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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has appointed four ministers and 26 MLAs of the ruling BJP as chairpersons of the district planning committees (DPC), officials said. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved the names of heads of the planning committees for 30 districts, they said....

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other VIPs Wednesday greeted the people of Odisha on the state's 90th foundation day. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, leader of the Opposition, Naveen Patnaik, also greeted people on 'Utkal Dibasa'. On...

Bhubaneswar: A court in Odisha's Jharsuguda district has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a four-year-old girl in 2025. The additional district judge, Jharsuguda, pronounced the verdict Tuesday. Pankaj Podh, the prime accused in the case, has been sentenced to life imprisonment while...

NARENDRA RAUT, OP Koraput: At a time when the cooking gas crisis continues to disrupt daily life in Koraput, small business owners are being forced to rethink their survival strategies. At the bustling Gunthaguda Chowk, where roadside eateries serve as lifelines for locals and travellers...

Sundargarh: Deep-rooted superstition continues to haunt parts of Sundargarh district, as an elderly man was allegedly killed and his wife injured in a brutal attack over suspected witchcraft practice, Monday night. The incident occurred in Kendakhole village under Sadar police limits, where a group of...

Jharsuguda: A special POCSO court in Jharsuguda Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping his four-year-old stepdaughter, while awarding two years’ rigorous imprisonment to the child’s mother for failing to report the crime. The verdict was delivered by Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special...

Bhawanipatna: A man allegedly killed his wife over a monetary dispute and later attempted suicide in Kalahandi district, police said Tuesday. The incident occurred at Sanyasi Kundamal village under Junagarh police limits. The accused, identified as Pramod Chandan (57), allegedly murdered his wife Kasturi (54),...

Berhampur: A minor girl from Andhra Pradesh was allegedly drugged and gangraped in Berhampur, police said Tuesday. Three persons including a minor, have been arrested in this connection. Two of the accused, identified as Arjun Nayak (22), and Aditya Nayak (19), of Lanjipalli, were forwarded...

Bhubaneswar: Seven state public sector enterprises (SPSEs) incurred a loss of Rs 794.98 crore during FY 2022–23, up from Rs 453.11 crore in FY 2021–22, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said Tuesday. The CAG audited the financial performance of the SPSEs for...

Kuchinda: Despite frequent incidents of labourers dying in septic tanks due to oxygen deprivation, there remains a lack of awareness among homeowners and contractors about the need for proper safety measures. This concern was highlighted again Tuesday, when two persons were asphyxiated and as many...