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Bhubaneswar: Seeking equitable development of all places across the state, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday launched the District SDG Indicator Framework Odisha and the SDG Odisha website. Patnaik also released department-wise ready reckoners, department-wise convergence matrices and mastering metadata in the Odisha SDG (Sustainable Development...

Bhubaneswar: Not ruling out the possibility of Kalpana Soren taking over as Jharkhand's chief minister from her husband Hemant Soren under changed circumstances, Odisha JMM chief and Sibu Soren's daughter Anjali Soren said Friday there is a conspiracy against her brother. Soren, who is currently...

Bhubaneswar: Four days after a grief-stricken wife ended her life by committing suicide in Odisha's state capital, another person, who was on ventilator and regained consciousness, has claimed to be the woman's deceased husband. Dillip Samantray along with three other mechanics, Simanchal Biswal, Sritam Sahoo...

Bhubaneswar: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is scheduled to arrive in Bhubaneswar Friday evening on a three-day visit during which he will inaugurate rail projects and flag off four trains, officials said. Vaishnaw is also slated to take part in programmes of the railways and the...

Bhubaneswar: The results of annual bird census conducted in Chilika Lake were out Thursday revealing presence of altogether 11,37,759 birds in the largest brackish water lagoon of Asia. Significantly, the census saw appearance of Pallas fish eagle after a gap of about 10 years. A...

Bhubaneswar: In order to ensure equity and promotion of Higher Education in uncovered blocks, the state government has decided to open Government Degree (Plus III) colleges, in Arts stream, in 18 blocks of the state from 2024-25 academic session. The Higher Education department Thursday, through...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 441 junior engineers (civil) joined the water resources department of Odisha at a Nijukti Parva here. Addressing the newly recruited engineers, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik called upon them to follow the 5T (transformational) initiative. He said following the introduction of the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday asked district authorities to take necessary steps to avoid road accidents as the India Meteorological Department forecast dense fog for the next three days across the state. Special Relief Commissioner Satyabrata Sahu, in a letter to all the district collectors...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Drivers' Mahasangha Thursday began the 'Quit steering wheel' movement in the state against the country's new hit-and-run law and state government's ‘unfulfilled’ assurances regarding insurance for drivers. Though the protest has commenced, all the members of the Mahasangha will join the movement...

Bhubaneswar: Two cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been detected in Odisha, a senior official said Thursday. The two cases were detected in Sundargarh and Bhubaneswar, Director of Health Services Bijay Kumar Mohapatra said, adding that the health conditions of both patients are stable. "Samples...