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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the three-day state-level children’s festival ‘Surabhi-2026’ at the Capital High School Ground in Unit-III here Thursday and launched modern robotics labs in 807 government schools across the state. Organised by School and Mass Education (S&ME) Department, the annual...

Bhubaneswar: The student wings of the Opposition BJD and the Congress Thursday accused Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi of breaching his oath of office by "favouring" the RSS-affiliated ABVP in the campus elections. Addressing separate press conferences here, BJD student wing president Ipsita Sahu...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police have arrested a man in Gujarat's Surat for allegedly murdering a 76-year-old woman at her residence in Bhubaneswar, an officer said Thursday. The accused, who was employed as a caretaker for the elderly woman living alone in the Laxmisagar area of the...

New Delhi: Leading English daily Orissa Post, in partnership with the Environmentalist Foundation of India, will organise the BlueGreen India Summit December 5 in New Delhi, bringing together policymakers, environmental experts, parliamentarians, students and grassroots conservationists to deliberate on balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability....

Bhubaneswar: Amid Opposition criticism over the government's handling of Cyclone Arnab and the subsequent floods, Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Thursday asserted that no direct casualties had been reported in Ganjam district due to the cyclone or flooding, clarifying that the deaths...

Bhubaneswar: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) central organising general secretary Milind Parande has demanded that the missing Justice A.S. Naidu Commission report on the 2008 murder of Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati be traced and made public, alleging that its disappearance is hindering the pursuit of justice. Addressing...

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief and rehabilitation initiative, the Odisha Government has sanctioned Rs.482.42 crore for the repair, reconstruction and restoration of public infrastructure damaged by Cyclone 'Arnab' and the subsequent heavy rainfall and floods in six districts of the state. The funds have been...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate the historic Bali Jatra festival on the banks of the Mahanadi River in Kataka November 24, district administration said Thrusday. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Governor Braj Mohan Ram are also expected to attend the inaugural ceremony. Authorities...

Bhubaneswar: Joining the ongoing debate over Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik's description of the recent flood as manmade, senior Odisha minister Suresh Pujari Thursday blamed the previous BJD government's "failure" to implement mitigation measures during its 24-year rule for the disaster. Pujari, the revenue...

Kendrapada: Vigilance Department arrested a senior revenue assistant of Derabish block in Odisha’s Kendrapada district for allegedly embezzling over Rs 3.03 crore by preparing fake bills on the Human Resource Management System (HRMS) portal in the names of retired and deceased government employees. The accused,...