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Bhubaneswar: BJD leader Lekhasri Samantsinghar filed a police complaint Friday, accusing BJP MLA Sanotsh Khatua of making derogatory remarks against her. Accompanied by senior BJD leaders, Samantsinghar visited the women's police station in Bhubaneswar and filed a complaint against the MLA from Nilgiri in Balasore...

Puri: The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has recently recommended Environmental Clearance (EC) for the proposed Puri International Airport, a flagship infrastructure project of Odisha government, an official statement said Friday. The EAC has recommended environmental...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday launched 'Digital Hundi' for making online donation to Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri. Majhi launched the online donation facility at the Lok Seva Bhawan (state secretariat) in Bhubaneswar and said the 'Digital Hundi' will provide devotees with...

Berhampur: A 19-year-old man died in Odisha's Ganjam district after a government-run ambulance on which he was taken to a hospital broke down midway and allegedly got stuck for about three hours, police said Friday. The incident occurred in the Khallikote ghat area on Thursday...

Mumbai/Jajpur: Tata Steel Friday said that it has received a demand notice of Rs 1,902.72 crore from the Deputy Director of Mines in Jajpur, Odisha. The notice relates to an alleged shortfall in the dispatch of minerals from the company’s Sukinda Chromite Block. According to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP is likely to get a new president by July 8, according to the poll schedule announced by the party Friday. The formal notification for the president's election will be issued July 6, said the statement issued by Balasore MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi,...

Bhubaneswar: Several low-lying areas in Bhubaneswar remained waterlogged Friday, causing disruptions for residents as the city continued to reel under the impact of rainfall. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) faced challenges in clearing the water due to an overwhelmed drainage system that failed to discharge...

Bhubaneswar/Puri: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced that Puri municipality will be upgraded to a municipal corporation, marking it as the sixth such civic body in Odisha. Addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar, Majhi said the decision was driven by the necessity to provide...

Bhubaneswar: Five lakh people who were duped by various chit fund companies will get back their money in four months, Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal said Friday. Addressing a press conference, Samal said that over 1.26 lakh people have already got their money back. "The...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officers have resumed work after the arrest of BJP leader Jagannath Pradhan in connection with the assault of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) additional commissioner, an official said Friday. The OAS officers were on mass leave since Tuesday following the assault...