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Bhubaneswar: Odisha has received a Special Recognition Award from the union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) for undertaking the highest number of reforms under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0. The award was presented in New Delhi Monday as part of the...

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: Odisha Vigilance Department officers Monday detected two multi-storey buildings, a five-acre farmhouse and 20 high-value plots during raids on the properties of a government engineer, officials said. Acting on an allegation of possession of disproportionate assets (DA) to his known sources of income, vigilance...

Bhubaneswar: Students' union elections will be held in colleges across Odisha October 15 after an eight-year gap, with the official notification laying down eligibility criteria for students seeking to contest the polls. As per the schedule issued by the Higher Education Department, colleges and universities...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has launched what it described as India's first dedicated incentive portal for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) to attract investment and promote business tourism in the state, an official said. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, who also holds the tourism...

Koraput: An inter-state drugs trafficking racket was busted in Odisha's Jeypore town, with brown sugar worth Rs 40 lakh seized and six persons, including a woman, arrested, police said Monday. Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted a four-wheeler Saturday and recovered more than 3,700 small...

Bhubaneswar/Koraput: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for new facilities linked to the Shakti engine at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Odisha's Koraput district October 6, officials said Monday. According to official sources, Singh is likely to reach Sunabeda...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Odisha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik Sunday condemned the alleged "murderous attack" on former MLA and senior party leader Pranab Kumar Balabantaray, questioning whether the state is being ruled by the law or by goondas or criminals....

NARESH CHANDRA PATTANAYAK, OP Kendujhar: Police Line Primary School in the district headquarters town of Kendujhar is facing severe infrastructure gaps and staffing shortages, prompting parents to enrol their children elsewhere. Established in 1950, the school currently has 34 students from Class I to V....

Hatadihi: A senior journalist suffered a fractured leg after he was allegedly assaulted in the Ramachandrapur police station area of Anandapur subdivision in Kendujhar district Saturday, police said. Police arrested the accused, Pankaj Panda, 21, of Sainkul village Sunday based on a complaint. Ramachandrapur police...

Baripada: An eight-month-old tigress cub rescued from Khaparakhai village in Mayurbhanj district has been shifted to the Jamuna enclosure in the core area of Similipal Tiger Reserve after recovering from illness, forest officials said. The cub was released into the enclosure at around 9pm October...