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Bhubaneswar: Union Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh Thursday reported a 103 per cent rise in fish production from 2014 to 2024. He stressed the need for improved infrastructure, sustainable practices, social security, and advanced training in areas like pearl culture, pabda...

Bhubaneswar: Enthused by the successful plantation of 8,000 trees last year using Miyawaki method, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has now set a target to create 20 such mini forests and plant 2 lakh trees across the City and nearby areas. This was disclosed by...

Bhubaneswar: Badagada Town Police Thursday arrested actor Partha Sarathi Ray following a nonbailable warrant (NBW) issued by the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court. According to police sources, the warrant was issued after the actor of National Award-winning film Hello Arsi allegedly failed to comply with...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge are scheduled to address the ‘Samvidhan Bachao Samavesh’ here Friday. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das said besides Gandhi and Kharge, Congress general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal...

Bhubaneswar: Cooperation Minister Pradeep Bal Samanta Thursday asked officials to instruct insurance companies to cooperate in providing timely compensation to insured farmers. Presiding over a meeting to discuss the effectiveness of crop loan disbursement through cooperatives and the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday urged the Centre to encourage banks at the apex level to open brick-and-mortar branches in unbanked gram panchayats (GPs) across Odisha. Speaking at the 27th Eastern Zonal Council (EZC) meeting, chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in...

Puri: As many as 48 people, including servitors of the Jagannath Temple, Thursday recorded their statements at a public hearing into the June 29 stampede in Puri that left three dead and over 50 injured, officials said. The hearing was part of the ongoing administrative...

Bhubaneswar: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik is scheduled to return to Bhubaneswar July 12 after fully recovering from his spine surgery for cervical arthritis, party sources said Thursday. BJD senior vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra said Patnaik will reach Biju Patnaik International Airport here Saturday afternoon. He...

Bhubaneswar: Ambassadors and diplomats from eight countries Thursday voiced concern over the growing impact of climate change and global warming, calling for urgent and focused global action to protect the planet. Spain's ambassador Juan Antonio March Pujol, while addressing a two-day international conclave on ‘Climate...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday urged the Centre to ask all banks at their apex level to open branches in unbanked gram panchayats (GPs) in the state. According to a release issued by the CMO, Majhi made this appeal to the Centre...