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Odisha DMF fund meant for mining-affected areas

DMF funds diverted to non-mining areas: CAG

Bhubaneswar: Funds from the District Mineral Foundation (DMF), meant to provide various facilities and livelihood opportunities to people in mining-affected areas, have not been properly utilised in Odisha, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). The CAG found that no project had...

Bankatira High School

Deprived Schools: Infra development stalled despite funds

By Bikash Kumar Dhal, OP Banta: Despite government schemes and crores of rupees being spent to improve education, lack of initiative among departmental officials has left several development works incomplete at Bankatira High School under Kadabarang panchayat in Bhadrak district’s Banta block. The school lacks...

Odisha eco-retreats

Odisha: CAG flags Rs 207.68 crore loss in eco-retreats

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has flagged significant financial and implementation lapses in the development of tourism in Odisha’s coastal zone, including a loss of Rs 207.68 crore incurred by the Tourism department in organising seven eco-retreats between...

Kalahandi's Maa Manikeshwari templ

Odisha: Security lapses cloud Maa Manikeshwari temple

Thuamul Rampur: Security concerns have surfaced at the historic Maa Manikeshwari Temple in Thuamul Rampur block of Kalahandi district ahead of the annual Bali Jatra and Sharadiya Dussehra celebrations, with several lapses in security and infrastructure reported at the shrine. The ancient shrine, regarded as...

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Water dispute: Shah to chair meet October 1

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a high-level meeting October 1 to address the long-pending Mahanadi water-sharing dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh. The meeting will bring together the Chief Ministers of the two states in an effort to work out an amicable and...

Khordha Heritage Walks explores Paika heritage

Khordha: Celebrating Khordha’s rich Paika martial heritage and its legacy of resistance to British rule, the second edition of the Khordha Heritage Walks (KHW), held recently, showcased traditional Paika martial arts. Known as the land of bravehearts, Khordha is associated with one of the earliest...

mentally challenged man killed two person in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj

Talcher murder cracked; wife, paramour arrested

Anugola: Talcher police have cracked the murder of Block office accountant Surendra Barik and arrested his wife and her alleged paramour in connection with the killing, police said. The duo allegedly attacked Barik on the terrace of his rented house and pushed him to his...

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Odisha: Elderly man swept away in Rahul river

Tumudibandh: A 65-yearold man was swept away by strong currents while crossing the Rahul river near Kalisapadar village under Tumudibandh police limits in Kandhamal district. The missing man was identified as Arjun Munda. According to reports, Arjun had gone to a nearby forest Monday with...

Odisha woos aluminium downstream firms

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has invited aluminium downstream manufacturers to invest in the Anugola Aluminium Park, highlighting the availability of raw materials, industry-ready infrastructure and investment incentives to attract industries engaged in value-added manufacturing. The investment pitch was made at a roadshow held in Kolkata Monday,...

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Mahanadi in spate; over 1 lakh evacuated

Bhubaneswar/Baleshwar: The state government has shifted around 1.4 lakh people to safer locations over the past four days, as a fresh wave of fl ood affected several districts, officials said Monday. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said the government has evacuated 1.4 lakh...

 

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