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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) Wednesday signed MoUs with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and CivicDataLab to upgrade the disaster management system to a more data-driven, scientific and technology-enabled framework, officials said. The two partnerships will strengthen disaster risk assessment, preparedness and...

Bhubaneswar: A court Wednesday dismissed a criminal revision petition against former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik and ex-IAS officer V K Pandian in an alleged expenditure of around Rs 500 crore from the state exchequer by undertaking 300 helicopter tours. Khurda district sessions judge Biranchi...

Bhubaneswar: Youth Congress held a protest march Wednesday, seeking withdrawal of the FIR registered against the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, over his remarks on an alleged caste-based 'purification' ritual at a venue in Uttarakhand. An FIR was registered against Gandhi...

Kataka: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, Wednesday announced the results of the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) 2026, with the overall pass percentage recorded at 64.48. As per the board, 97,151 candidates from across Odisha had applied for the eligibility test, while 53,314...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 775 senior citizens Wednesday left for Varanasi and Ayodhya on the first pilgrimage train of the current fiscal under Odisha government's 'Mukhyamantri Baristha Nagarik Teertha Yatra Yojana'. The special train was flagged off by Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, who also...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to appoint distinguished women, including retired police and army personnel, as 'Shakti Apa' in each district to act as mentors for female college students to promote their safety, empowerment and overall well-being, officials said Wednesday. The Higher Education Department has...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has lowered the maximum penalty for vehicles operating without a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC), from Rs 10,000 to Rs 6,000, Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena said. Under the revised penalty structure, motorcycles and three-wheelers will be fined Rs...

Bhubaneswar: BJP and BJD traded salvos over the MMDR Act, with the saffron party saying former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik was "shedding crocodile tears", and the regional outfit accusing it of "telling lies" that the state would not suffer losses due to the new mining...

Bhubaneswar: BDA does not merely build houses; it works according to the needs of the people, said Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Minister and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) Chairman Krushna Chandra Mahapatra, emphasising that the state government is committed to transforming Bhubaneswar into a world-class...

Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Tuesday called for an integrated approach to women’s safety and empowerment, stressing that both must go hand in hand with strong institutions, effective implementation and collective responsibility. “Women’s safety and women’s empowerment cannot be addressed in isolation. They must...