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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday approved investment proposals worth Rs 3,883.72 crore in 17 projects. In a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) gave its nod to these projects. These projects are expected to generate over...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday constituted the sixth State Finance Commission ahead of the visit of the 16th Finance Commission in the first week of February. A notification by the finance department said retired IAS officer Arun Kumar Panda will be the chairman of the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Wednesday signed agreements with IIT Bhubaneswar, the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) to address climate change, support sustainable livelihoods, and protect the state's biodiversity and coastal ecosystems. The Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 157 men applied for availing the cash assistance under Subhadra Yojana, Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said Tuesday. Parida informed that the applications from men were detected following the e-KYC process and during the linking of their bank accounts with...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the 16th Finance Commission's scheduled visit to Odisha, the state government Wednesday decided to submit a demand of Rs 12,56,148 crore for the next five years. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi made the announcement after the proposal was approved at the Cabinet...

Bhubaneswar: More than 5,000 delegates, including envoys, investors and industrialists from India and 12 other countries, are expected to participate in the two-day Odisha business conclave, starting from January 28, an official said Wednesday. State Industries Department Principal Secretary Hemant Sharma said the government had...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissioner Police Tuesday issued a traffic advisory for commuters in Bhubaneswar ahead of the Republic Day parade. This year’s state-level Republic Day will be celebrated on Mahatma Gandhi Marg in Bhubaneswar. The parade rehearsals will be held January 22 and January 23 on...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Odisha January 28 to inaugurate 'Utkarsh Odisha – Make in Odisha Conclave 2025' in Bhubaneswar, official sources said Wednesday. The Prime Minister will stay at the venue of the business conclave for around one and a...

Bhubaneswar: Three people were arrested with 101 kg ganja in Bhubaneswar, police said Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, the Special Task Force intercepted a car on Khordha-Chandaka Road near Maa Lata Bhuasuni Temple in the Info Valley police station area Tuesday night, they said. The...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has pulled up its sleeves to implement Town Planning (TP) Scheme 8 to support the mega infrastructure project of a 64-km long ring road, while urging the land owners to contribute 40 percent of their land...