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Bhubaneswar: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Wednesday asked party workers to begin preparations for the 2027 panchayat and urban local body elections, urging them to remain connected with people. Addressing an organisational meeting attended largely by candidates who lost the 2024 state elections, Patnaik urged party...

Bhawanipatna: Two drivers were killed after a speeding truck hit them and their parked vehicles in Odisha's Kalahandi district  Wednesday, police said. The incident took place on National Highway-26 in front of Arihant Rice Mill at Khajurapada within Kesinga police station limits, they said. Police...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha exported 100,897 metric tonnes of seafood valued at Rs 5,428.67 crore during 2025-26, an officer said Wednesday. The state has emerged as one of the country's promising seafood-exporting states, supported by a long coastline, favourable aquaculture conditions and fisheries infrastructure, said Yashvir Singh,...

Bhubaneswar: Amid rising crime cases and efforts to curb organised criminal syndicates, Odisha Police has reintroduced district-level inspections by senior IPS officers, an official notification said. The notification issued by the Odisha Police Headquarters in Cuttack June 6 said 15 senior IPS officers in the...

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Puri authorities have obtained patents for some key terms and logos associated with the 12th-century shrine, an official said Wednesday. This was revealed by Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief administrator Arabinda Padhee while briefing reporters on rituals of the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has sanctioned 755 new posts in various state-run medical colleges and hospitals, an official notification said. Odisha's Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling Tuesday said the decision was a far-sighted step towards improving the quality of medical education in the state....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tenure over the last 12 years was defined by tireless dedication to placing India at the forefront. While CM Majhi travelled to Delhi to meet Modi and attend other official programmes, BJP...

Bhubaneswar: Crime Branch of Odisha Police has apprehended two accused from Delhi and Uttarakhand for their alleged involvement in a Rs 1.38-crore “digital arrest” cyber fraud case targeting a Bhubaneswar-based victim, said a senior Crime Branch official. The case was registered following a complaint filed...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the School and Mass Education (S&ME) department over allegations of arbitrary fee hikes by private unaided schools in Odisha. In a communication dated June 8, 2026, the NHRC directed the...

Bhubaneswar: Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Minister Rabi Narayan Naik Tuesday said that all ongoing Piped Water Supply (PWS) projects must be completed by March 2027, in accordance with the clear directives of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. Naik made the statement while...