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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday said the state government has set a target to plant 6.95 lakh saplings in urban areas to reduce air pollution and combat the impact of climate change. Addressing the state-level celebration of the 77th Van Mahotsav, Majhi...

Kendrapada: The authorities of Lord Baladevjew Temple in Odisha's Kendrapada have sought the help of IIT Bhubaneswar to ensure the safe construction and smooth movement of the 65-foot wooden chariot for the annual Rath Yatra to be held July 16. The IIT's help was sought...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to construct a new 10-storey Revenue Bhawan in Bhubaneswar at an estimated cost of Rs 600 crore to strengthen the state's revenue administration and disaster management system, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said. The proposed building will serve...

Bhubaneswar: Tension prevailed at Rama Devi Women's University in Bhubaneswar Tuesday after students staged a protest against the alleged ‘entry of outsiders’ into the campus. According to Vice-Chancellor Jyotsna K.B. Rout, 12 people allegedly 'entered the university campus' without authorisation, Legal action has been taken...

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha experienced depression induced rains for three consecutive days, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari has asked officials to begin assessment of crop loss due to heavy downpour. Minister Pujari, during a review meeting Monday, said the affected farmers should be provided...

Bhubaneswar: The Gajapati Maharaja and chairman of Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee (SJTMC) Dibyasingha Deb has written to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking their intervention to stop ISKCON from holding untimely 'Snan Yatra' and Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath across the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Crime Branch Tuesday questioned all 20 accused arrested in the high-profile Soumya death case at Jharpada Special Jail in Bhubaneswar as part of its ongoing investigation. A two-member Crime Branch team, led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Ratnaprabha Satpathy, interrogated the accused persons...

Bhubaneswar: Marking Van Mahotsav Week 2026, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Monday launched a large-scale Miyawaki afforestation drive on the OUAT campus behind the old Baramunda Bus Stand, planting 5,000 saplings as part of its urban greening initiative. The plantation drive was inaugurated by Housing...

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha cadre IAS officer V K Pandian Monday said that he visited the earthquake-hit Venezuela and met President Delcy Rodriguez, and shared the eastern state's disaster preparedness. Pandian had joined the then-ruling BJD around six months before the 2024 Odisha Assembly elections and...

Bhubaneswar: Amid rising water levels in the Baitarani river due to continuous rainfall in its catchment areas and the possibility of flooding, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Monday chaired a high-level review meeting at the Office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC). The...