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Bhubaneswar: Excise officials came under attack from a few drunken men while conducting raids at bars in Bhubaneswar to ensure timely closure and adherence to established norms, an official said Sunday. The Excise Department conducted raids at over 30 bars in the Odisha capital Saturday...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the all-party high-level meeting on the Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh, the opposition BJD Saturday asked the BJP government in the state five questions on the issue. Addressing a press conference here, BJD deputy leader in Odisha Assembly Prasanna Acharya...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik Saturday announced to forgo the recently hiked salary and allowances and urged the state government to utilise the amount for the welfare of the poor people. Patnaik, as LoP, was entitled to receive a monthly...

Cuttack: India will have strong representation in the finals of various categories at the Odisha Masters 2025 BWF World Tour Super 100 as Isharani Baruah, Women's Singles top seed Unnati Hooda, and Men's Singles second seed Kiran George booked their places in the summit clashes...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to set up at least 58 cold storage units at an investment of Rs 252 crore by 2029-2030, a state minister said. Deputy Chief Minister KV Sigh Deo said the initiative is aimed at establishing a robust cold chain infrastructure...

Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: A 14-year-old tribal student of Bhubaneswar-based Kalinga Institute of Social Science (KISS) was found dead under mysterious circumstances. His family and relatives, who alleged that the class 9 student was "murdered", staged a protest with the body in front of the collector's office in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has emerged as the best-performing state in the country in terms of accuracy in the national digital crop survey, earning high praise from the Central government. The recognition came during the state-level steering committee meeting on Agristack, held under the chairmanship of Chief...

Bhubaneswar: In a landmark move towards preparing a comprehensive Odisha State Master Plan, aligned with the visionary PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan for integrated infrastructure development, Commerce and Transport (C&T) department signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications...

Bhubaneswar: Setting a goal to emerge among the top five eco-cultural tourism hubs in Asia, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said the state Cabinet and Council of Ministers’ meetings will be held at different eco-retreat centres in the coming days. Majhi announced after inaugurating...

Bhubaneswar/Malkangiri: The delegation of ministers, led by Odisha Deputy Chief Minister K.V. Singh Deo, Friday submitted its report on the ground situation in violence-hit Malkangiri district, where the recovery of a tribal woman's headless body had enraged local tribal residents, who subsequently set fire to...