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Bhubaneswar: With an aim to speed up proposals for diversion of forests, the Odisha government has created a land bank of 26,500 acre in 18 districts to undertake compensatory afforestation works. Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Revenue & Disaster Management, Satyabrata Sahu gave this information Wednesday...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has identified 26,500 acres of degraded revenue forest land in 18 districts to undertake compensatory afforestation works, officials said here Wednesday. While attending a meeting conveyed by Chief Secretary S.C. Mahapatra to discuss forest diversion issues, Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue, Satyabrata Sahu...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to Union minister Bishweswar Tudu in connection with the assault of two state government officials last month. A single-judge bench of Justice S K Sahoo also directed the minister of state for tribal affairs to appear...

Bhubaneswar: Several districts of Odisha are likely to witness light to moderate rainfall for two days, the regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted Wednesday. The IMD predicted rain for February 9 and 10. In its mid-day bulletin, the IMD regional centre also mentioned,...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours, Odisha has recorded 1,712 new Covid-19 cases, of which 323 are in the age group of newborn to 18 years, taking tally in the state to 12,71,523. Active caseload in the state now stands at 17,647. Odisha reported 22...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the declining number of fresh Covid-19 cases and overall improvement in the scenario, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Tuesday decided to reopen religious institutions of all types February 12 subject to strict adherence of Covid guidelines. BMC’s guidelines said that all...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday allowed reopening of private pre-schools (play & KG) for the academic session 2021-22 from February 14. The government instructed the private pre-school managements in state to follow Covid appropriate behaviour strictly. The decision came soon after the state government’s direction...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of urban elections, the State Election Commission (SEC) has enhanced the expenditure limit for candidates contesting for the posts of councillor, corporator, chairperson and mayor in the urban local bodies (ULBs). “In exercise of the powers conferred under the Odisha Municipal Act, 1950...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and main Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hit the streets Tuesday against the Centre and the state government respectively ahead of the three-tier panchayat elections in Odisha. The BJD activists staged a sit-in in front of the regional...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik International Airport authority, as a part of the implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), has funded the procurement of medical equipment including six mechanical ventilators, two portable ventilators and two defibrillators to the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar....