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Bhubaneswar’s paradox: Progress vs plastic pollution

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: As the world prepares to observe Earth Day April 22 (Wednesday) with renewed focus on climate action and community-led sustainability, Bhubaneswar presents a dual narrative—visible progress in urban waste management on one hand and the persistent challenge of plastic pollution...

Odisha, weather, IMD, Temperature

Odisha under heatwave; Jharsuguda touches 43.6°C

Bhubaneswar: Heatwave conditions scorched Odisha Tuesday, with the IMD forecasting that hot and humid conditions would continue in parts of the state. The IMD's Bhubaneswar centre said Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati districts were likely to experience hot...

Mass wedding

Nearly 1,000 couples tie knot across Odisha under govt scheme

Bhubaneswar: Nearly 1,000 couples tied the knot in mass weddings in 27 of 30 districts of Odisha under a state government scheme Tuesday, officials said. The Department of Women and Child Development has organised the programmes under the Mukhyamantri Kanya Bibaha Yojana, launched with an...

Om Birla

Lok Sabha Speaker panel reviews anti-defection cases at Puri meet

Puri: A committee of presiding officers, set up by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Tuesday reviewed the constitutional and procedural framework governing disqualification of legislators under the anti-defection law, officials said. The deliberations were held during the second meeting of the Committee of Presiding Officers...

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Odisha govt clears 18 investment proposals worth Rs 3,877 crore

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday approved 18 investment proposals worth Rs 3,877 crore, which would generate employment for 7,565 people, an official said. The projects got the state government's nod at the meeting of the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), chaired by Chief Secretary...

Om Birla

Anti-defection law reviewed by panel set up by Om Birla at Puri meet

Puri: A committee of presiding officers, set up by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Tuesday reviewed the constitutional and procedural framework governing disqualification of legislators under the anti-defection law, officials said. The deliberations were held during the second meeting of the Committee of Presiding Officers...

Youth held with brown sugar worth Rs 18 lakh in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough, the Excise Department’s Range-I team Monday arrested a youth for allegedly peddling 180 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 18 lakh near an Indian Oil petrol pump on Lewis Road under Badagada police limits, officials said. Acting on a tip-off...

 

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