Bhubaneswar: Odisha will observe the first week of every month from September to March as ‘Zero Fatality Week’ as part of an intensified campaign to reduce road accidents and fatalities across the state. A high-level preparatory-cum-review meeting held at Lok Seva Bhawan here Thursday under...
Bhubaneswar: State’s expanding green economy could generate up to one million employment opportunities over the next decade, but building a skilled and industry-ready workforce will be critical to unlocking this potential, according to a new report by the International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology...
Bhubaneswar: Students and parents of the Demonstration Multipurpose (DM) School in Bhubaneswar staged a protest at the Regional Institute of Education (RIE) Thursday, opposing the proposed merger of the institution with the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS). The protest was joined by members of the DM...
Bhubaneswar: The state government will disburse the fifth instalment of financial assistance under the CM-KISAN scheme for the 2026-27 Rabi season Friday, official sources said Thursday. According to the Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Department, more than 49 lakh small and marginal farmers, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal...
Puri: The Jagannath temple in Puri will be closed for five hours Friday for a special ritual on the occasion of Janmashtami when the Lord, assuming a maternal persona, will give birth to Sri Krishna. The temple authorities said in a statement Thursday that public...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Anu Garg Thursday launched the Odisha State e-Pavilion on MSME Global Mart, a dedicated digital platform aimed at providing the state's Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) greater visibility and enhanced access to national and international markets. Garg launched it in the...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Transport Authority (STA) has issued over 60,000 e-challans in a single day for violations of various traffic norms, officials said Thursday. The STA in its official X handle said: "On the second day of the 'Zero Fatality Week' aimed at preventing...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Opposition BJD Thursday accused the BJP government of failing to tackle the flood in Jajpur district and also alleged discrimination in relief distribution among the affected villagers. However, the ruling BJP rejected the allegation and claimed that the people are being provided with...
A PIL alleging that Odisha government violated Supreme Court directions in the Prakash Singh case is being heard by the apex court. Petitioner activist Jayant Das alleges that the State's proposal to the UPSC, sent on 14.05.2026, included eight ineligible names of Additional DG officers...
Bhubaneswar: An anti-corruption vigilance court in Odisha's Dhenkanal district Thursday convicted a former collector and two others in a corruption case and sentenced them to one year of rigorous imprisonment and imposed fines, an official said. The convicted persons were identified as Nityananda Mohanty, IAS,...
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