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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday appealed to people to keep the state's coastline clean, saying the ocean is an integral part of its identity, heritage and way of life. Majhi said a clean coastline would help build a thriving Blue Economy while...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government, along with a discom, is using 'nukkad nataks' (street plays) to create awareness among people on rooftop solar power generation, an official said Saturday. The state government, along with TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPSODL), this week launched the drive in villages...

Kataka: Unregulated sand mining from the Mahanadi and Kathajodi rivers could worsen Kataka’s groundwater crisis, with the city’s water table showing a declining trend in recent years, according to research by the Department of Geology at Ravenshaw University. Researchers studying the riverbeds said excessive removal...

Nabarangpur: The Nabarangpur Divisional Forest Officer has suspended Bipin Kumar Harijan, a forester posted in the Maidalpur Section under Dabugaon Range over allegations of unauthorised tree cutting and financial irregularities. The action was taken after Harijan’s response to a show-cause notice issued by the forest...

Christchurch: New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra’s availability for the upcoming five-match T20I series against India has been thrown into doubt after he suffered a dislocated right shoulder during a promotional shoot in Auckland. Ravindra sustained the injury while attempting a diving catch during filming Wednesday....

By SUBASA CHANDRA PADHY, OP Brahmapur: Dilapidated classrooms, a lack of safe drinking water and a severe staff crunch plague many schools in Brahmapur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) area, with Balbadi Primary School standing as a stark example of government apathy toward primary education. Balbadi Primary...

Bhubaneswar: Vehicles seized in various cases have been piling up for a long time on the premises of Infocity police station, raising concerns over the shrinking space in the police station compound. The vehicles, which have been lying there for several days, are also covered...

Purushottampur: A 22-year old college student went missing in Rushikulya River during the immersion of a Ganesh idol at Tumbeswar Ghat in Pratapur village of Ganjam district Friday. The missing student was identified as Sumit Mishra, a final-year Plus III student of Taratarini College, Purushottampur....

By RABI NARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: With the Monsoon session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly (OLA) scheduled to begin September 22, an all-party meeting, chaired by Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy, will be held September 21 in order to ensure smooth conduct of the Assembly session....

Baliguda: Forest and police officials seized two leopard skins and arrested a man during a joint raid at Baliguda bus stand in Kandhamal district Friday. Uttam Majhi of Ratang village under Phiringia police station was arrested on charges of illegal possession of the skins, Divisional...