to identify suitable land on a priority basis for the construction of schools under Godabarish Mishra Adarsha Primary Vidyalaya (GMAPV) scheme. In a letter to all collectors, Revenue and Disaster Management department Additional Chief Secretary Arabinda Kumar...
Bhubaneswar: Expressing disappointment over the state government agencies suspending the appointment of 105 regular employees at the state Printing, Stationery & Publication department and downgrading them to the status of casual workers, the Orissa High Court has ruled that the authorities cannot act like the...
Cuttack: A high-level review meeting chaired by Revenue Board member Satyabrata Sahu was held here recently to assess and accelerate the functioning of 41 revisional courts under the Board of Revenue. The board issued strict directions for speedy disposal of nearly 76,000 pending cases, with...
Bhubaneswar: The Assembly will hold a special session April 30 to discuss issues related to women’s participation in politics, an official notification said Friday evening. According to the provisional calendar issued by the Assembly Secretariat, “a one-day Special Session will be held Thursday (April 30)...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha continued to reel under severe heatwave conditions Friday, with industrial town Jharsuguda recording the highest temperature in the state for the second consecutive day at 44.8 degrees Celsius, the IMD said. As many as 18 places, including Jharsuguda, recorded maximum temperatures of 40...
Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: In a major boost to Odisha's industrial sector, the state government Friday facilitated a joint venture between JSW Steel Limited and JFE Steel Corporation, attracting an investment of over Rs 15,000 crore from Japan for the expansion of a steel project in Sambalpur district,...
Kandhamal: A court in Odisha's Kandhamal district Friday sentenced a man to 10 year of rigorous imprisonment for sexual harassment of a 14-year-old girl in 2025. The court of Adhoc additional district & sessions judge (Fast Track Special Court), Phulbani, convicted the man, 19, and...
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The disruption in the supply of cooking gas (LPG) and petrol is one aspect of the economic crisis caused by...
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It is a patently false contention to tell religious leaders to mind things moral and spiritual and leave temporal or...
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