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Bhadrak: A 52-year-old man was found dead in an open drain on the premises of the Salandi Canal Division office near the bypass here Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Akshaya Pradhan of Bypass Colony. Locals spotted his body in the drain and informed...

Bhubaneswar: The Union Ministry of Education has forwarded to the state government a complaint alleging financial irregularities, conflict of interest and an alleged cover-up in the printing of school textbooks, adding another dimension to the ongoing controversy over errors in textbooks for Classes I to...

Bhubaneswar: The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLS WCA), headed by Chief Secretary Anu Garg, Tuesday approved 19 industrial projects across key sectors with a combined investment of Rs 3,280.58 crore and the potential to generate 10,661 jobs. Indian Oil Corporation will invest Rs...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has constituted the Chief Minister's Economic Advisory Council (CM-EAC) to further strengthen evidence-based policymaking, enhance fiscal prudence, and provide strategic guidance on the state's long-term economic development. The finance department, in a notification, said that the council will function as an...

Nagoya: India’s national record-holder Pooja won the bronze medal in the women’s high jump at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, Tuesday, after Sarvesh Kushare and Parul Chaudhary added a silver and bronze, respectively, to India’s athletics medal haul. Pooja cleared a best of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday said his government was encouraging fathers to take an active role in childcare and nutrition, stressing that collective efforts were needed to build a well-nourished state. Addressing the state-level 'Angan Ka Utsav' at an Anganwadi centre in...

Bhubaneswar: BJP MP from Puri Dr Sambit Patra has strongly defended the amended Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, dismissing Opposition allegations that the legislation would undermine the federal structure and curtail States' powers to collect mineral-related revenue as "completely baseless and false". Patra...

Puri: Food safety officials and the district administration have intensified inspections of khaja-making units in Puri ahead of the festive season Tuesday, sealing five units for alleged violations of food safety norms. During a raid in Dolamandap Sahi near the Shree Jagannath Temple, officials seized...

Mayurbhanj: Odisha's bamboo sector has received national recognition with a bamboo farmer from Mayurbhanj district being awarded the PRAMAAN Certificate under the Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme (IFWCS). The certification has been granted under the Trees Outside Forests Management and Chain of Custody (TOFM-CoC)...

Khordha: A Class-X student of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya (OAV) Bhakarsahi, Balipatna, drowned in a pond near Chintamani Vidya Niketan in Narangarh while bathing after arriving in the area to participate in a district-level sports competition Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Arnab Sahu. According to...