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Bhubaneswar: Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Thursday chaired a high-level review meeting to assess preparations for the BRICS technical meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group, scheduled to be held in Puri from June 3 to 5 under India’s BRICS presidency. During...

Bhubaneswar: The Cyber Crime and Economic Offences units of the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police have arrested four persons from West Bengal and Jharkhand in connection with multiple cyber fraud cases involving fake investment schemes and malicious APK-based RTO challan scams that duped victims of lakhs of...

Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, the body of an infant – a girl child— was found in a septic tank in Unit 6 area near Kali Mandir slum under Capital police station here, officials said Thursday. According to locals, the septic tank had been clogged...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said PM Narendra Modi is likely to visit the state next month to attend the second anniversary celebrations of the BJP government in Odisha. Speaking at an event in Bhubaneswar, Majhi said he had met the prime minister...

Bhubaneswar: At least three persons were killed in lightning strikes and thunderstorms in Odisha over the last 24 hours, officials said Thursday. Strong winds, thunderstorms and lightning affected Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Angul districts Wednesday afternoon and evening, claiming three lives, an official of the Special...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) is not only guiding youth towards career development but also showing them the path to national service and leadership. Majhi said this while addressing ABVP leaders and members gathered here from...

Berhampur: A fire broke out at the state-run MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Odisha's Berhampur town Thursday evening, triggering panic. The fire broke out in the ICU of the TB and Chest Department, officials said. No injuries were reported in the incident, and three...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said his government was working towards creating awareness on menstrual hygiene, breaking social stigma and ensuring improved sanitation and healthcare facilities for women and girls. In a message on the occasion of World Menstrual Hygiene Day, the...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Thursday alleged that a "new trend of luring and trapping leaders" has emerged in Indian politics after its Rajya Sabha MP Debashish Samantaray resigned from the Upper House and joined the BJP. BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty, addressing a press conference at the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday issued a strict warning against leaking information related to VVIP visits and security arrangements on social media. Taking the matter seriously, Home Department directed the Director General of police and Intelligence wing to take the matter seriously and initiate necessary action...