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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will soon launch 'Debalaya Yojana' for the conservation, reconstruction and management of temples and mutts of cultural significance, law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan informed Monday. According to him the detailed blueprint of the scheme is being formulated. "The temples, mutts and institutions...

Bhubaneswar: Lambasting the previous BJD government over alleged corruption, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday warned officials against involving in dishonest practices. Majhi said this while addressing officials after inaugurating the Vigilance Awareness Week, which will continue till November 3. "Corruption was rampant under...

RESHMI YADAV, OP Bhubaneswar: Ahead of Diwali, Youth for Seva, Bhubaneswar, a nationwide volunteering movement, organised a unique ‘diya painting’ programme at Satyabhama Devi College for Hearing Impaired here Sunday. The founder of College Niroja Lakshmi Mahapatra graced the occasion, lending her support to Youth...

Bhubaneswar: Following the unfortunate demise of an Odia pilgrim—Ranjan Kumar Sahu, a resident of Manisahu Chowk in Cuttack, during his visit to Kedarnath in Uttarakhand, the directorate of ‘Odisha Paribar’ extended full assistance in order to return the dead body to the state. As per...

Bhubaneswar: The Odia Cultural Association of Belgium (OCAB) organised a pre-Diwali gathering in Brussels, bringing together over 100 members of the Odia diaspora community from Belgium and Luxembourg recently. The event celebrated the cultural heritage of Odisha, with traditional rituals and festive performances. The celebration...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Sunday effected mass transfer of Block Development Officers (BDOs) across districts, shunting 44 of them from their present places of posting. According to the Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water (PR&DW) department, Sundargarh’s Tangarpali BDO Ranajit Kumar Mohanta was transferred to Saharpada...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar was adjudged the ‘City with the Best Public Transport System’ at the 17th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Exhibition 2024 organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs at Gandhinagar in Gujarat, Sunday. Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Minister Krushna Chandra...

Bhubaneswar: About 50,000 households in cyclone-hit areas of Kendrapara, Bhadrak and Balasore districts in Odisha are yet to get back power supply, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Sunday. Briefing media persons here this evening after reviewing the post-cyclone situation, Majhi said the restoration work...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissionerate in Odisha has asked all personnel of police station reception desks to wear body cameras to check the behaviour of both police and visitors. The police commissionerate has taken this move following the alleged sexual harassment of a woman and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday undertook an aerial survey of the areas affected by Cyclone Dana. Majhi was accompanied by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari and Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja. The CM undertook the aerial survey of coastal areas of...