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SUNIT MISHRA, OP Bhubaneswar: The plight of thousands of elderly women, known as Habisyalis, who have arrived in Puri during the holy month of Kartik to seek the blessings of Lord Jagannath and observe the Radha-Damodar vrata, has exposed the state government’s mismanagement, the Biju...

TRINATH MOHANTY, OP Bhubaneswar: Despite Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi directing police personnel to treat people visiting police stations with courtesy, allegations of police high-handedness and assault continue to surface across Odisha. According to information available from the DGP’s office, more than 40 police personnel...

Kataka: Parents of children undergoing treatment at Sardar Vallavbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics (SVP PGIP), otherwise known as Sishu Bhawan in Kataka are facing difficulties as saline nasal drops and paracetamol have reportedly been unavailable at the hospital for nearly a week. As...

Bhubaneswar: The 45th General Council Meeting of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Tuesday, witnessed heated exchanges over sanitation tenders, street lighting and procedural issues. Mayor Sulochana Das suspended Ward No. 37 Corporator Bandita Pal from the meeting after she allegedly continued livestreaming the proceedings on...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha CEO Tuesday said none of the 3,041 voters from Bhadrak’s Dhamnagar area, whose names were in question, were deleted from the final electoral roll. The clarification came in response to a social media post by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, who alleged irregularities in...

Bhubaneswar: The 45th General Council Meeting of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Tuesday here, witnessed heated exchanges over sanitation tenders, street lighting and procedural issues. Mayor Sulochana Das suspended Ward No. 37 Corporator Bandita Pal from the meeting after she allegedly continued livestreaming the proceedings...

Bhubaneswar: Domestic Piped Natural Gas (DPNG) connections are set to reach households across Bhubaneswar, offering residents a convenient, affordable and safe alternative to LPG cylinders, said Bhubaneswar Member of Parliament Aparajita Sarangi while inaugurating the first domestic PNG connection at Assotech World, a residential complex...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 41 government employees have been dismissed from service following their conviction in corruption cases, while the pensions of 91 retired employees have been stopped, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Tuesday. Highlighting the state government’s action against corruption over the past...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance has achieved record performance in cash recovery, case disposal, prosecution sanctions and convictions, Director of Vigilance Y K Jethwa said Tuesday, highlighting the state’s intensified efforts to strengthen its anti-corruption mechanism. Speaking after the state-level Vigilance Awareness Week programme, where Chief Minister...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday warned corrupt officers and employees, saying that governance is no longer being run from ivory towers and that the government has been reaching out to people and listening to their concerns on the ground. Addressing the state-level...