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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has identified 51 Bangladeshi infiltrators in different districts since the BJP came to power in the state, and 49 of them were deported to their nation, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told the assembly Monday. In a written reply to a question...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has offered the first ticket for the upcoming T20 match between India and South Africa December 9 to Lord Jagannath, seeking blessings of the deity for the smooth conduct of the game, an official said Monday. Accompanied by several...

Bhubaneswar: The ‘Save Sainik School, Remove Gadakana Garbage Dump’ campaign has announced an awareness rally December 2, marking National Pollution Control Day. The rally will be held demanding the immediate shutdown of the long-running garbage dumping yard at Gadakana. The decision was taken at a...

Bhubaneswar: Reiterating the government’s vision of “Viksit Odisha, Viksit Bharat,” Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday said Odisha aims to become the MSME gateway of Eastern India. He was speaking at the Odisha Industrial Conclave 2025, organised by Laghu Udyog Bharati here at the Railway...

Bhubaneswar: The state government is seriously considering bringing a separate cow-protection law to shut down illegal slaughterhouses and cow smuggling, Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichadan said Saturday, adding that a clear picture in this regard is likely to emerge in the next Assembly session. After holding...

Cuttack: With an aim to promote quality seed availability, strengthen potato production, and support farmers with improved planting material for the upcoming Rabi season, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo distributed certified seed potato to farmers, under the scheme ‘Development of Potato, Vegetable &...

Bhubaneswar: The Naveen Patnaik-led BJD Sunday said it will join other Opposition parties to demand a detailed discussion on electoral transparency in the Winter Session of the Parliament. The Winter Session, which will begin Monday, will conclude December 19. This Winter Session has 15 sittings,...

Bhubaneswar: Trouble mounted for social media influencer Subhankar Mishra, as a senior servitor of the 12th-century Jagannath Temple, Puri, Sunday filed a police complaint, accusing him of hurting the sentiments of Lord Jagannath's devotees. In his complaint, Gourahari Pradhan alleged, "For the past few days,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has asked its employees to submit their updated annual property statements for being considered for promotion, officials said. The General Administration Department issued an order in this regard November 27, which came to the fore Sunday, they said. As per the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has asked all district collectors to allocate sites to landless families covered under different rural housing schemes. Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department Secretary Girish SN recently wrote a letter to the collectors in this regard. He said all eligible landless beneficiaries...