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Anu Garg, IAS, Chief Secretary of the Government of Odisha, visited the Paradip Port Authority (PPA) today to review its operations and long-term expansion plans. She was received by Shri P. L. Haranadh, IRTS, Chairman of the PPA, at the Wet Basin and was given a ceremonial guard of honor by the...

Balasore, February 13 A man was sentenced to death by a court in the Balasore district of Odisha for killing his wife in an acid attack.Judge Abdul Samim Akhtar awarded the death sentence to Chandan Kumar Rana, in addition to imposing a fine of Rs 50,000 on him.Rana, a resident of...

Berhampur (Odisha), February 13 A special court for crimes against women and children here on Friday sentenced a 26-year-old man to life in prison after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting and murdering a four-year-old boy three years ago.Additional District Judge (ADJ) and judge of the...

Kolkata, February 13 Meghbela Broadband has signed an agreement with Sahaj Retail to help local cable operators transition into multi-service digital outlets, as the traditional cable business faces pressure from increasing streaming adoption, an official said on Friday.The initiative will be...

Nabarangpur (Odisha), February 13 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi laid the foundation stone for a new government medical college and hospital and launched 177 projects worth Rs 446 crore for the Nabarangpur district on Friday.The CM unveiled the projects at a function held at the...

Nabarangpur (Odisha), February 13 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched a scheme on Friday to enable poor, widows, and elderly persons to visit the Jagannath temple in Puri at least once in their lifetime.The state government will bear the cost of the visit, which will enhance the...

Ranchi, February 13 A man from Bihar was arrested at the Hatia railway station in Jharkhand with 7.5 kg of cannabis, according to an official statement released on Friday.The seized contraband is valued at approximately ₹3.75 lakh.The accused, Mohan Prasad (60), a resident of East Champaran...

Bhubaneswar, February 13 A delegation from the Odisha government undertook a visit to Chennai to study affordable housing and urban habitat initiatives supported by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), according to an official statement issued here on Friday.Led by Usha Padhee...

Balasore, February 13 The driver of a bus carrying pilgrims from West Bengal to Andhra Pradesh died and nine passengers were injured when the bus crashed into the wall of an overbridge on National Highway 16 in Balasore district, Odisha, on Friday, police said.The accident occurred in Bahanaga...

Today's weather forecast for Nuapada, Odisha: Mainly clear skies.The maximum temperature is expected to be 32.0°C.The minimum temperature is expected to be 16.0°C.Yesterday's maximum temperature was 31.6°C, which was 0.0°C above normal.Today's minimum temperature is 14.6°C, which is NA°C...

Today's weather forecast for Bhubaneswar-Cuttack, Odisha: Morning mist and mainly clear skies later.The maximum temperature is expected to be 31.0°C.The minimum temperature is expected to be 16.0°C.The maximum temperature yesterday was 30.8°C, which was 0.7°C above normal.The minimum...

Today's weather forecast for Jharsuguda, Odisha: Mostly clear skies.The maximum temperature is expected to be 34.0°C.The minimum temperature is expected to be 13.0°C.The maximum temperature on the previous day was 33.8°C, which was 3.1°C above normal.The minimum temperature today is...

Baripada (Odisha), February 13 At least three people died and five others were injured after a tractor fell into a river in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, police said.The accident occurred near the Murgasahi village, which falls under the Karanjia block of the district, on Thursday...

Bhubaneswar, February 12 The Odisha government signed agreements on Thursday for the establishment of renewable energy projects with a total investment of Rs 67,000 crore.GRIDCO, under the state Energy Department, signed agreements with National Hydroelectric Power Corp (NHPC), Bharat...

Baripada, February 12 At least three people died and five others were injured after a tractor fell into a river in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha on Thursday evening, police said.The accident occurred near the Murgasahi village, which falls under the Karanjia block of the district.Eight...

Bhubaneswar, February 12 Odisha’s Electronics & Information Technology (E&IT) Minister Mukesh Mahaling on Thursday said the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar is now making significant progress towards becoming a "semiconductor hub".The minister made this statement while...

Balasore, February 12 A court in Balasore, Odisha, has sentenced three members of a family to life imprisonment for the murder of a newly-wed woman in 2012.The convicted include the woman's husband, father-in-law, and mother-in-law, according to public prosecutor Kanhu Charan Behera...

Bhubaneswar, February 12 An elderly couple from the Nayapalli area of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, were allegedly kept under "digital arrest" by cyber fraudsters for over 35 hours, police said on Thursday.However, the couple did not suffer any financial loss as the bank account provided by the...

Bhubaneswar, February 12 The Odisha government signed agreements on Thursday to establish renewable energy projects with a total investment of ₹67,000 crore.GRIDCO, under the state's Energy Department, signed agreements with National Hydroelectric Power Corp (NHPC), Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd...

New Delhi, February 12 Normal life remained largely unaffected by the nationwide strike called by a joint forum of central trade unions on Thursday, protesting against the alleged "anti-worker, anti-farmer, and anti-national policies of the central government."Reports indicated a mixed...