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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday proposed setting up four new universities in Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Jharsuguda and Jagatsinghpur districts while presenting the annual Budget for 2026-27 in the state Assembly. The Chief Minister, who also holds the Finance portfolio, also proposed two new...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has allocated Rs 530 crore for flood management in the state budget. An outlay of Rs 1,000 crore has been earmarked for the In-Stream Storage Structure Programme, while Rs 180 crore has been allocated for the Nabakrushna Choudhury Secha Unnayan Yojana....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who also holds the Finance portfolio, presented the annual Budget for the financial year 2026-27 in the state Assembly Friday. This year, the total Budget outlay is reportedly Rs 3.10 lakh crore. Out of the total outlay, Rs...

Bargarh: Allegations of false entries in paddy procurement have surfaced in Odisha’s Bargarh district, leading to commencement of a probe into the matter by the Civil Supplies department, sources said Friday. The controversy erupted after it was alleged that a single truck delivered paddy to...

Mayurbhanj: Forest authorities arrested 39 poachers Thursday in the southern division of the Similipal Tiger Reserve, officials said. Authorities recovered nine country-made rifles, 20 bows, and a large quantity of gunpowder and other arms from them. The poachers have been identified as residents of villages...

Rayagada: In a shocking incident, the body of a newborn baby boy was found abandoned Thursday behind Rayagada College in Godavarish Nagar, Rayagada district. Locals said the infant may have been left shortly after birth, while others offered different theories. Residents alerted police early Thursday...

NARENDRA RAUT, OP Koraput: The long-pending expansion of National Highway 26 passing through Semiliguda in this district has once again come under sharp criticism as incomplete construction continues to disrupt daily life for residents, commuters, and business owners. The widening of NH-26 was announced decades...

Kesinga: A report published in OrissaPOST February 3, highlighting delays in paddy procurement in Kesinga block of Kalahandi district, has spurred prompt action as authorities lifted more than 3.59 lakh quintal paddy from 8,019 farmers. According to the office of the Regulated Market Committee (RMC),...

Boipariguda: Two members of a family were found dead in a river while two others remain missing in Koraput district, police said Thursday. The deceased were identified as Lalit Pujari, 27, and his 4-year-old daughter Gelhi of Dandabadi village under Ramgiri police outpost in Boipariguda...

Basudevpur: Mystery shrouds the death of a 20-year old salesgirl working at a shopping mall in the main market area of Basudevpur, who died under suspicious circumstances while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Cuttack Wednesday. The deceased, identified as Kamini Kanchan Dhal, was...