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Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD has moved the Orissa High Court challenging Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy's decision to dismiss a petition seeking disqualification of eight party MLAs who allegedly defied the party whip during the Rajya Sabha elections held in March, party officials said Friday. BJD's chief...

Bhubaneswar: Banking operations were affected across Odisha as employees joined a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) Friday. The strike coincides with the second Saturday and Sunday, followed by government holidays for Ganesh Puja and Nuakhai. Consequently, bank branches in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is awaiting permission from the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) to keep five rescued Orangutan cubs at Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar. State Forest and Environment Minister Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia Friday said the state government had two days ago written a letter to...

Puri: The inventory report of the Ratna Bhandar at the Jagannath temple in Puri will remain confidential and will not be released in the public domain, Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said. The minister said the inventory of the temple treasury is being carried out...

SUCHISMITA SAHU, OP Bhubaneswar: Two years after the change of government in Odisha, school infrastructure continues to remain a concern, with several schools still lacking basic facilities. Many schools do not have boundary walls, while classes are being held in dilapidated buildings at some places...

SOUMYARANJAN ROUT, OP Bhubaneswar: The Odia Bhasa Pratisthan, which was established with an aim to play a key role in enriching and promoting the Odia language, is currently appears to be far from achieving its objectives. The institute is functioning amid several shortcomings, particularly a...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has initiated swift and coordinated measures to resolve long-standing discrepancies in land area recorded in the settlement records for the K-7 Kalinga Nagar plotted scheme at Ghatikia Mouza, bringing relief to genuine allotment holders who have faced difficulties in...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has dismissed a PIL challenging the creation of two Deputy Chief Minister posts by the BJP-led Odisha government, holding that the designation is merely descriptive and does not confer any power or constitutional status superior to other members of the...

Puri: The 63rd Sri Vidya Koti Kumkumarchan Mahayajna began Thursday at Mahamilan Math on Sankaracharya Marg here, with prayers offered to Maa Lalita and Lord Jagannath for India to establish itself as Vishwaguru by 2047. Senior seer Swami Abhishek Brahmachari inaugurated the Mahayajna. Learned Brahmins...

Bhubaneswar: The state is going to observe the nationwide Swachhata HiSeva (SHS)-2026 campaign from September 17 to October 2, with a renewed focus on citizen participation, cleanliness, sanitation, dignity of sanitation workers and sustainable urban living. The Housing and Urban Development Department issued comprehensive instructions...