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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday put the Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur district authorities on high alert and asked them to go for the evacuation of people from low-lying areas as several rivers were in spate, officials said. According to the State Flood Cell, the water levels...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday announced a welfare package for sanitation workers, including Rs 10 lakh in life insurance coverage and Rs 30 lakh in compensation in the event of death while on duty. The announcement was made during the inauguration of...

Bhubaneswar/Koraput: A forest official was arrested in Odisha Saturday for the possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, the Vigilance department said. Anti-corruption Vigilance sleuths arrested Deputy Ranger Rama Chandra Nepak for the possession of Rs 1.43 crore in cash, a multi-storeyed...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Friday raised concerns over the state government’s ‘ambiguous’ approach to the implementation of the Bhubaneswar Metro Rail project. In a statement, BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty said the BJP-led state government’s stance on the Metro project remains unclear, leading to a 13-month-long stalemate...

Cuttack: A day after Orissa High Court granted him bail, Enforcement Directorate (ED) deputy director Chintan Raghuvanshi, who was arrested by CBI in May for bribery, walked out of Jharapada jail in Bhubaneswar Friday evening. The HC also granted bail to Raghuvanshi’s associate Bhakti Binod...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday directed the Labour and ESI department principal secretary, and the District Magistrate (DM) of Angul to submit a report regarding the death of two workers while ‘cleaning’ a septic tank in the district last year. The NHRC...

Bhubaneswar: SAI International Education Group Friday inaugurated the 13th edition of its flagship diplomacy event, the SAI Model United Nations (SAIMUN), with over 750 student delegates representing 23 nations and 26 premier schools across the globe. Gracing the inaugural ceremony as Chief Guest, Deputy Chief...

Bhubaneswar/Jeypore: A groundbreaking discovery by epigraphist Bishnu Mohan Adhikari is set to transform the historical understanding of the Chindaka Naga dynasty, a dominant 11th-century ruling clan. During a visit to the Jeypore Museum recently, Adhikari, accompanied by Sarat Routray and Himansu Sekhar Sadangi, deciphered a...

World Mangrove Day, observed every year July 26, highlights the vital role mangrove forests play in protecting coastlines, sustaining biodiversity, and combating climate change. Mangroves are unique ecosystems found along tropical and subtropical coasts, where saltwater and freshwater meet. These resilient trees grow in challenging...

Bhubaneswar: The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) has raised serious concerns over the blanket exemption granted to nearly all coal-fired power plants in the state from installing Flue Gas Desulfurisation (FGD) systems — a critical technology designed to reduce Sulfur Dioxide...