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Bhubaneswar: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, will inaugurate the 84th session of the Indian Road Congress (IRC) in Bhubaneswar Friday. Briefing media persons here on the eve of the beginning of the IRC, state Works minister Prithviraj Harichandan said that Odisha...

Cuttack: The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) Thursday announced the results of the Odisha Civil Services (OCS) Preliminary Examination 2024, declaring 2,405 candidates qualified for the next stage of the recruitment process. Of the total qualified candidates, 781 are women, the commission said in its...

Kendrapara: Forest department personnel Thursday arrested 16 fishermen from the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha's Kendrapara district on the charge of illegally fishing within the turtle congregation zone, an official said. The trawl allegedly used for fishing along the prohibited sanctuary area was also seized...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Congress released its bypoll manifesto for Nuapada Thursday, promising to address key issues, including the migrant labour problem and ensure 60 per cent irrigation coverage for agricultural land if elected. “The manifesto outlines Ghasiram Majhi’s past struggles, the key issues in the...

Bhubaneswar: The Khurda district administration in Odisha has imposed prohibitory orders following a clash between residents of two villages over a boundary dispute, officials said Thursday. According to police, villagers of Ostapur and Kotapalla under Baghamari police station limits resorted to violence Wednesday night after...

Nandapur: Kottavalasa–Kirandul (KK) railway line connecting Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh, and Koraput–Rayagada (KR) railway line passing through Koraput district have reportedly turned into new corridors for ganja smuggling. Sources said in the past eight months, the Koraput Government Railway Police (GRP) has registered 23...

Malkangiri: Security forces unearthed an arms manufacturing unit run by Maoists along the Odisha–Chhattisgarh border and seized a large cache of sophisticated weapons and materials, officials said Wednesday. According to reports, the operation was carried out in Gamgunda area of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh, during...

Berhampur: Odisha Police Wednesday secured a two-day remand of four more accused arrested in the murder of senior advocate and BJP leader Pitabash Panda and recreated the crime scene, an official said. Panda, who was also a member of the state Bar Council, was shot...

Champua: Favourable weather this year helped paddy cultivation flourish across the Champua area in Keonjhar district. With more than half of the paddy fields ripening and harvesting underway in some areas, farmers were optimistic about a good yield — until wildlife and pests began wreaking...

Keonjhar: Foul smell blanketed the Circuit House in Keonjhar district headquarters after sewage from nearby hotels reportedly entered and accumulated behind the building, creating an unhealthy environment for the guests. Although the premises are being beautified with substantial public spending, poor supervision has allowed hotel...