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Bhubaneswar: The opposition Congress in Odisha demanded a caste survey in the state on the lines of the one done by the Bihar government. State Congress president Sarat Pattanayak Monday said that his party has been demanding the caste survey in Odisha for a long...

Puri: In a significant move, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has decided to enforce a dress code for devotees visiting the 12th-century shrine here from January 1, an official said Monday. The decision was taken at the ‘Niti’ sub-committee meeting after a few people...

In August 2023, the India Today ‘Mood of the Nation’ ranked Naveen Patnaik the most popular Chief Minister at the state level. But the ranking was not new for Patnaik as he has been at the top of such lists several times earlier, often outranking...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday launched 24×7 piped drinking water supply in different parts of the state. Patnaik said the 'drink from tap' facility will now be available in Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district, Birmitrapur and Rajgangpur in Sundergarh district, Champua in Keonjhar, and...

Bhubaneswar: All Odisha Private Bus Owners’ Association Monday announced that the proposed indefinite strike, which was scheduled to begin October 10, has been put on hold till October 31, 2023. Following a steering committee meeting Monday, the association postponed the stir. “The Odisha government has...

Bhubaneswar: In response to private bus plans to initiate an indefinite strike across Odisha beginning October 10, officials from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) held a meeting with the leaders of the All Odisha Private Bus Owners' Association Monday in Bhubaneswar in order to avert...

Bhubaneswar: People from all walks of life Monday paid their tributes to Odisha’s legendary freedom fighter Gopabandhu Das on his birth anniversary. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik took it to 'X' (formerly Twitter) and wrote, “I am paying my tributes to the symbol of human service,...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) announced the cancellation of 10 trains and the short termination of four others Monday for repair of tracks near Balasore in Odisha. In a statement, the ECoR said the recent incessant rainfall resulted in a bank slip between Balasore...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Environmental Society (OES) observed wildlife week Sunday and organised a seminar on ‘Wildlife crimes – The way forward to combat’. In the seminar experts said that wildlife inhabiting the natural ecosystems, both terrestrial and aquatic, are under tremendous anthropogenic pressure that threatens their...

Bhubaneswar: Four months after the triple train accident that claimed 297 lives in Odisha's Balasore district, the authorities of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Sunday initiated a process of disposing of the 28 unidentified bodies, an official said. The civic body issued a standard operating...