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Road accident

Three killed in two separate road accidents in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Three persons, including a woman, were killed and another injured in two road accidents in Odisha Friday morning, police said. Two persons died after the scooter they were riding was hit by a vehicle near Dadhimachagadia Chowk under Khordha Sadar police limits, they said....

Solar-powered villages

State gets first fully solar-powered villages

Cuttack/Badamba: Two tribal dominated villages under Narsinghpur block in Cuttack district have become the first fully solar-powered villages of the state following the project’s inauguration Thursday. This has been achieved under the Centre-sponsored PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana. These villages were identified as Mundia...

Road safety

Odisha applauded for national road safety & transport reforms

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Odisha has emerged as a national frontrunner in road safety and transport reforms, earning widespread recognition at the recently concluded Transport Development Council (TDC) Meeting. Held January 7-8, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, the event was organised by the Ministry of...

ECOR

ECoR offers 3% discount on digital unreserved tickets

Bhubaneswar: The Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway (ECoR) is encouraging digital ticketing by offering a three per cent discount on unreserved tickets booked through the RailOne App. The benefit, earlier limited to R-Wallet cashback, has now been extended to other digital payment modes...

Polytechnic Ranking

BOSE tops Odisha Polytechnic Ranking

Bhubaneswar: The fourth edition of the Odisha Polytechnic Ranking for the academic year 2023–24 was unveiled Thursday by Skill Development and Technical Education Minister Sampad Chandra Swain at the State Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (SCTE&VT) auditorium here. Bhubanananda Odisha School of Engineering...

Review meeting on transit, affordable housing projects

Bhubaneswar: A high-level review meeting on Transit Housing and Affordable Housing Projects (AHPs) was held Thursday under the chairpersonship of the Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development department, Usha Padhee, to assess the status of completed housing stock, streamline allotment mechanisms, and strengthen measures for...

Subhadra Yojana

Over 4.5L to receive Subhadra aid in Jan

Bhubaneswar: A review meeting on the Subhadra scheme was held Thursday under the chairpersonship of Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida in the conference hall of the Women and Child Development Department. During the meeting, it was decided that over 4.5 lakh beneficiaries would receive Subhadra...

Pact inked to provide gifts for eligible girls

Bhubaneswar: In a significant move to bolster women-centric welfare initiatives, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed Thursday between the Women and Child Development (W&CD) department and Utkalika, the Odisha State Cooperative Handicrafts Corporation, for supplying gift items under Mukhyamantri Kanya Bibaha Yojana (MKBY). The...

 

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