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ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: As the world marks World Cities Day 2025 Friday (October 31) with the theme “People-Centred Smart Cities,” Bhubaneswar aspires to stand out as a model where rapid urban growth, innovation, and tradition coexist through foresight and inclusivity. Experts stress sustainable, citizen-focused...

Bhubaneswar: In a major green initiative, the Odisha government has decided to make plantation compulsory along all newly constructed roads under Works department. The move aims to balance the state’s rapid infrastructure growth with a robust green cover. Works Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan announced that every...

Bhubaneswar: People in Odisha can directly register, purchase, and sell land at tehsil offices, starting November 1, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said Thursday. The minister said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will launch the service, which will be made available at 44...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of hitting the campaign trail for the by-poll, opposition BJD president Naveen Patnaik Thursday shared a message saying that 'Nuapada will win', while his rival political parties like BJP and Congress claimed that the results would be one-sided in their favour. Patnaik, who...

Bhubaneswar: A court here Thursday sentenced four persons to 20 years rigorous imprisonment after convicting them in a drugs case. The court has also ordered the four - Sk Irfan, Sk Samir, Sayed Imtiyaz and Ratiranjan Rout - to pay a fine of Rs 1...

Bhubaneswar: The Centre has agreed to bear the entire expenditure for the construction of 92 railway overbridges across Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Thursday. A statement released by the CMO said that though it was earlier decided that both the state government and...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar police were able to prevent a burglary and insurance fraud due to an alert citizen and arrested 13 people when they were preparing to commit the crime, an officer said Thursday. According to police, one Santosh Kumar Moharana has been running a...

Puri: Devotees will be allowed to enter the Shree Jagannath Temple here only through the Singhadwar (Lion's gate) during the 'Panchuka' celebrations, an official said Thursday. This was decided at the coordination meeting between the civil administration and police ahead of the 'Panchuka' (the last...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has begun a comprehensive survey to assess the extent of damage caused by heavy rainfall and landslides triggered by Cyclone ‘Montha’ across several districts of the state, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said Thursday. Speaking to mediapersons, Pujari said that...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has signed an MoU for the development and operation of two national waterways, an official statement said. The agreement was signed Tuesday during the India Maritime-2025 in Mumbai among the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), the Odisha government, Paradip Port Authority...