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Pottangi: State Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Friday asserted that the Kotia region belongs to Odisha and will continue to remain so, cautioning neighbouring Andhra Pradesh against bids to claim the border villages. Addressing a public meeting organised in front of the Kotia...

Khaira: Panic gripped parts of Khaira block in Balasore district after a tusker went on a rampage Thursday evening, killing one person and injuring two others. Authorities closed 10 schools as a precaution amid the elephant’s continued movement in the area. The elephant entered Sundhira...

Angul: State Health Secretary Aswathy S Friday conducted a comprehensive review of the healthcare system in Angul district during a two-day visit, in line with clear instructions from the Chief Minister. During the visit, the health secretary inspected the district headquarters hospital, the medical college...

Malkangiri: One Naxalite, carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh, was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district bordering Malkangiri district Friday, a police official said. The exchange of fire broke out this morning in the forest of Aadwada-Kotmeta under Bhairamgarh...

Kuanrmunda: The discovery of a minor Class X student’s five month pregnancy in the Biramitrapur police station area of Sundargarh district has caused widespread concern. Police Friday arrested the accused and forwarded him to the Sundargarh POCSO Court. The accused has been identified as Kuldeep...

Chhatrapur: In a significant boost to tourism, Gopalpur-on-Sea beach and Biju Patnaik beach in Nolia Nuagan near Podampeta village in Ganjam district are set to be upgraded to the Blue Flag Beach category. Ganjam district has a 61-kilometre coastline, and Sunapur beach is currently the...

Bhubaneswar: Visually impaired students enrolled in Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) courses in government-run higher education institutions in Odisha are contending with shortage of Braille textbooks, the state’s Higher Education (HE) department informed the Orissa High Court recently. The court had earlier directed...

Bhubaneshwar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) has achieved noteworthy progress in the ongoing Double Distant Signalling (DDS) work in Khurda Road–Puri section of Khurda Road Division, a critical safety and capacity enhancement project sanctioned during the financial year 2024–25. This important initiative is aimed at enhancing...

Bhubaneswar: All India NABARD Retired Employees’ Welfare Association (AINREWA) has accused the Union government of inordinate delay in approving pension revision for directly recruited NABARD pensioners, despite prior approval for revision of family pension. The association has also alleged unjustified delay by NABARD authorities in...

Bhubaneswar: Development Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary Anu Garg Friday held a high-level review meeting with the World Bank Mission Team to assess the progress of the Odisha State Capacity and Sustainable Growth Policy Programme (OSCRGP). The review meeting saw participation of key state offi...