Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to launch EV Policy 2.0 aiming to have at least 50 per cent battery-operated electric vehicles (BEVs) in all new vehicle registrations by 2036. The state is in the process of revising the Odisha EV (electric vehicle) Policy 2021...
Berhampur: A 47-year-old man, who is the owner of a private clinic in Odisha's Berhampur city, was arrested on the charge of raping a minor nursing aspirant in an apartment here, police said. The accused, also the district president of a labour organisation, was arrested...
Bhubaneswar: Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Odisha including the capital Bhubaneswar and neighbouring Cuttack cities Wednesday, while two persons were reported to have died in rain-related incidents in the state. According to the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre, a maximum rainfall of 50.1 mm was reported...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday said all citizens of India need to remain vigilant of their democratic and Constitutional rights and remember the dark days during the Emergency period. He was addressing the “Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas” function marking the 50th anniversary of...
Kendrapara: A court in Odisha's Kendrapara district Wednesday sentenced a former cashier of a state-run bank to two years of rigorous imprisonment after convicting him of embezzlement of Rs 85 lakh. The investigation by police found that the former official of the Singri branch of...
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the annual Rath Yatra in Puri, the CID of Odisha Police Wednesday issued an alert to tourists about fake hotel websites. The police also said it removed 11 such sites, as hotel booking scams are on the rise in Odisha, especially in...
New Delhi/Rayagada: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that the family of a Scheduled Tribe woman was boycotted socially by the villagers after she married a Scheduled Caste man in Odisha. Reportedly, the villagers demanded a purification...
Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress leaders Wednesday tried to gherao the residence of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, to protest "rising" crime against women in the state. The Odisha Pradesh Youth Congress protested against "rising atrocities" on Scheduled Castes (SC), and Scheduled...
Puri: The seaside pilgrim town of Puri Wednesday turned into a fortress with around 10,000 security personnel deployed for the annual Rath Yatra celebrations of Lord Jagannath June 27, police said. Besides, over 250 Artificial Intelligence-enabled cameras have been installed in various places in the...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday congratulated Group Captain Subhanshu Shukla on being part of the prestigious Axiom-4 space mission. Taking to X, Governor Odisha said, "Congratulations to Group Captain #ShubhanshuShukla on becoming India's second astronaut in space...
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