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Bhubaneswar: In a landmark move towards preparing a comprehensive Odisha State Master Plan, aligned with the visionary PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan for integrated infrastructure development, Commerce and Transport (C&T) department signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications...

Bhubaneswar: Setting a goal to emerge among the top five eco-cultural tourism hubs in Asia, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said the state Cabinet and Council of Ministers’ meetings will be held at different eco-retreat centres in the coming days. Majhi announced after inaugurating...

Bhubaneswar/Malkangiri: The delegation of ministers, led by Odisha Deputy Chief Minister K.V. Singh Deo, Friday submitted its report on the ground situation in violence-hit Malkangiri district, where the recovery of a tribal woman's headless body had enraged local tribal residents, who subsequently set fire to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is working on a policy to lease land for renewable energy projects, as part of its push to meet ‘Net Zero' commitments, a senior official said. Satyapriya Rath, Managing Director of GRIDCO Ltd, said land acquisition has emerged as a major hurdle...

Bhubaneswar: An intense cold wave swept several parts of Odisha as the state recorded the season's lowest temperature of 3.1 degrees Celsius at G Udayagiri, a hill station in Kandhamal district, the IMD said Friday. The chill has severely affected normal life as minimum temperature...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of the Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Friday, met the Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, seeking action against BJP Nilagiri MLA Santosh Khatua over his controversial remarks against Mahatma Gandhi in the House during the just-concluded Winter session of the state Assembly,...

Bhubaneswar: An 11-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her landlord in Bhubaneswar, police said Friday. The incident took place  December 4 when the parents of the girl were absent from home. Her father lodged a complaint at the Mahila Police Station Thursday, and the accused...

Bhubaneswar: A remarkable discovery of ancient Hero Stones (Bira Shilas) bearing old Odia inscriptions has been made at Malisahi village under Gadakharada Gram Panchayat of Kanasa Block in Puri district. More than 30 Hero Stones and memorial pillars—worshipped locally as village deities—were identified during a...

Bhubaneswar: Following directions of BJD President Naveen Patnaik, the party Thursday formed a seven-member fact-finding team to assess the current situation in Malkangiri district, where large-scale violence was reported after the body of a 51-year-old tribal woman was found. The team comprises Manas Madkami, Manohar...