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KENDRAPADA: Sea route breach

Sea route breach puts Mahakalapara on alert

Kendrapara: Concerns are growing in this district over suspected illegal migration via sea routes, with Mahakalapara block emerging as a focal point, local residents and officials said. According to earlier government identification, 1,649 suspected Bangladeshi migrants were found in the district in 2004. In the...

Orissa Metaliks

Orissa Metaliks under fire over ‘wrongdoings

Jharsuguda: Former employees, local residents and councillors Friday submitted memorandums to the district administration against Orissa Metaliks Pvt Ltd, an iron and steel company, alleging several irregularities. The allegations include illegal water extraction from the Ib river, denial of jobs to former workers and encroachment...

Tensa Murder

Man beaten to death in Sundargarh

Tensa: A man was beaten to death with a wooden stick during a village gathering in Sundargarh district Thursday night. Police have arrested one person in connection with the case, officials said Friday. The incident took place in Sagargad village under Koida police station limits,...

NIT-Rourkela

NIT-Rourkela develops lightweight material for aircraft landing gear

Bhubaneswar/Rourkela: Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT)-Rourkela have developed a lightweight material that can come in handy in developing durable aircraft landing gear. Typically made of aluminium and aluminium alloys, aircraft landing gear is designed to absorb the weight of the aircraft and...

Hyva hits bus

15 injured as Hyva hits bus

DHENKIKOTE: At least 15 passengers were injured, three of them critically, after a Hyva hit a passenger bus on National Highway 20 near Sanmasinabila Square in Keonjhar district late Thursday night. Police said the bus, Maa Padmabati (OD 11 J 9464), was travelling from Bahalda...

Lopar likely to bring rain in state

Bhubaneswar: A cyclonic circulation formed over the South Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a low-pressure area (Lopar) around May 12 or 13 that may trigger widespread rainfall and thunderstorms across Odisha over the next few days, India Meteorological Department (IMD) sources said Friday,...

Odisha has emerged as the top-performing state in the country in completion of houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U 2.0), marking a significant milestone in the state’s urban development journey. Since the launch of PMAY-U 2.0 in September 2024, Odisha has recorded impressive progress in providing affordable housing to urban beneficiaries. Between March 2025 and March 2026, the state consistently retained the number one position in the country in house completion performance, reinforcing its commitment to the vision of ‘Housing for All’. According to official data, a total of 24,625 houses have been sanctioned under the scheme in the state. Of these, 23,464 sites have already been geo-tagged, enabling faster monitoring and execution of projects.

PMAY-U 2.0: Odisha tops in affordable urban housing’

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has emerged as the top-performing state in the country in completion of houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U 2.0), marking a significant milestone in the state’s urban development journey. Since the launch of PMAY-U 2.0 in September 2024, Odisha...

Monsoon Preparedness: MEET 24-hr deadline for sludge removal, says BMC

Monsoon Preparedness: MEET 24-hr deadline for sludge removal, says BMC

Bhubaneswar: Sludge removed from drains must be cleared from roadsides within 24 hours to avoid inconvenience to residents and traffic disruptions, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Chanchal Rana directed officials during a high-level monsoon preparedness meeting at Ekamra Hall Friday. Chairing the meeting, BMC Mayor...

 

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