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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Crime Branch, which is investigating the alleged gangrape of a college student at Gopalpur sea beach, have seized pieces of digital evidence against the 10 accused people, a senior officer said Monday. The pieces of evidence, such as CCTV footage and mobile...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Monday expressed concern over the low enrollment of citizens in government-backed social welfare schemes. He launched a special drive to enroll Raj Bhavan officials and staff in such schemes. Addressing an awareness programme on Social Security schemes on the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said that the students and youths can now think of making sports a career apart from getting employment in industries by availing various skill training imparted by the state government. Majhi said this while addressing the state-level...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik is recovering well following a cervical spine surgery at a Mumbai hospital, his brother said Monday. In a video message released by the BJD, the former CM's elder brother Prem Patnaik said, "Naveen had a procedure yesterday and he is...

Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister and Tourism Minister Pravati Parida stated Monday that Odisha tourists don’t require special permission from their home countries to visit the state. Answering media queries over the Level-2 travel advisory issued by the US State Department, Parida said Monday: “I was...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Monday called for an 'All Odisha Students Strike' June 25 to protest the alleged gang rape of a college student at Gopalpur sea beach in Ganjam district. At a press conference in Bhubaneswar BJD leader Devi Ranjan Tripathy appealed to the students...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is seeking to ease environmental restrictions to promote tourism inside and around some of its most ecologically sensitive regions, including national parks, tiger reserves, coastal zones and Ramsar wetlands, according to government records. Legal and conservation experts say this move undermines...

Bhubaneswar: With the rapid advancement of mining and industrialisation, there is a significant increase in the volume of pollutants in the environment, posing serious challenges to ecosystems and human health. One of the major concerns happens to be the management of mining tailings, fine particles...

Bhubaneswar: The State Higher Education Department, Sunday released the Phase-I second selection merit list for Undergraduate (UG) courses for the 2025–26 academic session, in which a total of 45,502 students have been shortlisted. While the first round saw the selection of 1,75,722 students out of...

Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Sunday stated that convergence of agriculture with tourism has a vast potential for generating a reliable source of secondary income. He said this while addressing a Consultative Workshop on Agro-Tourism at the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) office...