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Bhubaneswar: Aiming to make its proceedings more accessible and citizen-friendly, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) began conducting case hearings through video conferencing from October 27. To mark the launch of the initiative, three cases were heard Monday via video conferencing. In the court presided...

Bhubaneswar: Prioritising passenger safety, the state government organised an awareness meeting on fire safety in public transport Monday. The programme was jointly conducted by the Department of Commerce and Transport, Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, and the State Bus Owners’ Association at the Regional...

Bhubaneswar: The 292nd Board of Directors meeting of Odisha Construction Corporation Ltd (OCCL) was held Monday under the chairpersonship of Anu Garg, Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary, Water Resources department. During the meeting, it was revealed that projects worth Rs 3,673 crore are in the pipeline,...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the heavy passenger rush expected during the holy month of Kartika and the Kartika Purnima festivities in Puri, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) announced a temporary extension of the Puri–Khurda Road–Puri MEMU train up to Daspalla in Nayagarh to ensure smoother...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday alleged that the Collector and the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Nuapada district have resorted to threatening and coercing the party’s cadres and supporters to join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the November 11 byelection...

Nuapada: The second-level randomisation and pairing of EVM and VVPAT machines for the 71-Nuapada Assembly Constituency by-election were carried out Monday in the presence of Election Observer and District Election Offi cer-cum-District Magistrate. An SEC press release said, for election preparedness, all the voting machines...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government initiated evacuations from vulnerable areas in eight southern districts Monday after the IMD issued a red alert for the south Odisha coast as deep depression intensified into cyclonic storm 'Montha' and advanced toward the eastern coast at 15 kmph. The state...

Koraput: Odisha Police busted an inter-district robbery gang Monday with the arrest of two individuals and the recovery of Rs 5 lakh in cash from their possession. The inter-district gang was involved in a series of thefts and robberies across Koraput and Malkangiri districts, police...

Berhampur: Odisha's Ganjam district administration provided shelter to over 100 fishermen from Andhra Pradesh Monday after they returned from deep sea operations ahead of the impending landfall of cyclonic storm 'Montha'. They will be sent to their home state after the situation normalises, Ganjam Collector Keerthi...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan MajhiMonday invited investors to participate in the state's "port-led" economic transformation, asserting that the state is emerging as a key driver of India's eastern maritime resurgence. Majhi remarked at India Maritime Week 2025 in Mumbai, which was attended by...