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Bhubaneswar, March 24 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday issued strict instructions to the police to ensure that Ram Navami is celebrated smoothly across the state on March 27.Majhi, who also holds the home portfolio, said that the police must make foolproof arrangements so...

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani, March 24 Sukru, the most wanted Maoist in Odisha, who had a reward of Rs 55 lakh on his head, surrendered to the police in the Kandhamal district on Tuesday along with four other cadres, DGP YB Khurania said.Sukru, who was a state committee member of the CPI(Maoist)...

New Delhi, March 24 The government's plan to implement the women's reservation law by increasing the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816 from the present 543 may require creating new constituencies from the existing ones, sources said on Tuesday.To implement the women's quota law even before the...

Bhubaneswar, March 24 The Odisha government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Union Ministry of Water Resources on Tuesday to implement the Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, providing for tap water connections in all houses in the state.The agreement was signed in New Delhi, with Chief...

Mumbai, March 24 Integrated agri value chain firm Prime Fresh Ltd (PFL) said on Tuesday that Crisil has upgraded its credit profile, assigning a 'BBB (stable)' rating to its Rs 100 crore debt.This highlights the company's strengthened borrowing capacity and its enhanced ability to service...

Bhubaneswar, March 24 More than 14,433 hectares of forest land have been diverted for 176 mining projects in Odisha over the past 10 years, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia told the state Assembly on Tuesday.During this period, more than 11,214 hectares...

Bhubaneswar, March 24 The Odisha government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Union Ministry of Water Resources on Tuesday to implement the Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, providing for tap water connections to all houses in the state.The agreement was signed in New Delhi, with Chief...

Bhubaneswar, March 24 Sukru, the most wanted Maoist in Odisha, who carried a reward of Rs 55 lakh on his head, surrendered to the police in the Kandhamal district on Tuesday along with four other cadres, DGP YB Khurania said.Sukru, who was a member of the state committee, surrendered with an...

Bhubaneswar, March 24 Odisha MPs on Tuesday sought the intervention of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to resolve a land-related issue concerning the Railway Employees Cultural Association (RECA) in Kharagpur, West Bengal.A delegation of MPs, led by Union Education Minister Dharmendra...

Bhubaneswar, March 24 A total of 325 wild animals, including a tiger, 11 leopards, and 14 elephants, were killed by poachers in Odisha over the past three years, state forest minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia told the Assembly on Tuesday.Responding to a written question by BJD MLA Ramesh Chandra...

Bhubaneswar, March 24 Chaos erupted at the government-run Capital Hospital here on Tuesday after the family of an 11-year-old boy alleged that he died due to the administration of an incorrect injection.Police personnel rushed to the hospital mortuary, where the family members of the boy from...

New Delhi, March 24 Jindal Steel announced on Tuesday that it has doubled the steel-making capacity of its Angul facility to 12 million tonnes per annum.With this expansion, Angul has become one of the largest single-location steel plants in India, taking Jindal Steel's overall capacity to...

Bhubaneswar, March 24 – With India set to host the 2028 World Indoor Athletics Championships, Bhubaneswar will host the two-day inaugural edition of the National Indoor Athletics Championships, providing athletes with a platform to prepare for the mega event.The National Indoor Athletics...

New Delhi, March 23 The government is "willing" to bring two bills in the ongoing Budget session of Parliament to ensure that the law reserving seats for women is implemented even before the completion of the delimitation exercise for Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies, sources said on...

Bhubaneswar, March 23 – Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi revealed on Monday that as many as 15 Maoist cadres are currently active in different parts of the state.In a written reply to a query in the state Assembly, Majhi said that according to the Central Government’s Security Related...

Balasore, March 23 Two crew members of a mechanized boat died on Monday after allegedly inhaling toxic fumes while unloading fish at a jetty near Chandipur beach in Odisha's Balasore district, police said.The incident occurred at the Naupalgadi fishing jetty in Balaramgadi. The deceased were...

Baripada (Odisha), March 23 The Odisha forest department has arrested nine people and seized the skin of a rare melanistic tiger during a crackdown in the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR), an official said on Monday.The arrests and seizure were made on Sunday by the special enforcement wing of...

Bhubaneswar, March 23 Top Indian athletes, including sprinter Animesh Kujur and triple jumper Praveen Chithravel, are optimistic about competing in the inaugural National Indoor Championships, which begin here on Tuesday, saying the event will help them in their preparations for the Asian Games...

Bhubaneswar, March 23 The BJP's Odisha unit will handle election management work in 36 assembly segments in neighboring West Bengal, which will vote in two phases on April 23 and 29, a senior party leader said.Odisha BJP chief Manmohan Samal, who was recently elected to the Rajya Sabha, said...

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur, March 23 Hundreds of roadside eateries and small restaurants in Odisha have been forced to reduce their menus, increase prices, and, in several cases, switch to coal and firewood due to a shortage of commercial LPG cylinders.Prasant Kumar Bhatt, the manager of a...