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Kataka: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a total cost of Rs2 lakh on the Chief Secretary of Odisha and seven other state officials for repeatedly failing to ensure representation in a case concerning alleged excess and illegal sand mining in Angul district. The...

PRASANJIT SAHU, OP Bhubaneswar: A Test Identification (TI) parade of accused Sridhar Panda, arrested in connection with Nayapalli rape case, was conducted at Jharpada Jail Wednesday, DCP Saravana Vivek M said. The DCP said the investigation would be completed at the earliest and the chargesheet...

Bhubaneswar: The Naveen Patnaik-led BJD Wednesday decided to stay away from the Odisha bandh called by INDIA bloc parties October 8 against the new mining law, errors in school textbooks and the SIR exercise, asserting that it would remain equidistant from the BJP-led NDA and...

Bhubaneswar: The future of maritime search and rescue (SAR) operations hinge on various aspects like advanced technological integration, real-time information sharing and seamless inter-agency synergy, Indian Coast Guard Director General Paramesh Sivamani said Wednesday. Sivamani chaired a meeting of the National Maritime Search and Rescue...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has directed all district collectors and Superintendents of Police to visit the state-run colleges and universities and extend all necessary support to ensure that student union elections are conducted peacefully and without disruption, officials said Wednesday. Chief Secretary Anu Garg has...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Wednesday transferred seven IAS officers, including the collectors of Nabarangpur and Nuapada districts. According to an official order, Nabarangpur collector Maheswar Swain has been posted as additional secretary to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. Anya Das, an IAS officer of the 2019...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 25 years in public service, saying he has transformed the country's earlier apprehensive outlook into a confident "can-do" attitude. From assuming office as Gujarat Chief Minister October 7, 2001, to serving as...

RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: More than 50,000 outsourced employees engaged through various service providers in the state will no longer be counted as ‘manpower’ under a new Finance department policy. Instead, their services will be measured in terms of ‘manhours’, as they are engaged on...

Bhubaneswar: The state government’s Mukhyamantri Janajati Jeevika Mission-2 (MMJM), aimed at empowering families belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) and improving their overall quality of life, is awaiting final approval of its operational guidelines before being rolled out at the grassroots level. The state...

Khordha: Alleging widespread illegal mining and blasting on land belonging to Lord Jagannath in Nijigarh Tapang and Kaipadar areas of Khordha district, the Khordha Nagar Congress has submitted a memorandum to the district collector seeking an impartial inquiry and protection of the deity’s properties. The...