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Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Election Commission (SEC) has started preparations to hold elections in the 24 newly formed urban local bodies (ULBs) in June, a senior official said. State Election Commissioner Madhusudan Padhi Wednesday said in accordance with legal provisions, the ULBs should have elected councils...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra Wednesday directed officers to expedite works for early implementation of the Mahanadi riverfront development project in Cuttack. The project, with an estimated cost of Rs 150 crore, will be developed over an area of 426 acres along the Mahanadi...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday greeted the people of Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur on the occasion of their 54th statehood day. Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura became individual states following the enactment of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act,...

Bhubaneswar: One person was killed, and three others were injured in separate accidents in Bhubaneswar and its outskirts, police said Wednesday. In the first incident, a speeding SUV hit a motorcycle at Capital Hospital Square here Tuesday night, Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police Jagmohan Meena...

Puri: Security has been tightened in and around the Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri, after a social media post threatened a bomb attack on the 12th-century shrine, officials said on Wednesday. One person has been detained over the online post, they said. The Facebook message,...

Bhubaneswar: The Cuttack Cyber Crime unit and Economic Offences Wing (EoW) have busted a major sextortion and financial fraud racket involving Rs 88 lakh, in which a 72-year-old retired state government employee was cheated and blackmailed, police said Tuesday. Five accused have been arrested, while...

Bhubaneswar: Under the purview of the Central government’s Railway Policy–2024, a Memorandum of Understanding will be signed by East Coast Railway (ECoR) to construct 96 Railway Over Bridges (ROBs) entirely at its own cost in the state. By implementing such a large number of ROB...

Bhubaneswar: Accountability is the cornerstone of democratic governance, and it is through accountability that legislative assemblies can consistently earn and sustain the trust of the people, Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy said Tuesday. Addressing a thematic discussion titled “Accountability of Legislatures to the People” at the...

Bhubaneswar: A one-day familiarisation training programme on transparency and anti-corruption laws for Odisha Information Service (OIS) probationers 2025 batch was conducted Tuesday at the State Vigilance Academy. Eminent persons, including retired IPS M Akhaya, former DGP Fire Services Satyajit Mohanty, former additional secretary GA and...

Bhubaneswar: The future of the nation depends on how its youth channel their energy towards service, compassion and social responsibility, Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati said Tuesday, while addressing the state-level Youth Red Cross (YRC) studycum-training programme at Rama Devi Women’s University here. Young people possess...