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Bhubaneswar: Setting aside the premature retirement of a senior OAS officer, the Orissa High Court has directed the state to treat him as having continued in service until his normal retirement date and extend the consequential retirement benefits. Quashing the premature retirement order, the Court...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday launched the second edition of the ‘Jibana Jindabad’ awareness campaign in Bhubaneswar, calling for a stronger collective fight against substance abuse and urging young people to stay away from addiction. Addressing the ‘Jibana Jindabad 2.0’ programme organised...

Bhubaneswar: Officials of the Rural Development Department allegedly made irregular payments to contractors without verifying mandatory bitumen purchase receipts, causing a loss of Rs 84.42 crore to the state exchequer, a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has revealed. Government guidelines require contractors to submit...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced a cash reward of Rs11 lakh for each player of India’s 2026 Asian Games gold-winning men’s hockey team and Rs5.5 lakh for every support staff member. India beat Malaysia 5-1 in the final to win the men’s hockey...

New Delhi/Rayagada: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Sunday attacked the BJP over the reported arrest of Niyamgiri movement leader Lada Sikaka, alleging that it was part of the so-called double-engine government's strategy in Odisha to facilitate bauxite mining in violation of the 2013 Supreme Court judgment...

Bhubaneswar: Department of Tourism, Government of Odisha, outlined its vision for the upcoming Puri Coastal Marathon 2026 in the presence of Chief Minister of Odisha Mohan Charan Majhi and Deputy CM Pravati Parida. The event highlighted Odisha's growing focus on sports, fitness, tourism and community...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: Chilika, Asia’s largest brackish-water lagoon with estuarine characteristics and one of the world’s crucial coastal lagoons, is spread across Puri, Khordha and Ganjam districts. It lies along the Bay of Bengal and receives fresh water from rivers and remains connected...

Bhubaneswar: To promote green mobility and accelerate the transition towards sustainable transportation, the state government has extended the validity period of the Odisha Electric Vehicle Policy, 2021 till December 31, 2026, an official notification said. A notification in this regard has been issued by the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday spoke to two hockey players from the state who were part of the Indian men's hockey team that won the gold medal at the Asian Games in Japan, and lauded their performance. Their success is a matter...

Tensa: K Balang police in Sundaragada district arrested a school clerk for allegedly molesting two Class X girl students and produced him before the POCSO court Saturday. The accused was identified as Jitendra Kumar Udal, a clerk at a school in the Jamuda gram panchayat...