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Bhubaneswar: As the monsoon approaches, the Odisha government Friday rolled out a detailed action plan to tackle urban flooding and waterlogging in vulnerable areas. Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) have been directed to prioritise drainage clearance, shelter arrangements, and interdepartmental coordination to minimise risks during the...

Bhubaneswar: Three persons were arrested in Bhubaneswar Friday for allegedly attacking an engineering student with swords, police said. The incident took place late May 20 when the accused allegedly attacked Rudra Narayan Patra, a second-year B. Tech student in an open field near Mancheswar industrial...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police have arrested an NRI conman for duping professionals of lakhs of rupees on the pretext of securing well-paid jobs abroad, DGP of Odisha Crime Branch Vinaytosh Mishra said Friday. The accused Bishnu Prasad Pattnaik alias Biranchi Narayan hails from Begunia police station...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Congress Friday ended its 24-hour dharna near Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's residence demanding 27 per cent reservation in education and jobs for Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBCs) in the state. However, the party vowed to take the fight for enhanced...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will host a two-day international conference on 'Kalinga and Southeast Asia: The Civilisational Connect' May 24 and 25. Aimed at exploring the deep-rooted historical, maritime and cultural ties between ancient Kalinga (modern-day Odisha) and Southeast Asian nations, the conference promises to...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government's new excise policy will be announced by June 20, Excise Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said Friday. "We are going to implement a three-year-long excise policy in a calibrated manner. We have formed several teams to study the excise policies of various states,...

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police have arrested the mastermind of the illegal arms racket in the state from Bihar, an officer said Friday. STF DIG Pinak Mishra said that the Odisha STF with the help of Munger police May 20 apprehended...

Bhubaneswar: To prevent non-tribals and non-dalits from grabbing land of STs and SCs, the Odisha government is planning to directly purchase land from needy people, for which a corpus fund will be created, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said. Though there has been...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has formed a 16-member committee to give special attention to Kotia gram panchayat in Koraput district and to frame an administrative mechanism for addressing the issues faced by the people there, an official notification said. The 16 member special committee headed...

Bhubaneswar: Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia Thursday emphasised that living in harmony with nature is essential to ensuring a better quality of life and a sustainable future for the people of Odisha. Addressing the state-level celebration of the International Day for...