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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said the state government has set a target to provide irrigation facilities to an additional 15 lakh hectares over the next five years and underlined that proper water management was key to the economic development of the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has issued a fresh order imposing a complete ban on all products containing tobacco or nicotine, following a Supreme Court order, according to a notification. The state government had prohibited the manufacture, storage, sale and distribution of gutkha and panmasala containing...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Thursday signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with international research giants for the implementation of the Odisha Agriculture Drought Mitigation Programme (OADMP) to promote climate-resilient farming in vulnerable areas. The MoA was signed by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Empowerment...

Bhubaneswar: Popular Odia film actors Sabyasachi Mishra and Archita Sahu were blessed with a baby boy Wednesday, bringing cheer to the film fraternity and fans across Odisha. The star couple, who tied the knot in 2021, have welcomed their first child. News of the birth...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday announced a hike in the monthly allowance for 'Grama Rakhis' (village guards) to Rs 2,500 from Rs 1,800, an official said. In addition, the government also directed the 'Grama Rakhis' to report weekly to the police station...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the 77th Republic Day, the Odisha Police on Thursday hoisted the National Flag on the uninhabited Udabali Island in the Bay of Bengal, a few kilometres off Dhamra Port, and announced a Rs 149 crore plan for strengthening coastal security. Director General...

Puri: A 30-year-old man was arrested in Puri district for allegedly creating a fake social media profile in the name of a woman who rejected his advances and making a post, threatening to blow up the revered Jagannath temple, police said Thursday. Pratik Mishra, a...

Dhenkanal: Four people were detained for their alleged involvement in the assault of a man over charges of religious conversions in Dhenkanal district, police said Thursday. The detention was made on the basis of a complaint by the man's wife that he was assaulted and...

Bhubaneswar: Funds under the Subhadra scheme were credited to beneficiaries’ bank accounts Thursday. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi transferred money to the accounts of more than 457,000 beneficiaries, disbursing assistance worth over Rs 315 crore. New beneficiaries enrolled under the Subhadra scheme received the first...

Bargarh: In a bizarre and a striking incident of Aadhaar goof-up, a farmer from Bijepur area in this district was deprived of selling his harvested paddy as his Aadhaar record erroneously showed him as ‘dead’. According to reports, the incident involves Tankadhar Giri of Pipilipali...