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Bhubaneswar: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Monday held a press meet, a day after the Union Budget 2026–27, announcing that Odisha will receive Rs 10,928 crore in the budget. He said the state would benefit significantly from the proposed East–West Freight Corridor. “The East–West Freight Corridor...

Bhubaneswar/Sonepur: Subarnapur district collector Nruparaj Sahu has courted controversy for allegedly making a political statement at an official meeting attended by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. Delivering a speech at the 'Subhadra Shakti Mela' in Sonepur Sunday, Sahu, while apparently referring to a change in...

Bhubaneswar: A transgender person was found dead along a stretch of a highway connecting Bhubaneswar and Puri in Odisha, police said Monday. The person was found lying in a pool of blood near Uttara Chowk on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar Sunday, a police officer said....

Bhubaneswar: Mission Shakti members in Odisha will be provided smartphones and will adopt a new dress code from Utkal Divas, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said Monday. Parida said the initiative aims to give Mission Shakti a renewed identity while strengthening digital access and communication...

Bhubaneswar: Dense fog is very likely to occur at isolated places in Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Jajpur and Puri districts till 8.30 am February 3, the regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar informed. The IMD said shallow to moderate fog is also very likely at one or...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of President Droupadi Murmu’s six-day visit to the state starting Monday, including four days in the Capital, 30 platoons of security personnel have been deployed in Bhubaneswar to ensure her security throughout the visit. While speaking to the media here Sunday, Bhubaneswar DCP...

Bhubaneswar: Chaos prevailed at Odisha's Sambalpur railway station Sunday after one of the reserved coaches of the Sambalpur Nanded Express was found missing before the train's departure, officials said. According to officials, when the train arrived at the platform, 57 passengers booked on the reserved...

Pankaj Lochan Mohanty Chairman, ASSOCHAM Odisha State Development Council Pankaj Lochan Mohanty Chairman, ASSOCHAM Odisha State Development Council Union Budget 2026 powerfully reinforces Odisha Vision 2036 and India Vision 2047. The Rs 12,200cr transformation of National Waterways 5 and 64 will connect Angul Talcher with...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress president Bhakta Charan Das Sunday dubbed the Union Budget "directionless, policyless and visionless", alleging that it has failed to address the concerns of youth, farmers, the poor and the middle and lower-middle classes. Addressing mediapersons, Das said the Budget had failed to...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Sunday expressed "disappointment" over the provisions made for Odisha in the Union Budget and said the state gets allocations only for the extraction of its natural resources, with little focus on people's welfare. Odisha and its people deserve more and...