Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has released the draft Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2025, setting a roadmap to accelerate green mobility and make the state a national leader in sustainable transportation. The draft policy aims to achieve 50 per cent electric vehicle adoption in new registrations by...
By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: As the world observes World Su*cide Prevention Day Wednesday (Sept 10) with the theme “Changing the Narrative”, Odisha faces a sobering mental health crisis. Rising student suicides and recent high-profile tragedies have intensified calls for compassionate action, policy reform, and...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Tuesday asserted that addiction to making reels leads to domestic violence and asked women to restrict their use of mobile phones to keep a balance between family life and chatting on social media. She also said that women...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha DGP Yogesh Bahadur Khurania Tuesday asked police officers to take necessary measures to improve the conviction rates in crimes against women. Addressing a workshop on women's safety here, Khurania said, "As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, the conviction rate in...
Bhubaneswar: A special POCSO court here Tuesday convicted a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for abducting and raping a 17-year-old girl a year ago. Saroj Kumar Sahoo, Ad hoc additional sessions judge, POCSO court, pronounced the verdict after examining 12 witnesses and 71...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday congratulated CP Radhakrishnan on his victory in the vice presidential election, and said that his rich administrative experience will strengthen the functioning of Parliament. NDA candidate Radhakrishnan won the vice presidential election Tuesday by bagging 452 votes,...
Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Tuesday urged the Central University of Odisha (CUO) authorities to identify and address challenges hindering student enrolment, while highlighting the need for recruiting permanent teaching and non-teaching staff in the varsity. The governor visited the varsity campus Tuesday and interacted...
Bhubaneswar: A day after Utkal University evicted non-boarders from hostels, several students and former pupils Tuesday stormed into the office of the vice chancellor and demanded the removal of illegal occupants living in quarters and slum-dwellers residing on the campus. The students and alumni of...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is planning to supply broken rice for ethanol production, with more farmers taking up paddy cultivation following an increase in the procurement rate, officials said Tuesday. The state has the main ethanol plant in Bargarh district, which uses both rice grain...
Bhubaneswar: At least 14 people were injured after a state-run bus collided with a tanker parked on the roadside in Odisha's Cuttack district Tuesday morning, police said. The accident happened on NH-16 near Chhatilagada in the Tangi police station area, they said. The bus was...
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Uttar Pradesh’s latest babu reshuffle, while seemingly routine, is difficult to view in isolation. The Yogi Adityanath government has moved...
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Two crucial developments – one in Maharashtra and the other in Gujarat – in quick succession show two opposing sides...
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The BJP and the Congress seem to believe that they are going to reap rich political dividends through their conflicting...
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