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Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will jointly unveil development projects worth more than Rs 47,600 crore in Odisha Saturday, officials said. Murmu, who arrived in the state Friday evening, will join the prime minister at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district for the...

Bhubaneswar: Three days after a young woman from Delhi and her Gujarat-based male colleague were allegedly attacked by a mob in Rayagada district, with villagers mistaking them for child kidnappers, police have arrested 16 people in this connection. According to the police, the victims were...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) is set to prepare three new town planning (TP) schemes 5, 6 and 7 covering more than 863 acres under the state government’s Samrudha Sahar initiative, a senior official said Friday. “The proposed TP schemes under the Samrudha Sahar...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for apartment registration to bring greater transparency, uniformity and efficiency to the process across the state. The SOP, jointly issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department and the Housing and Urban Development Department, seeks...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha June 20 to attend a major event at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district, marking two years of the BJP government in the state. He will be joined by President Droupadi Murmu, making it a rare occasion for Odisha...

Rairangpur: President Droupadi Murmu Friday began her two-day visit to Odisha, reaching Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district by road from Kalaikunda Air Force Station in adjoining West Bengal after adverse weather conditions disrupted her scheduled helicopter journey, official sources said. Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has increased undergraduate (UG) seats by 10,372 across higher education institutions for the 2026-27 academic session to accommodate rising demand for degree admissions, the Higher Education Department said. According to a notification issued by the department, the additional seats have already been...

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U), Odisha government Friday decided to reduce house registration charges to below 1%. The Housing and Urban Development Department has issued a letter in this regard, while the Revenue Department has been...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of the Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday expressed deep concern over the non‑payment of social security pensions to around 18 lakh beneficiaries in Odisha for the past three months due to technical glitches, calling it a serious failure of governance. In...

Bhubaneswar: Suspended IPS officer of Odisha, Dayal Gangwar, had engaged eight policemen in his domestic works, according to an official report. Gangwar, who was serving as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Home Department, was suspended following allegations of harassment by the family...