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Bhubaneswar: Department of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NIEPID) to strengthen early identification, education, capacity building, and community awareness for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities...

Bhubaneswar: There are no suspected Nipah virus cases in the state, said Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Minister Mukesh Mahaling Friday, while chairing a high-level review meeting following the detection of such cases in West Bengal. The meeting was attended by Health Department Commissioner-cum-Secretary Ashwathi...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Mission Rabies, India – Worldwide Veterinary Service and OUAT’s College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (CVSAH) have inked a pact for a technical and scientific collaboration that aims at making Bhubaneswar a ‘rabies-free city’, official sources said Friday....

Bhubaneswar: In a significant step towards leveraging emerging technologies for efficient governance, the Odisha Electronics & Information Technology (E&IT) Department conducted a specialised AI sensitisation and capacity-building workshop for Director-level officers across government departments. The program was organised through the Odisha Computer Application Centre (OCAC)....

Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Friday directed officials to ensure improved sanitation, water maintenance, and tourist facilities at the City’s key heritage and religious sites, including Kedar Gouri, Khandagiri, Kapileshwar, and Mukteshwar. Chairing a high-level review meeting at Lok Seva Bhavan, Parida, who also...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will introduce 55 new textbooks for classes 1 to 8 from the next academic year, officials said Friday. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting, chaired by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. State School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday suspended two more frontline leaders for alleged anti-party activities, sending a clear message to party members to maintain discipline and unity. The suspended leaders are Nalini Prabha Jena, president of the zilla parishad in Jajpur district, and Ganeswar Baral,...

Cuttack: An 85-year-old retired forest officer was Friday sentenced to rigorous imprisonment (RI) for three years after a special vigilance court in Bhubaneswar convicted him in a 30-year-old disproportionate assets (DA) case. Suresh Chandra Rath, former assistant conservator of forests (ACF) of Puri Divisional Forest...

Bhubaneswar: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Friday praised BJD chief Naveen Patnaik, saying development achieved during the regional party's rule was clearly visible. Yadav, who is on a two-day visit to the state, met the five-time chief minister at his residence here and said, "Patnaik...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has strengthened its public health surveillance following the detection of two Nipah virus cases in neighbouring West Bengal, health and family welfare minister Mukesh Mahaling said on Friday. Two nurses of a private hospital in Barasat in North 24 Parganas district...