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Bhubaneswar: Odisha's DG Prisons Susanta Kumar Nath was booked for allegedly sexually harassing a subordinate staff member and was shifted from the post pending an investigation, officials said Sunday. Along with the senior IPS officer, who is one of the aspirants for the DGP post...

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: One body was recovered Sunday, while a search operation was underway to trace 11 missing people in a southern Odisha village hit by a landslide due to Cyclone Arnab-induced rainfall, taking the state's death toll to five, officials said. Home to around 26 people,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Sunday gave additional charge of ADG Prisons and Director, Correctional Services to senior IPS officer Santosh Bala. As per a notification issued by the Home Department, Bala, the Director of the State Forensic Science Laboratory (SFSL), Bhubaneswar, has been allowed to retain...

Bhubaneswar: The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal Sunday intensified into cyclonic storm 'Murasu', prompting the Odisha government to step up preparedness in the southern region of the state, officials said. IMD stated that the cyclonic storm is "set to intensify into a very...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Sunday arrested a former Senior Revenue Assistant (SRA) of the Sub-Collector's Office in Chhatrapur for allegedly misappropriating Rs 8.63 lakh collected towards the Red Cross Fund by diverting the money instead of depositing it in the designated bank account. The accused, Sadasiba...

Bhubaneswar: Five districts in southern Odisha have been placed under an orange warning for November 3 and 4 as Cyclonic Storm ‘Murasu’ moves towards the southern Andhra Pradesh coast, raising the possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of the state. Although the...

Bhubaneswar: Two women were killed and two other persons were seriously injured after a speeding bus ran over them in Nayapalli area of Bhubaneswar early Sunday, police said. The passenger bus, which was moving from Jaydev Vihar towards CRP Square in the city, first ran...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has ordered the evacuation of people from low-lying areas and hilly terrain, as a fresh cyclone brewing over the Bay of Bengal is likely to hit the Andhra Pradesh coast November 3, officials said. The administration is already engaged in relief...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Wetlands Authority has reviewed measures to strengthen the conservation and management of wetlands across the state while considering a series of major infrastructure and renewable energy proposals, including thermal power expansion and large-scale floating solar projects. The fifth meeting of the...

Bhubaneswar: The State Government is committed to the growth and prosperity of terracotta and pottery crafts, said Handlooms, Textiles and Handicrafts Minister Pradip Bal Samanta while inaugurating the State-level Annual Terracotta Exhibition ‘MRUTTIKA’-2026 at IDCO Exhibition Ground in Bhubaneswar Saturday. Addressing media persons, the Minister...