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Bhubaneswar: Construction of tourism infrastructure in protected forest areas in violation of the Forest Conservation Act and operation of 20 government-run Panthanivas without mandatory fire safety certificates, besides substantial financial mismanagement, have come under the spotlight in a CAG audit of Odisha's coastal tourism sector....

Baleshwar/Nayagada: More than 30 villages in Baleshwar's Bhograi block remained waterlogged Wednesday, while three days of incessant rain inundated agricultural fields in Nayagada, damaging paddy, vegetables and other crops and adding to the woes of residents and farmers, sources said. In Bhograi, more than 30...

Baleshwar: A motorcycle showroom was gutted in a fire in Odisha's Baleshwar district Wednesday morning, police said. Police added that as many as eight motorcycles were gutted after a fire broke out at a motorcycle showroom in the Sahadevkhunta police limits, damaging accessories, furniture and...

Bhubaneswar: Normal life was partially disrupted in parts of Odisha Wednesday due to a 12-hour bandh called by a farmers' rights outfit over alleged large-scale errors in textbooks used in government schools, officials said. Shops, business establishments and educational institutions remained closed at several places...

By Harshabardhan Behera, OP Jajpur: Poor sanitation and inadequate infrastructure have left students of Khandahata Government Primary School in Ward 26 of Byasanagar Municipality in Jajpur district studying in an unhealthy and unsafe environment, with parents expressing concern over the lack of basic facilities at...

Bhubaneswar: Major irregularities have been detected in the implementation of minor irrigation (MI) projects in Odisha, with several projects being abandoned midway and crores of rupees rendered unfruitful, according to a report of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). The report, tabled in the...

Brahmapur: Scientists at the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Gopalpur, have identified a new species of fish, Bathymyrus perplexus, from the coastal waters off Paradip. The species was first collected from the Paradip coast in 2021. Between 2021 and 2025, researchers recorded 32 specimens from...

Bhubaneswar: Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) and Nabanirman Yuva Chhatra Sangathan (NYCS) have called for a 12-hour Odisha bandh Wednesday from 6am to 6pm, urging shops and markets to remain closed and vehicles to stay off the roads during the period. The organisation said the...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report from the Mayurbhanj District Magistrate on alleged illegal stone quarrying in the foothills of Similipal National Park, including areas near Saratchandrapur and Bankasahi villages. In an order dated September 28, the NHRC...

Patana: A 42-year-old businessman, whose wife is a police constable, was shot dead by unidentified assailants near Bhimapada forest on the Kendeiposi-Patana road. The incident took place late Monday night. Sources said the suspected robbers also attacked him with sharp-edged weapons and fled with his...