Bhubaneswar: The state government has drawn up an ambitious plan to invest Rs 274 crore over the next five years to promote the development of all four varieties of silk produced in the state, Textiles and Handlooms Director Somesh Kumar Upadhyay announced Friday. As part...
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) is set to prepare three new town planning (TP) schemes 5, 6 and 7 covering more than 863 acres under the state government’s Samrudha Sahar initiative, a senior official said Friday. “The proposed TP schemes under the Samrudha Sahar...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for apartment registration to bring greater transparency, uniformity and efficiency to the process across the state. The SOP, jointly issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department and the Housing and Urban Development Department, seeks...
Rayagada: A mob attacked two NGO workers, including a woman, in Odisha's Rayagada district, assuming them to be members of a child-lifting gang, police said Friday. According to the police, the victims, who were residents of outside Odisha, were travelling from Daringbadi to Thuamul Rampur...
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha June 20 to attend a major event at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district, marking two years of the BJP government in the state. He will be joined by President Droupadi Murmu, making it a rare occasion for Odisha...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has increased undergraduate (UG) seats by 10,372 across higher education institutions for the 2026-27 academic session to accommodate rising demand for degree admissions, the Higher Education Department said. According to a notification issued by the department, the additional seats have already been...
Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U), Odisha government Friday decided to reduce house registration charges to below 1%. The Housing and Urban Development Department has issued a letter in this regard, while the Revenue Department has been...
Bhubaneswar: Leader of the Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday expressed deep concern over the non‑payment of social security pensions to around 18 lakh beneficiaries in Odisha for the past three months due to technical glitches, calling it a serious failure of governance. In...
Boudh: A headmaster, serving as a booth-level officer (BLO), from Dimirikhol area in Odisha's Boudh district, died after allegedly consuming poison Friday, with his family alleging that "work-related stress linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise drove him to the extreme step". The deceased...
Sonepur: Tension prevailed at Mahada under Binika block in Odisha's Subarnapur district Friday after farmers locked the local Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society (PACS) office, protesting a "prolonged delay" in paddy procurement. Farmers first staged a demonstration before resorting to the lockout. During the protest, two...
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