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BY ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Ahead of World No Tobacco Day, observed annually May 31, experts have raised serious concerns over rising tobacco use in Odisha, particularly among youth. This year’s theme, ‘Unmasking the Appeal: Countering Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction’, highlights the tactics used by...

Bhubaneswar: Altogether 142 appeal cases were heard and disposed of at a special camp court organised by the Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) department at UNNATI Bhawan Saturday. The camp court was convened under the leadership of H&UD Additional Chief Secretary Usha Padhee with the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Saturday arrested a cooperative official on the charge of misappropriating government funds worth over Rs 33 lakh, an official statement said. The accused was identified as Patitapaban Majhi, a former secretary of the Garhsantri Service Co-operative Society under the Angul United Central...

Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: Odisha government Saturday announced financial assistance of Rs 1.8 crore for the celebration of the annual Sital Sasthi festival in Sambalpur district, officials said. On the direction of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, the Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department will extend financial support...

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for beneficiaries, medical tests conducted up to three days before a patient's hospital admission will now be covered under Ayushman Bharat scheme, Odisha Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling announced Saturday. Mahaling said all diagnostic tests carried out within three days before...

Bhubaneswar: The death of an engineering student in Bhubaneswar's Chandrasekharpur area, initially believed to be a road accident, was allegedly a planned murd*r stemming from a love triangle, Commissionerate Police said Saturday. The victim, Baren Rautray, was allegedly “attacked and run over by an SUV”...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday dismissed an officer from the government services for his alleged involvement in corruption. According to a statement issued by the CMO, CM Majhi removed Chittaranjan Pilla from the services as an inquiry revealed irregularities, particularly in land-related...

Bhubaneswar: Over 45,000 booth-level officers fanned out across Odisha Saturday to carry out a massive door-to-door survey as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls, Chief Electoral Officer RS Gopalan said. Gopalan said the exercise commenced from the holy land of Lord...

Bhubaneswar: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 of the electoral rolls in Odisha will begin from May 30, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha RS Gopalan announced during a press conference held at the Media Centre Friday. July 1, 2026 has been fixed as...

Bhubaneswar: Rain and thunderstorms are likely across Odisha Saturday under the influence of Nor’wester, with the Regional Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an Orange warning for 12 districts and forecasting wet weather until June 4. The Orange warning has been issued for Sundargarh,...