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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Department Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the State Bank of India (SBI), through its payment aggregator service SBIePay, to strengthen digital payment infrastructure and facilitate seamless, secure and citizen-centric payment services across Urban Local Bodies...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Friday revised the schedule for ward delimitation and seat reservation for elections to municipalities, NACs and municipal corporations scheduled early next year, an official said. The Housing and Urban Development (HUD) department informed district collectors about the revised schedule, making partial...

Bhubaneswar: The additional secretary of Odisha's transport and commerce department, Arun Kumar Biswal, was arrested Friday for allegedly "sexually harassing and attempting to murder" a woman employee, police said. Biswal was arrested following a written complaint lodged by the woman at Kharvelnagar police station. According...

Bhubaneswar/Baragada: Odisha government has sent DNA test reports of the family members of four Odisha-origin people who went missing following the devastating glacial collapse and flash floods in Nepal, an official said Friday. The natural calamity hit the Himalayan nation August 26, killing at least...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik Friday raised concerns over the recently announced 0.4 per cent Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on certain Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions above Rs 2,000, stating that the...

Nagoya: Double Olympic medallist pistol shooter Manu Bhaker and shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor have been named as India's flag-bearers for the Asian Games opening ceremony, scheduled for Saturday. The opening ceremony will take place at the Paloma Mizuho Stadium between 2:30 pm and 4:30...

Ranchi/Bhubaneswar: Enforcement Directorate's (ED) Ranchi Zonal Office conducted search and seizure operations at seven locations in Jharkhand and Odisha in connection with its money laundering investigation into the alleged Jharkhand State Co-operative Bank (JSCB) scam, the agency said Friday. The searches, carried out under Section...

Nisshin (Japan): Opener Shafali Verma's all-round brilliance and left-arm spinner Shree Charani's devastating spell powered defending gold-medallists India into the Asian Games women's cricket semifinals with a dominant eight-wicket win over an inexperienced Japan, here on Friday. Charani (4/10) and Shafali (2/13) shared six wickets...

Kataka: A statue of former Odisha Chief Minister Nandini Satpathy was unveiled in Kataka today at Daya Ashram Park near Biju Patnaik Square. The programme was organised by the Kataka Municipal Corporation. Justice Bimal Prasad Das attended as the chief guest, while MLA Sofia Firdous...

Kalahandi: A sharp disparity in police deployment has emerged in Kalahandi district, with 68 sanctioned posts lying vacant, mainly at police stations in remote and tribal-dominated areas, while several urban stations have personnel above their sanctioned strength, according to data obtained under the Right to...