Bhubaneswar: The state government is planning to modernise its land and property registration system by adopting a transparent, simplified, efficient, efficient and technology-driven digital framework to improve service delivery and make the process more citizen-friendly, State Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said Monday. Chairing a high-level meeting to discuss the modernisation of the registration system,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Chhatra Congress Monday accused the Mohan Charan Majhi government of misleading job aspirants, alleging irregularities in the Odisha Uniformed Services Staff Selection Commission (OUSSSC) recruitment notification for 7,268 posts across various uniformed services. Addressing a press conference at the Pradesh Congress office, Students’ Congress president Bibhuti Bhushan Mohapatra alleged that the notification issued...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation of the Odisha Information Commission (OIC), led by State Chief Information Commissioner (SCIC) Manoj Kumar Parida, paid a courtesy call on Governor Brajmohan Ram at Lok Bhavan here Monday and highlighted the commission’s efforts to reduce the number of pending cases from 22,000 to 5,500 in just 18 months through a special drive. The...

Malkangiri: A youth who was detained by Haryana Police in connection with a drug peddling case and lodged in a hotel in Malkangiri town was found dead Monday morning, triggering tension in the locality. The deceased was identified as Tanup Dey of MV-65 village in the district. According to sources, Hansi Police of Haryana apprehended Dey from...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP workers Monday staged a demonstration Monday against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's controversial remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an event in Patna, and accused him of crossing all limits of political decorum. The party has launched a nationwide agitation after Kharge sparked a controversy with his statement, "Modi ka baap bhi jayega", in...

New Delhi: Premier India pacer Jasprit Bumrah is likely to feature in the third unofficial Test against New Zealand A, while Rishabh Pant is also in contention for a place in the playing XI for the match, starting November 7 in Lincoln, according to a report. Both players are currently training at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence...

Bhubaneswar/Amaravati/New Delhi: The eastern coastal states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh closed schools, prohibited sea fishing and kept rescue teams on standby, stepping up precautionary measures ahead of Cyclone Arnab's expected landfall Wednesday to ensure "zero loss of life and minimal damage to infrastructure". The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its Monday morning bulletin, said a deep...

New Delhi: Apple Monday introduced the next-generation iPad mini, featuring a redesigned thinner and lighter form factor, a larger OLED display, the new A20 Pro processor, and enhanced artificial intelligence capabilities powered by iPadOS 27. The new iPad mini comes with an 8.5-inch OLED display, larger than its predecessor while maintaining a similar overall footprint due to...

Shimla: All India Mahila Congress head Alka Lamba Friday appealed to people of Himachal Pradesh to support the movement against "vote theft" and join the INDIA bloc's November 1 protest in Delhi's Ramlila Maidan. Additionally, in response to the BJP's outrage over Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's late father, Lamba emphasised that...

New Delhi: The Registrar General of India (RGI) has directed its countrywide units in states and union territories not to use or release to the press any data or population figures collected during the Census 2027. In a communique to chief secretaries of all states and its directorate, RGI and Census Commissioner Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan also underlined...