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Bhubaneswar: Taking note of concerns raised by rights activists, Orissa High Court has directed the state government to fill existing vacancies in the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC). According to reports, OHRC is currently functioning with only one member, Chitta Ranjan Mohapatra, following the completion...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is going to open rice ATMs in Jharsuguda, Nabarangpur, Keonjhar and Dhenkanal districts in the near future, Food Supply and Consumer Welfare Minister KC Patra told the Assembly Wednesday. The first rice ATM in the state has been opened at the Mancheswar...

Kantapada: Officials of the Odisha Vigilance Wednesday conducted raids at multiple locations linked to Kantapada tehsildar Prasanna Samantaray in Cuttack district over allegations of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The searches began early in the morning at Samantaray’s residence and other...

Bhubaneswar: Defending champions Odisha RC and Future Hope Harlequins booked their places in the women’s final of the National Rugby 15s Championship 2026 - Division 1 after two hard-fought semi-finals at the Kalinga Stadium, here Tuesday. In the first semi-final, Odisha RC held their nerve...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday highlighted significant progress following the implementation of the new criminal laws, stating that Odisha’s conviction rate in cases where the accused were found guilty rose by 87.6 per cent by the end of 2025. He attributed the improvement...

Cuttack: Orissa High Court has stayed the state government’s notification banning the manufacture, sale, and preparation of tobacco, gutkha, pan masala, zarda, or any nicotine-containing food products. Hearing a petition challenging the move, Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi issued notice to the state government and directed...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant milestone for Odisha’s higher education sector, a group of students from the state recently showcased an innovative fintech project at the Global Financial Forum in Tokyo, Japan. The project was developed under Certification Programme in Fintech and Insurtech (CFI), launched by...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of launching the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha April 1, the Election Commission of India Tuesday organised a four-day state-level training programme for election officials. The SIR is a comprehensive voter list revision designed to update and purify electoral...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia Tuesday informed the assembly that 4,609 hectares of forest were affected by fire incidents last year. In a written reply to a query from Congress MLA Sagar, the minister said that a maximum of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Naveen Patnaik Tuesday mourned the demise of German-born historian and Padma Shri awardee Hermann Kulke, who played a key role in highlighting the Shree Jagannatha culture and the state's...