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By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: As traffic congestion worsens and fuel prices continue to climb, World Bicycle Day June 3 has renewed attention on cycling as an affordable, sustainable and practical mode of urban transport in Bhubaneswar. With growing concerns over air pollution, climate change...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has quashed criminal proceedings under the Prevention of Corruption Act against several government offi cials in a vigilance case dating back to the nineties relating to the alleged embezzlement of Rs 1.50 lakh meant for the installation of shallow tube...

Bhubaneswar: Preservation of a nation’s identity depends not only on its territory, political history or economic progress, but also on its knowledge systems, collective memory and cultural heritage, noted manuscriptologist Prafulla Kumar Mishra said while inaugurating a workshop on manuscriptology in Bhubaneswar Tuesday. Mishra, a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday issued a notification for implementing the enhanced quota for SC and ST and introducing a quota for the Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBC) in medical and technical education starting from the academic year 2026-27. The state cabinet, led by Chief...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Opposition BJD Tuesday sought clarification from Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on his family's link with Vikas Foundation Trust that allegedly purchased properties in the US. Several BJP leaders, however, rejected the allegations, asserting that it was part of a vilification campaign targeting...

Bhubaneswar/Dhenkanal: Forest department suspended a forester, a day after exhumation of the carcass of a wild elephant from a farm in Odisha's Dhenkanal district, officials said Tuesday. A 'makhana' (a male elephant without tusk) was allegedly electrocuted to death, and its body was secretly buried...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Tuesday announced an increase in cost for nutritional support for severely underweight children from Rs 14 to Rs 18 per day. Parida, who heads the Women and Child Development Department, also announced an enhancement in breakfast allocations for...

Bhubaneswar/Rairangpur: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the Odisha government's second anniversary celebrations at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district June 20, according to a statement. A grand public meeting will be organised in Rairangpur, the hometown of President Murmu, to mark the...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Tuesday constituted a fact-finding team to inquire into the tragic death of a 32-year-old physically disabled person due to alleged custodial torture at the Kabisuryanagar police station in Odisha's Ganjam district. As per a press statement issued by...

Bhubaneswar: Private bus fares in Odisha were revised upward Tuesday following an increase in diesel prices, the State Transport Authority (STA) said. The revised rates increase fares for all categories of private buses operating in the state. The fare for ordinary buses has been raised...