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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is planning to promote cattle rearing and the dairy sector in a bid to check migration of people, particularly labourers, from the state, a minister said Tuesday. The state government has several schemes for increasing milk production in the state, which...

Bhubaneswar: A day after temperatures in Odisha crossed 45 degree Celsius for the first time this year, mercury levels rose above 42 degree Celsius before noon Tuesday. In response to the severe heat, the state government has given district collectors the authority to make decisions...

Kendrapara: A growing number of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh have reportedly settled in Kendrapara district by forging identity documents and securing government jobs using fake caste certificates, raising alarm among local authorities and civil society groups. Despite presence of three dedicated marine police stations, weak...

Koraput/Nandapur: Koraput District Collector V Keerthi Vasan has been awarded the prestigious Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration for the outstanding implementation of various Central government schemes in 2024. The award was presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Vigyan Bhawan in New...

Paralakhemundi: Believe it or not, a woman in Gajapati district was declared dead in government records after receiving the first instalment under the state-sponsored Subhadra Yojana. The woman was identified as Rajani Devi, 34, a resident of Jhami village under Paralakhemundi police limits in Gajapati...

Berhampur: Berhampur police Monday arrested three persons for allegedly stabbing a 46-year-old contractor, an officer said. The accused were arrested from Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh, Superintendent of Police, Berhampur, Saravana Vivek M said. The injured person was identified as Sonu alias Dheeraj Mohan Choudhury of...

Bhubaneswar: Police in Odisha Monday claimed to have busted a fake job racket and arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in it, officials said. Acting on a complaint, a case was registered over an “illegal” interview being conducted in a hotel in Kharvel Nagar...

Bhawanipatna: The Odisha Police Monday arrested five persons for attempting to loot money from two employees of a business house at Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district. Three bike-borne miscreants attempted to loot the employees using chilli powder. However, it was foiled due to the timely intervention...

Bhubaneswar: A BJD delegation met Odisha DGP Y B Khurania Monday and demanded stringent action against the culprits involved in the repeated attacks on Pranab Balabantaray, ex-MLA from Dharmasala in Jajpur district, The BJD delegation submitted a memorandum to the DGP stating that attacks have...