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Bhubaneswar: Women’s collectives associated with Odisha Livelihood Mission (OLM) have announced plans to launch statewide protests, alleging that the ongoing restructuring process by the state government is effectively dismantling the programme and jeopardising the livelihoods of millions. At a state-level meeting of ‘Nikhila Odisha Jeebika...

Bhubaneswar: A condolence meeting was organised to pay tribute to renowned photojournalist Raghu Rai, one of the country’s most celebrated visual storytellers, who chronicled modern India. Rai died at a private hospital in New Delhi early Sunday. He was 83. The event took place at...

Bhubaneswar: Amid reports of procedural violation on document registration process, the Revenue and Disaster Management department has directed all registering authorities to ensure strict compliance with legal provisions related to document registration. The government has taken note of a growing number of instances where registration...

Bhubaneswar: A group of job aspirants has appealed to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday, seeking early commencement of the application process for librarian posts announced under OSSC Specialist CGL 2025 recruitment. In a memorandum to the CM, the candidates stated that the indicative advertisement...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the special session of the Odisha Assembly convened by the state's BJP government to discuss women's participation in politics April 30, Opposition BJD Sunday demanded immediate implementation of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adiniyam Bill passed in 2023. The BJD, which had fully...

Bhubaneswar: The industrial town of Jharsuguda was the hottest place in Odisha Sunday at 44.8 degrees Celsius, even as heatwave conditions swept through the western region of the state, IMD said. Seven places in Western Odisha recorded temperatures of 43 degrees Celsius and above. Jharsuguda...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Sunday announced the postponement of the Chief Minister’s public grievance hearing programme, scheduled to be held Monday, owing to the prevailing severe heatwave conditions across the state. The General Administration and Public Grievance Department of Odisha made the announcement Sunday through...

Bhubaneswar: An MBA student was allegedly raped at her hostel by a 67-year-old shopkeeper in Bhubaneswar, a source said Sunday. The accused, identified as Deepak Pradhan, was living in the same area. He was arrested Sunday after the victim lodged a complaint at the Infovalley police...

Bhubaneswar: Amid reports of procedural violation on document registration process, the State’s Revenue and Disaster Management Department has directed all registering authorities to ensure strict compliance with legal provisions related to document registration. The government has taken note of a growing number of instances where...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Sunday condoled the demise of eminent photographer Raghu Rai, and said his frames were not just pictures, but living histories. Rai, one of India's best-known photographers whose lens captured India in its many shades, died at a private hospital in...