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Bhubaneswar: Odisha is all set to host the BRICS Technical Meeting on "Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group" under India's presidency, from June 3 to 5, officials said Monday. According to an official statement issued by the state Revenue and Disaster Management department, the representatives and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said he has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join the celebrations for the second anniversary of the BJP government in the state. The BJP formed a government in Odisha for the first time in 2024 after...

Bhubaneswar: Pradeep Kumar Jena Monday resigned from the post of Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) chairman, citing personal reasons. Odisha government has accepted his resignation, according to a notification issued by Energy department. Jena has been permitted to relinquish office with effect from May 25,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Monday transferred Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Communication, Dayal Gangwar, and appointed him as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Home Department with immediate effect. A notification issued by the Home department said Gangwar, an IPS officer of the 1998...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the prevailing hot and humid weather conditions, the office of Odisha CEO Monday issued an advisory for the prevention and mitigation of heatwave impact during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls across the state. In a letter to all district...

Puri: Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh visited the Puri Jagannath Temple and offered prayers Monday. Singh said he prayed for peace, prosperity and the well-being of people across the country and Odisha. He described his visit to the shrine as a blessing...

Bhubaneswar: Scorching heat conditions prevailing across Odisha are set to intensify further over next few days, according to the regional meteorological centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar. A heatwave warning has been issued as hot weather is likely to persist for four more days. Red warning...

Bhubaneswar: BJD Monday rejected suggestions that Rajya Sabha MP Debashish Samantaray’s resignation was a setback to the party, asserting that his exit would instead strengthen the organisation in Cuttack. “He left the party to protect his business interests. He was in politics to do business...

Bhubaneswar: BJD MP Debashish Samantaray Monday quit the party and also resigned from the Rajya Sabha, alleging that he was being "systematically belittled" in the organisation. Hours after resigning from the party, Samantaray said he met Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan in Parliament and submitted...

Puri: Authorities of Puri's Jagannath Temple have said the district administration of Hapur in Uttar Pradesh has assured them that it will allow the celebration of the annual Rath Yatra only as per 'tithi' (auspicious day of the Hindu almanac) July 16 and not on...