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Puri: Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, along with Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Monday reviewed Indian Railways' preparations for the upcoming annual Rath Yatra in the holy coastal town of Puri to ensure safe, seamless and comfortable travel for the lakhs of devotees expected...

Puri: Terming the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri as a 'national festival', Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday appealed for proper coordination between administration, servitors and devotees to make the event a mega success. Majhi said this while addressing a special...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Monday jointly flagged off a new express train service between Puri and Koraput. The train was flagged off from Puri in the presence of state Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena, MPs, MLAs...

Bhubaneswar: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Monday said the Railways will operate more than 300 special trains for devotees travelling to Puri during the Rath Yatra, while 100 special trains will also be run for passengers during Kerala's Onam festival. Speaking after flagging off the Nanded-Mumbai...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has raised serious concerns over large-scale exclusion of voters from the draft electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Odisha, published Sunday, alleging that the process contains multiple discrepancies and is aimed at curtailing the fundamental...

Bhubaneswar: Several district administrations in Odisha have ordered the closure of educational institutions in view of heavy rainfall Monday. According to the Revenue Department, schools and colleges remained closed in Kataka, Kandhamal, Sambalpur, Subarnapur and Baragarh districts. The Odisha government has put the entire state...

Bhubaneswar: Relentless rainfall continued to batter several parts of Odisha Monday, inundating low-lying areas, disrupting road connectivity and prompting authorities to intensify rescue and relief operations, while one person went missing after floodwaters swept away a motorcycle in Sambalpur district. Persistent rain has caused severe...

Bhubaneswar: Former Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Jagmohan Meena said his resignation from service was purely due to personal reasons and not the result of any external pressure. Speaking after stepping down from his post, Meena expressed gratitude to the people of Odisha, describing...

Bhubaneswar: The State Government has suspended the distribution of Bhoodan land and the mutation of such land in favour of beneficiaries until further orders, citing concerns over non-compliance with prescribed procedures and inadequate verification of land records. In a letter issued to all Revenue Divisional...

Bhubaneswar: The first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha witnessed an overwhelming response, with 3,13,87,034 electors—93.97 per cent of the state’s 3,33,99,591 registered voters—submitting their Enumeration Forms, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Odisha RS Gopalan said. With the publication of...