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By Rehmi Yadav, OP Bhubaneswar: Even as Odisha has made substantial progress in education, healthcare, nutrition, and child and women empowerment, women’s access to employment is crucial for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), said Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary to the government Anu Garg, while addressing...

Bhubaneswar: The police are investigating the disappearance of a 25-year-old woman traffic constable posted in Bhubaneswar September 6, an official said Friday. The missing constable has been identified as Subhamitra Sahoo, a native of Paradip area in Jagatsinghpur district, the police said. Sukanti Sahoo, the...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Urban police have arrested a man from Uttar Pradesh for his alleged involvement in a Rs 98 lakh cyber fraud case, an officer said Friday. The accused was arrested from Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh September 10 and brought him to Bhubaneswar after...

Bhubaneswar: Alleging that Odisha's BJP government has failed to meet the fertiliser requirement of farmers, the Opposition BJD Friday said it will stage a protest near Raj Bhavan September 15. The BJD's announcement came a day after Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi claimed that there...

Bhubaneswar: Police have arrested six persons in connection with the jewellery shop loot in Odisha's Khurda district, officials said Friday. Police have recovered 1.9 kg of gold, 4.5 kg of silver, and over Rs 9.45 lakh in cash from the accused, along with a country-made...

Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: Odisha Vigilance Friday arrested three government officials, including 2019-batch Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) topper Aswini Kumar Panda, on charges of corruption in separate cases across the state. Panda, currently posted as Tahasildar of Bamra in Sambalpur district, was caught while allegedly accepting a bribe...

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Friday raided the residence of Archana Nag, who was arrested in 2022 in a high-profile honeytrap and extortion case, in connection with alleged financial irregularities. Nag was not at her Satya Vihar residence during the raid, but her father and...

Phulbani: Seven students of Salaguda Sevashram School in Phiringia block of Odisha’s Kandhamal district were hospitalised after classmates allegedly applied adhesive to their eyes while they were asleep in the hostel Thursday night, according to a source. The incident came to light Friday morning when...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to experience another wet spell as a fresh low-pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal Friday morning, IMD said. The weather office in a message said, "Under the influence of the upper air cyclonic circulation over west central &...

Cuttack: Bali Yatra, the largest open-air trade fair in Asia, will now be called ‘Historic Bali Yatra Cuttack’ and this year it will be held in the Silver City from November 5 to 12, district Collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde said Friday. Chairing a preparatory meeting...