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Bhubaneswar: Irked over the delay in implementation of Godabarish Mishra Model Primary Schools (GMMPS) programme, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday asked the district collectors to identify land for setting up at least 2,200 such institutions by March 2027. The chief minister issued this...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday decided to integrate the PM Surya Ghar Yojana with various housing schemes, including the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY), to expand access to rooftop solar power, officials said. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister...

Bhubaneswar: Union Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh Wednesday asked the Odisha government to strengthen the value chain and harness the state's untapped export potential by promoting closer collaboration among fishers, fish farmers, exporters and cooperatives. Singh made the remarks while reviewing the implementation of fisheries...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will host the Eastern Zonal Council (EZC) meeting to be chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and attended by chief ministers of four states in the region, a senior officer said Wednesday. The date of the meeting, however, has not...

Bhubaneswar: A recent scientific study by IIT Bhubaneswar has revealed that rapid urbanisation and fast land degradation were major factors behind the intensifying surface heat across Odisha. The study by researchers from the School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 33,000 posts are lying vacant in the Odisha Police, Director General of Police (DGP) Y.B. Khurania said Wednesday. The DGP said the police force is facing a shortage of personnel in proportion to the state's population and has fewer personnel than...

Bhubaneswar: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan will launch the Letter of Authorisation (LoA) for sustainable harnessing of fisheries in the high seas and Odisha Deep Sea Mission document during his visit to Bhubaneswar Thursday, officials said. The Vice President is scheduled to arrive here Thursday...

Bhubaneswar: Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), Odisha, Wednesday released the Phase-I merit list for Plus II e-admissions for the 2026-27 academic session. A total of 4,61,325 students applied for admission, of whom 4,29,219 were selected in the first phase, taking the selection rate to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Wednesday launched a search operation at Bhubaneswar court here after it received an e-mail threatening bomb explosions on the premises, officials said. The court received an e-mail where the sender threatened to explode bombs on the court premises, police said. After receiving...

Puri: Odisha Police has unveiled a multi-layer security blueprint including surveillance from land, water and air for the annual Rath Yatra in Puri July 16, which is likely to be attended by lakhs of people, an official said Wednesday. The security blueprint mostly focuses on...