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Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the School and Mass Education (S&ME) department over allegations of arbitrary fee hikes by private unaided schools in Odisha. In a communication dated June 8, 2026, the NHRC directed the...

Kendrapara: Kusunpur village under Rajnagar block of Kendrapada district, long plagued by saline water intrusion, water scarcity and low agricultural productivity, has been selected as Odisha’s only village under the Smart Village programme. The initiative, implemented by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR),...

Rayagada: An elderly man from Rayagada district has accused his nephew of fraudulently declaring him dead in official records and usurping his share of ancestral land. Diudu Majhi, a resident of Talapadikhal village under Kashipur block, alleged that his nephew, Sani Majhi, manipulated revenue records...

Bhubaneswar: Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Minister Rabi Narayan Naik Tuesday said that all ongoing Piped Water Supply (PWS) projects must be completed by March 2027, in accordance with the clear directives of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. Naik made the statement while...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has declared the Odia film Mehermunda tax-free in the state. The proposal received the Chief Minister's approval on Tuesday, according to an official release from the Chief Minister's Office. Directed by noted filmmaker Nikunj Hota, Meher Munda is...

Bhubaneswar: The Odia translation of the biography ‘Nandini Satpathy: The Iron Lady of Orissa’ was unveiled at Geeta Gobinda Sadan in Bhubaneswar during a programme organised by BK Publications. The book, originally authored by Pallavi Rebbapragada, has been translated into Odia by Choudhury Ranjita Praharaj....

Bhubaneswar: Two persons were arrested Tuesday for allegedly raping a woman at a beauty parlour in Odisha's Bhubaneswar, police said. The beauty parlour owner, 51, and his 52-year-old staff were apprehended after the woman lodged a complaint at Khandagiri police station. The accused "lured" the...

Bhubaneswar: Four minor girls were rescued from the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bus Terminal (BSABT) under the jurisdiction of Bharatpur police station here in the early hours of Tuesday. According to the terminal’s security staff, the girls arrived at the bus terminal in a distressed state...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant welfare measure for home guards, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi approved an increase in the Duty Call-up Allowance (DCA) from Rs 639 to Rs 650 per day. According to a statement issued by CM’s Office, the revised allowance will come into...

Bhubaneswar: Of the RS 95,692.31 crore interim allocation released by the Centre to states and Union Territories (UTs) under VB- G RAM G, Odisha was allocated Rs 3,763.80 crore, Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said. During a meeting...