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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said Vande Mataram was not a "political bargaining chip" but the "soul of Bharat's freedom struggle", amid an ongoing row over the national song. Taking to social media, Majhi said the Congress Working Committee's decision to limit...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has issued a show-cause notice to a private hydropower company for allegedly causing floods in Kendujhar district by opening the gates of a barrage at Anandapur without prior intimation, an official said. The notice was issued to Baitarani Power Projects Pvt...

Bhubaneswar: Former minister and Biju Janata Dal vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra escaped unhurt after a cement-laden truck collided with his car near Kamaladeipur Chhak on the Narsinghpur main road in Cuttack district Thursday. The truck struck the side and rear of Mishra’s car, damaging the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Thursday warned of strict action against auto-rickshaw drivers allegedly involved in violence during a protest by app-based drivers of Ola, Uber and Rapido in Bhubaneswar, including cancellation of driving licences and recovery of losses caused by the unrest. Housing and Urban Development...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police have so far arrested 113 people for their alleged involvement in the violence during a protest of app-based cab and auto-rickshaw drivers and motorcycle riders in Bhubaneswar, officials said Thursday. While 113 people have been arrested and forwarded to the court, another...

Bhubaneswar: The state government is committed to intensifying the crackdown on illegal drugs and narcotics trade, with an aim to make the state free from illicit drug activities, Law, Works and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said Wednesday. Speaking at the inauguration of a 40-day training...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to face more heat and increasingly uneven monsoon rainfall in the coming decades, even as the state’s overall rainfall is projected to increase, an analysis by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) said Wednesday. The findings...

Bhubaneswar: Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM) Minister Suresh Pujari Wednesday launched a revenue grievance redressal system through the ‘Ama Sathi’ WhatsApp chatbot at Lok Seva Bhawan. Speaking at the launch, Pujari said the WhatsApp-based grievance redressal system would further strengthen transparency and accountability in revenue...

Bhubaneswar: More than 3.09 crore voters have so far been found eligible for inclusion in state’s final electoral rolls following the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), with the figure likely to rise further as hearings on claims and objections continue, the Chief Electoral Officer’s office...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to bear additional funds from the state budget for the construction of the proposed Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (HBCH&RC) at Jatani. The hospital is being established by the Centre’s Department of Atomic Energy along the lines...