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Bhubaneswar: The Capital City has found a position among the top 10 cleanest cities in the country in a survey conducted by the Centre. The Temple City has been ranked 9th in the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs among...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday directed all departments to ensure women's safety in workplaces in the state. The direction came in the wake of the self-immolation death of a college student following an alleged inaction by the authorities over her complaint of sexual harassment against...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday announced compassionate financial assistance for elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in the state in case of death or disability during their tenures. According to a statement issued by the chief minister's office (CMO), all panchayat...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's opposition BJD and ruling BJP Thursday traded barbs over the 20-year-old college student's death by self-immolation over alleged sexual harassment by a teacher. While the saffron party accused the opposition of disturbing the deceased's family, the BJD alleged that the authorities did not...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Jitendra Singh Thursday said that there is a need to take science beyond labs and into public consciousness in order to make scientific output more accessible. Addressing scientists, technologists and scholars at Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT) here, Singh said,...

Bhubaneswar: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Odisha Police Thursday arrested two persons for allegedly duping a woman of Rs 1.56 crore by promising her high returns, police said. The arrested accused were identified as Kamadev Rout and Bikram Kumar Jethi. The victim, who hails...

Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Railways has sanctioned the 4th line between Ranital Link Cabin and Bhadrak station, a stretch of 5.06 km, at an estimated cost of Rs 149.32 crore in Odisha, officials said Thursday. The Ranital Link Cabin–Bhadrak section is part of the Howrah–Chennai...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Thursday Odisha has been an active partner in India's drive on governance reforms. While inaugurating the two-day National Conference on Good Governance practices at the Convention Centre of Lok Seva Bhawan here, CM Majhi said that the state...

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of the nationwide outrage over the death of a student at a college in Balasore, Odisha government Thursday asked all district education officers (DEOs) to ensure a safe environment for women employees and students, particularly girls in schools. In a letter...

Sambalpur: A university professor in Odisha’s Sambalpur district was arrested Thursday for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman student under the false promise of marriage -- a fresh scandal that surfaced as the state witnessed a bandh over the death of a girl student of FM...