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Bhubaneswar: The authorities of Utkal University have issued strict guidelines to ensure safety and discipline on campus. With immediate effect, identity cards have been made mandatory for all students within the university premises. Under the new rules, university security personnel may check students’ identity cards...

Bhubaneswar: A helipad is likely to be built at Similipal in Mayurbhanj district, Transport Minister Bibhuti Jena informed the state Assembly Thursday. Jena said the district administration has been asked to identify the required land for the project. He also said heli-taxi services on the...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 147 people lost their lives in the cyclones that hit Odisha in the last 12 years, Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari told the Assembly Thursday. In a written reply to a question by Congress MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati, Pujari said the state...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has written to the Centre, urging the authorities concerned to take immediate steps for the safe return of six stranded Odia workers from Thailand. The six labourers, who are reportedly working in a plywood company in Thailand, are "facing severe hardship...

Puri: Kumbharapada and Baselisahi police in Puri Thursday arrested two persons and seized banned gutkha and pan masala products worth lakhs of rupees during raids. The accused have been identified as R. Lokanath Reddy and Ramchandra Malu (61). The action was taken as part of...

Cuttack: The ADCA T20I Asia Cup 2026, organised by the Asian Deaf Cricket Association (ADCA) in collaboration with the Indian Deaf Cricket Association (IDCA) and supported by the Odisha Deaf Cricket Association, will be held from February 19–25, 2026, at the iconic Barabati Stadium here....

Bhubaneswar: Amid growing threats of illegal home-made explosives to poach animals in the state’s wildlife corridors, Odisha Police joined hands with the Forest personnel to intensify joint patrolling and ground-level intelligence sharing to arrest dangerous ploys by lawbreakers. The explosive trap using a mixture of...

Bhubaneswar: If things go well, 22 government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in Odisha will be upgraded into Centres of Excellence (CoEs) at a total cost of Rs 779 crore, with the state government signing a pact with Tata Technologies in this regard Wednesday. Four strategic...

Bhubaneswar: Making optimal use of modern technology and maintaining high construction standards are essential to realising the vision of a developed Odisha by 2036 and a developed India by 2047, Works Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said Wednesday. Addressing the inaugural session of the training programme here...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Anu Garg Wednesday directed officers to ensure completion of all single-village and solar-powered drinking water projects across the state by March 2026. The Chief Secretary held a comprehensive review meeting with Collectors of all districts to assess the progress of major development...