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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to establish a model ‘goshala' (cow shelter) here to ensure the care and protection of stray cattle, a minister said Thursday. The ‘goshala', to be set up at an estimated cost of Rs 40 crore, will also be used...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja Thursday directed all department heads and district collectors to adopt preventive vigilance measures to eliminate corruption and exclude officials of doubtful integrity from sensitive roles. In a letter addressed to additional chief secretaries, principal secretaries, the director general of...

Bhubaneswar: Amidst complaints of inadequate fertiliser supply during the ongoing Kharif season, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday directed the district collectors to closely monitor the distribution of urea to farmers. The directive came after reports poured in from across the state of farmers...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha Thursday strongly opposed the state cabinet’s approval to enhance the financial powers of Block Development Officers (BDOs), calling it a direct assault on democracy and the three-tier Panchayati Raj system in the state. Addressing a press...

Bhubaneswar: Two youths received serious injuries when miscreants attacked them in Odisha's Khurda district, police said Thursday. The incident took place in the Bankoi area under Bolagarh police station limits in the district Wednesday night. The youths had been initially admitted to a local hospital...

Khurda: Two youths received serious injuries when miscreants attacked them in Odisha's Khurda district, police said Thursday. The incident took place in the Bankoi area under the Bolagarh police station limits in the district Wednesday night. The youths had been initially admitted to a local...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik Thursday lauded the state's achievement in recording the highest retention rate among students of four states enrolled under the Right to Education (RTE) Act during the previous BJD regime in 2023-24. The BJD president in a...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to enhance the subsidy provided for registration of electric two-wheelers from the existing Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000 to boost the segment, an official said Thursday. The government has incorporated this provision under its new draft Electric Vehicle Policy-2025,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will establish the state's first mud crab hatchery in Paradip at an investment of Rs 2.31 crore, a minister said. The hatchery, which will have a production capacity of 5,00,000 seed units, will fulfil a long-standing demand of fishermen, Forest, Environment...

Ganjam: At a time when several villages along Kendrapara coast are facing the wrath of the surging sea waves of Bay of Bengal, reports Wednesday said that the tidal ingress is eroding vast stretches along Ganjam coast, triggering panic among the locals. Large portions of...