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Bhubaneswar: Social and economic empowerment of tribal communities and skill training for youth were among the key issues discussed during the high-level meeting of NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO) BVR Subramanian with Chief Secretary (CS) Anu Garg and senior secretaries of various state departments,...

Dhenkanal/Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police Monday arrested one person in connection with the death of two workers in a blast at an illegal stone quarry in Dhenkanal district, officials said. The arrested person was identified as Chhabindra Mahakud, supervisor of the quarry, which was operating without...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday expressed deep grief over the tragic explosion that occurred in a stone/dolomite mine in Gopalpur village of Dhenkanal district Saturday, in which two people lost their precious lives and demanded the immediate arrest of the persons responsible for this...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said the state government's grievance hearing mechanism was gaining popularity, with 95 per cent of complaints received at the CM's grievance cell resolved so far. Majhi said this while attending the year's first and 16th grievance hearing...

Bhubaneswar: Recent accidents involving Ama Bus in Bhubaneswar have triggered fear among residents of the capital city. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi took the matter seriously and directed the Transport Department to conduct a strict probe. Following his directions, inspections are being carried out across...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha DGP YB Khurania Monday suspended a police inspector, a day after he was arrested by the anti-corruption vigilance wing for allegedly accepting a bribe from a liquor vendor, an official said. According to an order by the state police headquarters, Bijaya Kumar Barik,...

Bhubaneswar: Over 40 students were taken ill after a jaundice outbreak at the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in Odisha's Khurda district, officials said Monday. Public Health Director Nilakantha Mishra said one student was diagnosed with jaundice after returning to the residential school, located in Gurujang,...

Bhubaneswar: Outpatient department services across state-run hospitals in Odisha were affected Monday morning as doctors boycotted work for two hours over a host of issues, including filling up of over 50 per cent of vacant posts. Members of the Odisha Medical Service Association (OMSA) boycotted...

Puri: A conclave held in Odisha's Puri, attended by devotees of Lord Jagannath from over 24 countries, has decided to create awareness across the world against the "untimely" Rath Yatra celebrations by ISKCON. The three-day global conclave, organised by Shree Jagannath Chintan and Chetana Worldwide...

Bhubaneswar: The state unit of Communist Party of India (CPI) Sunday staged a protest in Bhubaneswar condemning US’ aggression against Venezuela and strongly criticised the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. The demonstration was led by CPI state assistant secretary...