By TRINATH MOHANTY, OP Bhubaneswar: As many as 819 CCTV cameras installed in police stations and outposts across Odisha are non-functional, raising serious concerns over police accountability, custodial safe ty and transparency. While 17 police stations are operating in offline mode, 181 remain disconnected from...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Anu Garg Thursday directed departments to expedite budgetary expenditure and ensure timely execution of development projects while reviewing the state’s fiscal performance and key administrative initiatives at a high-level meeting at Kharavela Bhawan. The meeting, attended by Development Commission er-cum-Additional Chief Secretary...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society (ORMAS) has intensified efforts to strengthen the implementation of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) 2.0, focusing on industry-oriented skill development and improved employment opportunities for rural youth across the state. A two-day State-Level Capacity Building...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the three-day state-level children’s festival ‘Surabhi-2026’ at the Capital High School Ground in Unit-III here Thursday and launched modern robotics labs in 807 government schools across the state. Organised by School and Mass Education (S&ME) Department, the annual...
Bhubaneswar: The student wings of the Opposition BJD and the Congress Thursday accused Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi of breaching his oath of office by "favouring" the RSS-affiliated ABVP in the campus elections. Addressing separate press conferences here, BJD student wing president Ipsita Sahu...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police have arrested a man in Gujarat's Surat for allegedly murdering a 76-year-old woman at her residence in Bhubaneswar, an officer said Thursday. The accused, who was employed as a caretaker for the elderly woman living alone in the Laxmisagar area of the...
Bhubaneswar: Amid Opposition criticism over the government's handling of Cyclone Arnab and the subsequent floods, Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Thursday asserted that no direct casualties had been reported in Ganjam district due to the cyclone or flooding, clarifying that the deaths...
Bhubaneswar: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) central organising general secretary Milind Parande has demanded that the missing Justice A.S. Naidu Commission report on the 2008 murder of Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati be traced and made public, alleging that its disappearance is hindering the pursuit of justice. Addressing...
Koraput: A medicinal plant garden featuring more than 300 varieties was inaugurated at the Central University of Odisha (CUO) campus in Sunabeda Thursday to conserve indigenous bio-resources and promote traditional tribal healing practices. Named 'Parashar Tribal Medicinal Plant Garden', it was inaugurated during the launch...
Brahmapur: A court in Odisha's Ganjam district Thursday sentenced two brothers to life imprisonment for murdering a 34-year-old man. Additional District Judge-III Bibhaswat Goutam convicted Kangaru Bhuyan (54) and his brother Kalia Bhuyan (24), both residents of Banthapalli village, for the murder of Bachan Swain,...
By Dilip Cherian While there is a diplomatic thaw between India and Canada, turning it into a meaningful trade pact...
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By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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