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Bhubaneswar: The Mid Term Review Mission by the World Bank on ongoing activities of the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) was organised here from January 18 to 19 wherein Odisha’s efforts on dam safety were highly appreciated. The meeting saw active participation of key...

Bhubaneswar: The matter of alleged irregularities in the Assistant Section Officer (ASO) merit list published by Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has now reached the Supreme Court, with the Apex court issuing notices to the Odisha government and OPSC. A special leave petition (SLP) filed...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of Ram Mandir consecration in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter Thursday to share an Odia bhajan on Lord Ram performed by singer Namita Agrawal. In his tweet, PM Modi acknowledged the widespread devotion to Prabhu Shri Ram across India and...

Bhubaneswar/ Pune: When the United Nations General Assembly declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets, it started conversations around these so-called forgotten foods -- high in nutrition and dietary fibre, but with relatively lower carbon and water footprint than wheat and rice. Despite traditional...

Bhubaneswar: The Centre has approved a proposal to procure an additional 10 lakh MT of fortified parboiled rice from Odisha, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Friday. The Food Corporation of India (FCI) will procure the rice from the state, he said in a statement....

Berhampur/ Bhubaneswar: A nine-month-old baby, who was allegedly kidnapped after his mother fell asleep at a bus stand in Odisha's Ganjam district, was rescued from Bhubaneswar, police said Friday. One person has been arrested in this regard, they added. The incident took place at the...

Bhubaneswar: The budget session of the Odisha Assembly will begin February 5, a notification said Friday. The session, which will continue till February 13, will have five working days. It will begin with the address of Governor Raghubar Das, an official of the Parliamentary Affairs...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has announced that all the state government offices and courts across the state will remain closed for half of the day January 22 in view of Ram Mandir's inauguration in Ayodhya. "In view of the celebration of the Ram Lalla Pran Pratistha...

Bhubaneswar: The third edition of the ‘Ekamra Walks’ will be kicked off Saturday. The event, organised by the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), will help the residents of the Capital City and tourists immerse in the rich cultural tapestry of the ‘Temple City of India’. The...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police Thursday claimed to have arrested two members of an interstate burglar gang involved in several house-breaking cases in the Capital City. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Prateek Singh said Dinesh Kumar Saha from Gujarat and Pawan Kumar from Haryana were nabbed...